HEALTH: Provides for prohibitions on hiring individuals with certain criminal convictions
What it does: Requires background checks on anyone owning or managing a therapeutic group home, removes licensed ambulance personnel from hiring bans for criminal offenses, and lets hospitals run criminal history checks through accredited consumer reporting agencies. (AI-written summary of the bill; the official record shows the exact version voted)
Question before the chamber: ADOPT CONFERENCE REPORT (#1843)
A yes vote adopted the conference committee report on HB 414, which extends therapeutic group home background checks to anyone with an ownership interest or managerial authority, and lets nonlicensed healthcare workers be hired temporarily despite a pending arrest record. (AI-written)
The tally
Yes 68 · No 20 · Not voting 0 · Present 14
Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.
| Party | Yes | No | Not voting / present |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 8 | 20 | 0 / 3 |
| Republicans | 57 | 0 | 0 / 11 |
| Other or unknown party | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Most Democrats voted no; most Republicans voted yes. 8 members voted against their party’s majority.
Voted against their party’s majority
- Adrian FisherD16Yes
- Chasity MartinezD60Yes
- Kyle GreenD83Yes
- Marcus BryantD96Yes
- Robby CarterD72Yes
- Roy AdamsD62Yes
- Terry LandryD67Yes
- Travis JohnsonD21Yes
The full roll (102)
Yes 68
- Adrian FisherD16
- Annie SpellR45
- Barbara FreibergR70
- Beau BeaullieuR48
- Beth BillingsR56
- Brett GeymannR35
- Bryan FontenotR55
- Chad BoyerR46
- Chance HenryR42
- Chasity MartinezD60
- Chris TurnerR12
- Danny McCormickR1
- Daryl DeshotelR28
- Debbie VillioR79
- Dennis BamburgR5
- Dewith CarrierR32
- Dixon McMakinR68
- Dodie HortonR9
- Emily ChenevertR66
- Foy GadberryR15
- Francis ThompsonR19
- Gabe FirmentR22
- Jacob BraudR105
- Jacob LandryR49
- Jason DeWittR25
- Jeff WileyR81
- Jeremy LaCombeR18
- Jerome ZeringueR52
- Jessica DomangueR53
- Joe OrgeronR54
- John IllgR78
- Kathy EdmonstonR88
- Kellee HennessyR64
- Kim CoatesR73
- Kyle GreenD83
- Lauren VentrellaR65
- Laurie SchlegelR82
- Les FarnumR33
- Marcus BryantD96
- Michael EcholsR14
- Michael MelerineR6
- Neil RiserR20
- Nicky MuscarelloR86
- Paul SawyerR69
- Phil TarverR36
- Polly ThomasR80
- Raymond CrewsR8
- Rhonda ButlerR38
- Robby CarterD72
- Rodney SchamerhornR24
- Roger WilderR71
- Roy AdamsD62
- Ryan BourriaqueR47
- Shane MackR95
- Skip BroussardR37
- Stephanie HilfertyR94
- Terry LandryD67
- Tim KernerR84
- Tony BacalaR59
- Travis JohnsonD21
- Troy HebertR31
- Vincent CoxR85
- Vinney St. BlancR50
- Former memberR
- Former memberR
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No 20
- Aimee FreemanD98
- Alonzo KnoxD93
- Barbara CarpenterD63
- Candace NewellD99
- Dana HenryD100
- Delisha BoydD102
- Denise MarcelleD61
- Ed LarvadainD26
- Ed MurrayD97
- Edmond JordanD29
- Ken BrassD58
- Pat MooreD17
- Rashid YoungD11
- Rodney LyonsD87
- Shaun MenaD23
- Sylvia TaylorD57
- Tammy PhelpsD3
- Tehmi ChassionD44
- Vanessa LaFleurD101
- Wilford CarterD34
Present 14
“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.