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Republican
· Representative
Josh Carlson
Represents District 43 in the House of Representatives.
Votes with Republicans
97%
on 182 party-line votes · House Republicans median 93%
Cast a vote
83%
Yea or Nay on 1,455 of 1,746 roll calls · House median 94%
Their bills that became law
8 of 18
as a primary sponsor, this session · Republicans median 10
Roll calls on record
1,746
2026 Regular Session
Votes and bills updated Oct 4, 2026 from LegiScan (CC BY 4.0), which republishes the legislature’s own records. Profile details from OpenStates / Plural Policy. Figures cover 2026 Regular Session.
How Josh Carlson votes
A party-line vote is a roll call where most voting Democrats and most voting Republicans took opposite sides. Absences and not-voting are never counted. Same method as our Congress pages.
Where Josh Carlson sits in the House
Each dot is one member of the House, placed by how often they voted on the Democratic side of party-line votes. Josh Carlson is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
6 of 182 party-line votes.
HB410 · Requires notification of all parties to record in-person communication
House Vote on HB 410 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1773) · 2026-05-31 · Passed 46–38 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB410 · Requires notification of all parties to record in-person communication
House Vote on HB 410 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1773) · 2026-05-31 · Passed 45–39 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB444 · Provides relative to expropriation by the city of St. George. (gov sig)
House Vote on SB 444 FINAL PASSAGE (#1649) · 2026-05-29 · Passed 59–32 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB444 · Provides relative to expropriation by the city of St. George. (gov sig)
House Vote on SB 444 FINAL PASSAGE (#1649) · 2026-05-29 · Passed 59–31 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB444 · Provides relative to expropriation by the city of St. George. (gov sig)
House Vote on SB 444 FINAL PASSAGE (#1649) · 2026-05-29 · Passed 61–28 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB310 · Provides for the reassignment of a defendant's case when the right to a jury trial has been waived
House Vote on HB 310 MODIFY TIME LIMITS (#395) · 2026-04-09 · Failed 38–46 · most Republicans voted the other way
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
HR356 · Urges and requests Louisiana Economic Development to study the benefits of creating a minority business development fund
House Vote on HR 356 FINAL CONSIDERATION (#1889) · 2026-06-01 · Failed 41–42
SB208 · Provides relative to certain services provided to veterans. (gov sig)
House Vote on SB 208 ADOPT CONFERENCE REPORT (#1795) · 2026-05-31 · Passed 46–45
HR3 · Requests the Louisiana Housing Corporation to work in conjunction with the division of administration and the State Civil Service Commission to study the feasibility of creating a housing and rental assistance program using vacant state-owned property to support cost-burdened or severely cost-burdened renter households of state government employees (EG INCREASE SG EX See Note)
House Vote on HR 3 FINAL CONSIDERATION (#1262) · 2026-05-13 · Failed 45–46
HB284 · Authorizes certain parishes and municipalities to expropriate blighted property by declaration of taking
House Vote on HB 284 FINAL PASSAGE (#513) · 2026-04-14 · Passed 48–47
HB310 · Provides for the reassignment of a defendant's case when the right to a jury trial has been waived
House Vote on HB 310 FINAL PASSAGE (#396) · 2026-04-09 · Passed 50–49
Democrats they vote with most
Share of contested roll calls (the losing side got at least 10%) where both voted and landed on the same side. Unanimous votes are left out, because on those everyone agrees.
Robby CarterDemocrat · District 72 · 255 shared contested votes
55%
Roy AdamsDemocrat · District 62 · 277 shared contested votes
55%
Chasity MartinezDemocrat · District 60 · 254 shared contested votes
37%
Their session, month by month
Dark bars are roll calls they were recorded on each month; the red part is the ones without a Yea or Nay (291 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Josh Carlson was a primary sponsor of this session. Most bills from either party never leave committee; in Illinois many never get past the Assignments or Rules committee.
Introduced18
Out of committee9
Passed one chamber8
Passed both chambers8
Became law8
Never left committee9
For comparison, the median Republican member of the House has 10 bills that became law this session.
What their bills are about
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Requires certain training for certain local officials (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
Became lawEffective date: 01/01/2027. · 2026-06-23
Adds armed security officers as authorized persons subject to a limitation of liability under certain circumstances
Became lawEffective date: 08/01/2026. · 2026-06-02
Provides for the reassignment of a defendant's case when the right to a jury trial has been waived
Became lawEffective date: 08/01/2026. · 2026-05-29
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
Became lawTaken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House. · 2026-05-28
Commends Pamela Granger and McBade Engineering for ten years of business in Youngsville and the Lafayette area
Became lawTaken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House. · 2026-05-21
Directs the Board of Regents and certain Boards of Supervisors of public postsecondary education institutions to conduct a fiscal review of all state and federal funds expended in furtherance of certain executive budget objectives and to transmit their findings to the legislative auditor for consolidation into a written report to the legislature (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
Not out of committeeRead by title, recommitted to the Committee on Education. · 2026-05-13
Directs the legislative auditor to conduct a comprehensive fiscal audit of all state and federal funds expended by the Board of Regents and certain boards of supervisors, colleges, and universities under its jurisdiction relative to certain executive budget metrics (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
Out of committeeBecomes HR 264. · 2026-05-12
Increases the membership of the assessor's certification program committee and provides for educational requirements for certification and recertification of assessors (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
Became lawEffective date: 01/01/2027. · 2026-05-11
Provides relative to employment certificates for minors (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
Became lawEffective date: 05/11/2026. · 2026-05-11
Designates May 2026 as ALS Awareness Month in Louisiana
Became lawTaken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House. · 2026-04-24
Provides relative to protections for minors regarding use of chatbots
Not out of committeeRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Commerce. · 2026-04-01
Prohibits public contracts with entities owned or controlled by foreign adversaries for the provision of artificial intelligence technology (OR NO IMPACT See Note)
Not out of committeeRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Appropriations. · 2026-04-01
Creates the Louisiana Board of Naturopathic Medicine
Not out of committeeRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare. · 2026-04-01
Creates a consumer bill of rights regarding artificial intelligence
Not out of committeeWithdrawn from the files of the House. · 2026-03-30
Provides relative to recoverable medical expenses
Not out of committeeRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure. · 2026-03-25
Descriptions are the legislature’s own synopsis. Bill data from LegiScan, CC BY 4.0.
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HB1028 · 2026-06-01
Requires the Louisiana Department of Health to increase the reimbursement rates for nonemergency medical transportation providers (EN +$2,601,174 GF EX See Note) (House Vote on HB 1028 ADOPT CONFERENCE REPORT (#1836))
SCR68 · 2026-06-01
Creates the Task Force on Blockchain and Digital Innovation. (House Vote on SCR 68 FINAL CONSIDERATION (#1815))
HB302 · 2026-06-01
Prohibits the sale of vapor products near schools (House Vote on HB 302 ADOPT CONFERENCE REPORT (#1834))
HB784 · 2026-06-01
Provides relative to sex offender registration and notification requirements (House Vote on HB 784 ADOPT CONFERENCE REPORT (#1840))
HB956 · 2026-06-01
Provides relative to fireworks (House Vote on HB 956 ADOPT CONFERENCE REPORT (#1846))
HB119 · 2026-06-01
Provides relative to unlawful conduct involving images of another person created by artificial intelligence (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) (House Vote on HB 119 ADOPT CONFERENCE REPORT (#1832))
HB1252 · 2026-06-01
Provides relative to the city court system in Avoyelles Parish (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX) (House Vote on HB 1252 ADOPT CONFERENCE REPORT (#1845))
HB776 · 2026-06-01
Modifies the Port Construction and Development Priority Program (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX) (House Vote on HB 776 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1831))
HB1017 · 2026-06-01
Prohibits certain post-divorce earnable compensation in the Firefighters' Retirement System from being included in a former spouse's portion of community property (EN NO IMPACT APV) (House Vote on HB 1017 ADOPT CONFERENCE REPORT (#1835))
SB217 · 2026-06-01
Provides for the administration of courts in Orleans Parish and the number of court judges. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) (House Vote on SB 217 ADOPT CONFERENCE REPORT (#1837))
HB414 · 2026-06-01
Provides for prohibitions on hiring individuals with certain criminal convictions (House Vote on HB 414 ADOPT CONFERENCE REPORT (#1843))
HB159 · 2026-06-01
Creates a pretrial incarceration alternative pilot program in Caddo Parish (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note) (House Vote on HB 159 ADOPT CONFERENCE REPORT (#1833))
SB283 · 2026-06-01
Creates the BLVD at Harding Area Special District in the city of Baton Rouge. (gov sig) (House Vote on SB 283 ADOPT CONFERENCE REPORT (#1852))
SCR80 · 2026-06-01
Creates and provides for a task force to study the minimum foundation program formula and recommend permanent, predictable funding for pay raises for teachers and support staff. (House Vote on SCR 80 FINAL CONSIDERATION (#1826))
HB36 · 2026-06-01
Removes Evangeline Parish as a member of the Acadiana Regional Juvenile Justice District (House Vote on HB 36 ADOPT CONFERENCE REPORT (#1841))
HB459 · 2026-06-01
Provides relative to the use of artificial intelligence in political campaigns (House Vote on HB 459 ADOPT CONFERENCE REPORT (#1844))
HB42 · 2026-06-01
Provides relative to a phased retirement program within the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana (EN INCREASE FC GF EX See Note) (House Vote on HB 42 ADOPT CONFERENCE REPORT (#1838))
SB469 · 2026-06-01
Provides relative to the Louisiana Underground Utilities and Facilities Damage Prevention Law. (8/1/26) (House Vote on SB 469 ADOPT CONFERENCE REPORT (#1850))
HB848 · 2026-06-01
Provides with respect to all terrain vehicle dealerships (House Vote on HB 848 ADOPT CONFERENCE REPORT (#1842))
SB479 · 2026-06-01
Provides for legislative address to the governor for the removal of certain judges for malfeasance, gross misconduct, or incompetence committed while in office. (See Act) (House Vote on SB 479 ADOPT CONFERENCE REPORT (#1851))
HR316 · 2026-06-01
Urges and requests the LSU AgCenter, in coordination with the Southern Ag Center and the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry, to study and develop strategies to strengthen small and mid-scale agricultural production and to increase opportunities for young adults to participate in and pursue careers in agriculture (House Vote on HR 316 FINAL CONSIDERATION (#1862))
HB75 · 2026-06-01
Creates an enhanced promotional play pilot program relative to net slot machine proceeds (EN -$574,627 GF RV See Note) (House Vote on HB 75 ADOPT CONFERENCE REPORT (#1855))
HR324 · 2026-06-01
Requests certain entities to evaluate the use of certain terms related to miscarriage (House Vote on HR 324 FINAL CONSIDERATION (#1874))
HR292 · 2026-06-01
Memorializes the federal government to address unsafe imported seafood (House Vote on HR 292 FINAL CONSIDERATION (#1870))
HR302 · 2026-06-01
Requests the Legislative Youth Advisory Council to discuss artificial intelligence issues that may affect young people in Louisiana (House Vote on HR 302 FINAL CONSIDERATION (#1872))
HR368 · 2026-06-01
Requests the La. Department of Health to include certain information in its Monthly Medicaid Forecast Report (House Vote on HR 368 FINAL CONSIDERATION (#1894))
HR342 · 2026-06-01
Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development to study the feasibility of closing a specific ramp during certain periods of times (House Vote on HR 342 FINAL CONSIDERATION (#1879))
HR348 · 2026-06-01
Creates a subcommittee of the House Committee on Commerce to study funeral planning regulation and oversight (House Vote on HR 348 FINAL CONSIDERATION (#1886))
SB237 · 2026-06-01
Provides relative to child welfare. (8/1/26) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) (House Vote on SB 237 FINAL PASSAGE (#1848))
HR345 · 2026-06-01
Creates the Task Force on Seismic Activity (House Vote on HR 345 FINAL CONSIDERATION (#1883))
HB258 · 2026-06-01
Provides for exceptions to the dual officeholding laws for volunteer firefighters and judicial branch employees (House Vote on HB 258 ADOPT CONFERENCE REPORT (#1853))
HR321 · 2026-06-01
Requests the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice to receive input, feedback, and suggestions relative to uniform protocols for examinations for survivors of domestic violence (House Vote on HR 321 FINAL CONSIDERATION (#1863))
HR317 · 2026-06-01
Urges and requests that the Department of Transportation and Development to convene a diagnostic review team to evaluate the proposed reactivation of the Norfolk Southern Railway originating at the Alabo Street Wharf (House Vote on HR 317 FINAL CONSIDERATION (#1856))
HR310 · 2026-06-01
Urges and requests the Department of Conservation and Energy to study the state's liability for oil and gas well decommissioning across the value chain (House Vote on HR 310 FINAL CONSIDERATION (#1860))
HR370 · 2026-06-01
Authorizes and directs the legislative auditor to study the economic impact that the city of New Orleans has on state revenues (House Vote on HR 370 FINAL CONSIDERATION (#1896))
HR276 · 2026-06-01
Creates the Task Force on Advanced Drilling to study the impacts of carbon storage on mineral rights and oil and gas operations (House Vote on HR 276 FINAL CONSIDERATION (#1866))
HR347 · 2026-06-01
Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development to study modifying toll operations within the state (House Vote on HR 347 FINAL CONSIDERATION (#1884))
HR282 · 2026-06-01
Creates a Task Force on Utility Terrain Vehicles in collaboration with Louisiana State Police and other appropriate stakeholders (House Vote on HR 282 FINAL CONSIDERATION (#1868))
HR335 · 2026-06-01
Directs the Louisiana State Law Institute to study the prescription of actions to enforce zoning restrictions, building restrictions, and subdivision regulations (House Vote on HR 335 FINAL CONSIDERATION (#1876))
HR307 · 2026-06-01
Creates the Expropriation and Acquisition for Strategic Transformation Task Force (E.A.S.T.) to study the feasibility of expropriating and redeveloping certain vacant and blighted properties in New Orleans East (House Vote on HR 307 FINAL CONSIDERATION (#1885))
HB410 · 2026-06-01
Requires notification of all parties to record in-person communication (House Vote on HB 410 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1858))
HR319 · 2026-06-01
Requests the actuary for the legislative auditor, in consultation with the actuaries of the two retirement systems, to study the cost and feasibility of merging firefighter members of the Baton Rouge City Parish Employees' Retirement System into the Firefighters' Retirement System (House Vote on HR 319 FINAL CONSIDERATION (#1873))
HR295 · 2026-06-01
Establishes the Energy Caucus in the Louisiana House of Representatives (House Vote on HR 295 FINAL CONSIDERATION (#1871))
HB953 · 2026-06-01
Provides relative to plumbing licenses (House Vote on HB 953 ADOPT CONFERENCE REPORT (#1854))
HR344 · 2026-06-01
Urges and requests the Department of Conservation and Energy in consultation with the United States Geological Survey to study seismic activity in Northwest Louisiana parishes and develop a seismic monitoring strategy for Louisiana (House Vote on HR 344 FINAL CONSIDERATION (#1882))
SCR84 · 2026-06-01
Requests the Department of Conservation and Energy in consultation with the U.S. Geological Survey to create the Earthquake Task Force to study seismic activity in certain parishes and to develop a seismic monitoring strategy for Louisiana. (House Vote on SCR 84 AMENDMENT # 6301 BY BAMBURG MOTION TO ADOPT (#1828))
SCR84 · 2026-06-01
Requests the Department of Conservation and Energy in consultation with the U.S. Geological Survey to create the Earthquake Task Force to study seismic activity in certain parishes and to develop a seismic monitoring strategy for Louisiana. (House Vote on SCR 84 FINAL CONSIDERATION (#1829))
HCR32 · 2026-06-01
Urges and requests the Port of New Orleans to secure additional backup motors for the St. Claude Avenue Bridge (House Vote on HCR 32 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1830))
HR333 · 2026-06-01
Requests public school governing authorities and employees to comply with and enforce the bullying laws of the state of Louisiana (House Vote on HR 333 FINAL CONSIDERATION (#1875))
HR279 · 2026-06-01
Recognizes the value of geothermal energy development in the state (House Vote on HR 279 FINAL CONSIDERATION (#1867))
HR322 · 2026-06-01
Creates the Task Force on Sentencing for Second Degree Murder (House Vote on HR 322 FINAL CONSIDERATION (#1864))
HR401 · 2026-06-01
Memorializes the United States Congress to work towards a cure for Sanfilippo Syndrome (House Vote on HR 401 FINAL CONSIDERATION (#1907))
HR314 · 2026-06-01
Urges and requests the Department of Conservation and Energy to study the implementation of gravel surface mining reclamation and conservation (House Vote on HR 314 FINAL CONSIDERATION (#1861))
HR371 · 2026-06-01
Commemorates the commencement of the American Revolution and recognizes the importance of America's founding documents (House Vote on HR 371 FINAL CONSIDERATION (#1897))
HR389 · 2026-06-01
Urges and requests the Department of Revenue to study the benefit that a dealer receives from vendor's compensation as compared to the costs a dealer incurs for paying certain interchange fees (House Vote on HR 389 FINAL CONSIDERATION (#1905))
HR339 · 2026-06-01
Requests the Louisiana State Law Institute to conduct a statewide study of clerk of court procedures (House Vote on HR 339 FINAL CONSIDERATION (#1877))
HR354 · 2026-06-01
Urges and requests the Public Service Commission to study incorporating Louisiana One Call as a state agency (House Vote on HR 354 FINAL CONSIDERATION (#1888))
HB459 · 2026-06-01
Provides relative to the use of artificial intelligence in political campaigns (House Vote on HB 459 ADOPT CONFERENCE REPORT (#1844))
HR386 · 2026-06-01
Creates a task force to study the development and implementation of a unified statewide home ownership assistance program known as the "Dream Starter Program" (House Vote on HR 386 FINAL CONSIDERATION (#1903))
HR341 · 2026-06-01
Requests the Louisiana State Law Institute to conduct a study of the handling of eviction proceedings by justice of the peace courts (House Vote on HR 341 FINAL CONSIDERATION (#1878))
Complete voting record from LegiScan (showing the 60 most recent of 1746 total roll-call votes this session).
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📍1602 W. Pinhook Road Suite 202, Lafayette, LA 70508
District-Mail Office
📍P.O. Box 81175, Lafayette, LA 70598
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