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LouisianaHB 802025 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS: Provides relative to first responders

Sponsored By: Jason Brian DeWitt (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Judiciary BJudiciary

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

Linemen gain limited first responder status

Electrical linemen count as first responders only during weather emergencies declared by Louisiana's governor. This covers workers who install, maintain, or repair electrical transmission and power distribution systems. The law includes them in the state's emergency mutual-aid system alongside health, public works, and other skilled support workers. Linemen can also display “first responder” on their uniforms.

Lineman work alone brings no government benefits

Working as an electrical lineman alone does not qualify someone for Louisiana or local government pay, pensions, or other benefits. This limit does not decide eligibility based on another qualifying status or reason. Linemen remain private-sector employees, not state or local government employees. The law does not remove employers' existing legal responsibilities.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Jason Brian DeWitt

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Brian Leonard Glorioso

    Republican • House

  • Chance Keith Henry

    Republican • House

  • Michael "Gabe" Firment

    Republican • House

  • Jessica Domangue

    Republican • House

  • John E. Wyble

    Republican • House

  • Kimberly Landry Coates

    Republican • House

  • Pat Moore

    Democratic • House

  • Peter F. Egan Sr.

    Republican • House

  • Rodney Schamerhorn

    Republican • House

  • Roger William Wilder III

    Republican • House

  • Tehmi Jahi Chassion

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 150 • No: 0

Senate vote • 5/28/2025

Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Yes: 38 • No: 0

House vote • 5/7/2025

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 98 • No: 0

House vote • 4/30/2025

Reported favorably

Yes: 14 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 53.

    6/4/2025House

  2. Effective date: 06/04/2025.

    6/4/2025House

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate on 5/29/2025.

    6/1/2025Senate

  4. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

    5/30/2025House

  5. Received from the Senate without amendments.

    5/29/2025House

  6. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

    5/29/2025House

  7. Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    5/28/2025Senate

  8. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.

    5/19/2025Senate

  9. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

    5/14/2025Senate

  10. Reported favorably.

    5/13/2025Senate

  11. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.

    5/8/2025Senate

  12. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

    5/7/2025House

  13. Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

    5/7/2025Senate

  14. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/07/2025.

    5/6/2025House

  15. Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

    5/5/2025House

  16. Reported favorably (14-0).

    4/30/2025House

  17. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

    4/14/2025House

  18. First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 3/21/2025.

    3/21/2025House

  19. Prefiled.

    3/17/2025House

  20. Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

    3/17/2025House

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