Josh Carlson — House District 43
🔴 Republican
👍 16 Partner Likes · #5 House
⚠️ 1 Embargoed Likes 📜 12 Primary Authored Bills
🗳 1118 Individual Votes Observed
Votes Like
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Organization Alignment
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Alignment compares this legislator's explicit yes-or-no votes with each public organization's current bill likes and dislikes. Only Louisiana's configured substantive final-vote patterns count; procedural votes are excluded. The shared-vote count is the number of graded bills on which both cast a position.
Associated Builders and Contractors of Louisiana
100%
17 of 17 shared final votes
Louisiana Motor Transport Association
100%
17 of 17 shared final votes
Pelican Institute
100%
11 of 11 shared final votes
Louisiana Dept of Insurance
97%
30 of 31 shared final votes
Louisiana Family Forum
90%
18 of 20 shared final votes
Louisiana Freedom Caucus
76%
87 of 114 shared final votes
Health Freedom Louisiana
74%
14 of 19 shared final votes
Professional Association of Law Enforcement Officers
60%
3 of 5 shared final votes
Citizens for a New Louisiana
47%
76 of 162 shared final votes
Primary Authored Bills
StateLens credits bill likes to the first-listed primary author. The activity pills below reconcile to this profile's partner-like totals.
HB466
👍 4
Requires school systems to provide a salary increase for teachers and other school employees using savings attributable to the state's payment of certain unfunded accrued liability of the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
June 20, 2025Signed by Governor
HR356
👍 1
Commends Broussard Mayor Ray Bourque, Jr., on his appointment as president of the Louisiana Municipal Association for the 2025-2026 term
June 13, 2025Enrolled
HR338
Requests the Department of Insurance to study the impact on automobile insurance rates when bodily injury claimants submit medical treatment claims for accident-related injuries to out-of-network providers rather than in-network providers
June 13, 2025Enrolled
HR320
Requests the state Department of Education, the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, the Board of Regents, and postsecondary education management boards to promote artificial intelligence education for students and to encourage professional development relative to artificial intelligence for faculty and staff
June 13, 2025Enrolled
HB425
👍 4
Provides relative to coerced abortion (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
June 11, 2025Signed by Governor
HB137
Authorizes psychologists and medical psychologists to evaluate a patient via telehealth for emergency certificates
June 8, 2025Signed by Governor
HB123
Provides relative to deferral of costs and fees associated with electronic filing requirements (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
June 8, 2025Signed by Governor
HCR70
Designates June 3, 2025, as Parks and Recreation Day at the state capitol
May 30, 2025Enrolled
HR197
Commends Natalie Meyers and the staff of the Academy of Christian Arts for their contributions to Acadiana youth
May 23, 2025Enrolled
HR196
Commends Bruce Gilcrease for his work with The Outreach Center of Lafayette
May 23, 2025Enrolled
HB449
👍 5⚠️ 1
Provides relative to fees reasonably expected to be earned by an attorney
April 30, 2025Pending: Senate Judiciary A
HB527
👍 2
Provides relative to the classified police service in the city of Lafayette
April 14, 2025Pending: House Municipal