# Sylvia Taylor

Sylvia Taylor is a Democratic member of the Louisiana House for district 57.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Louisiana House, district 57
- Serving since: 2024-01-08
- Current term: LA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/586f002d-71da-4836-a306-6e8a3d485263

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/586f002d-71da-4836-a306-6e8a3d485263 (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

16% of the 32 bills Taylor sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom 5% of the Louisiana House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.55 (standard error 0.02), from 32 donors and 494 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 62% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (LA 2025–26 session)

2,668 roll calls. Attendance 96.2% (Louisiana House 90.7%). Party unity 88% (89%). 92 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-01 · voted yea · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 yea · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 32 bills: 22 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 231. 15.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Louisiana House 47.9%; rank 97 of 101).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 339: CLERKS OF COURT: Requests the Louisiana State Law Institute to conduct a statewide study of clerk of court procedures (in committee, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR339/
- HR 331: COMMENDATIONS: Commends Sheriff Michael Tregre of St. John Parish on his professional and civic accomplishments (introduced, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR331/
- HR 232: COMMENDATIONS: Commends Pastor Neil J. Bernard on his legacy of pastoral leadership and community service to St. John the Baptist Parish (introduced, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR232/
- HCR 40: LEGISLATORS: Recognizes the women of the Legislature of Louisiana on the occasion of Women's History Month (passed both chambers, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HCR40/
- HB 1147: JUDGES/JUSTICE OF PEACE: Increases the jurisdiction of justice of the peace courts for civil claims in parishes with a population of less than 26,000 persons (in committee, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1147/
- HB 1148: JUDGES: Provides relative to the judiciary commission's authority over the deliberative process of judges (in committee, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1148/
- HR 81: COMMENDATIONS: Commemorates the legacy of Louis Westerfield (introduced, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR81/
- HB 1031: SUCCESSIONS: Provides relative to succession proceedings (in committee, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1031/
- HCR 33: LEGISLATORS: Recognizes the women of the Legislature of Louisiana on the occasion of Women's History Month (passed both chambers, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HCR33/
- HR 71: COMMENDATIONS: Commends Bridget A. Dinvaut for her outstanding career in criminal justice (introduced, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR71/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $1,225 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://house.louisiana.gov/H_Reps/members?ID=57
- Campaign site: https://www.sylviataylorforstaterepresentative.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009749567952
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/electsylviataylor

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/586f002d-71da-4836-a306-6e8a3d485263