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Louisiana HouseHB 481

PUBLIC PRINTING: Provides for the cost of publishing official proceedings and public notices

Passed 77–18Bipartisan

What it does: Sets the maximum contract rate parishes, municipalities and school boards pay to publish proceedings and notices at three cents per character, up from 1.5 or 2 cents, and caps costs at the lesser of that or the rate in effect January 1, 2026. (AI-written summary of the bill; the official record shows the exact version voted)

Question before the chamber: FINAL PASSAGE (#760)

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The tally

Yes 76 · No 17 · Not voting 0 · Present 9

Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.

Votes by party
PartyYesNoNot voting / present
Democrats2900 / 2
Republicans46160 / 6
Other or unknown party110 / 1

Most Democrats voted yes; most Republicans voted yes. 16 members voted against their party’s majority.

Voted against their party’s majority

The full roll (102)

Yes 76

No 17

Present 9

“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.