# Joy Walters

Joy Walters is a Democratic member of the Louisiana House for district 4.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Louisiana House, district 4
- Serving since: 2024-01-08
- Current term: LA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/378995b0-0c3e-49a4-aa93-4633f06d5509

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/378995b0-0c3e-49a4-aa93-4633f06d5509 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

9.6% of the 83 bills Walters sponsored got out of committee, the lowest of 101 in the Louisiana House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.64 (standard error 0.03), from 136 donors and 387 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 48% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (LA 2025–26 session)

2,668 roll calls. Attendance 68% (Louisiana House 90.7%). Party unity 95.7% (89%). 51 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-01 · voted not voting · FINAL PASSAGE (#1848) · SB 237 CHILDREN: Provides relative to child welfare. (8/1/26) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB237/
- 2026-05-29 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1650) · SB 132 SCHOOLS: Provides that each public school board is to install exterior master key boxes to allow for rapid entry, response, and rescue by law… · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB132/
- 2026-05-29 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1647) · SB 228 LOCAL FINANCE: Constitutional amendment to allow for the use of public funds to replace drinking water utility service lines located on private… · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB228/
- 2026-05-29 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1634) · SB 202 ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT: Provides for the increase of parish board of election supervisor meetings in certain parishes for certain races. (8/1/26) (EN… · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB202/
- 2026-05-29 · voted not voting · FINAL PASSAGE (#1644) · SB 513 PUBLIC CONTRACTS: Provides for public works project delivery methods. (8/1/26) · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB513/
- 2026-05-29 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1651) · SB 25 REGISTRARS OF VOTERS: Adjusts compensation schedule for Registrar of Voters. (7/1/26) (EN +$496,168 GF EX See Note) · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB25/
- 2026-05-29 · voted not voting · FINAL PASSAGE (#1762) · SB 80 COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS: Provides for the regulation of certain broadband services. (8/1/26) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB80/
- 2026-05-29 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1645) · SB 268 LOCAL FINANCE: Provides for lead service line replacement. (8/1/26) · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB268/
- 2026-05-29 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1638) · SB 406 TAX/LOCAL: Authorizes the city of Slidell to levy a hotel occupancy tax. (gov sig) (EN +$590,000 LF RV See Note) · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB406/
- 2026-05-29 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1641) · SB 433 MEDICAID: Provides for Medicaid coverage of certain medications. (1/1/27) (EN +$3,000,000 GF EX See Note) · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB433/

## Legislation (LA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 83 bills: 32 reached committee, 8 passed one chamber, 7 passed both, 7 became law. Cosponsored 183. 9.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Louisiana House 47.9%; rank 101 of 101).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 407: CONDOLENCES: Expresses the condolences of the House of Representatives on the death of Spencer Leak, Jr. (introduced, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR407/
- HR 392: HOLIDAYS: Recognizes the importance of solemnity, remembrance, and respect on Memorial Day (introduced, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR392/
- HR 375: CONDOLENCES: Expresses the condolences of the House of Representatives on the death of the Reverend Antwaun Richardson (introduced, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR375/
- HR 373: CONDOLENCES: Expresses the condolences of the House of Representatives on the death of Marlon Geron Sanders, Sr. (introduced, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR373/
- HR 367: WATER/DRINKING WATER: Recreates the Clean Water Task Force to study the public water system in Shreveport (in committee, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR367/
- HR 372: VOTERS/VOTING: Creates a subcommittee of the House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs to study ways to accommodate Louisiana voters with disabilities (introduced, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR372/
- HR 348: FUNERALS & FUNERAL HOMES: Creates a subcommittee of the House Committee on Commerce to study funeral planning regulation and oversight (in committee, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR348/
- HR 329: COMMENDATIONS: Commemorates the one hundred sixth anniversary of the Harlem Renaissance (introduced, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR329/
- HR 318: WATER/DRINKING WATER: Urges and requests the city of Shreveport to report quarterly updates to the House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment… (in committee, 2026-05-25) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR318/
- HR 312: WATER/DRINKING WATER: Urges and requests the Department of Conservation and Energy and the Department of Environmental Quality to evaluate the water quality… (in committee, 2026-05-25) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR312/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $5,403 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://house.louisiana.gov/H_Reps/members?ID=4
- X: https://x.com/joywaltersla
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DarylJoyWalters/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryljoywalters/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/378995b0-0c3e-49a4-aa93-4633f06d5509