# Rhonda Butler

Rhonda Butler is a Republican member of the Louisiana House for district 38.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Louisiana House, district 38
- Serving since: 2020-01-13
- Current term: LA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/6c232d36-fe39-4006-8397-de9cb1e5454c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6c232d36-fe39-4006-8397-de9cb1e5454c (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

Butler has served since 2020.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.35 (standard error 0.02), from 93 donors and 973 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 49% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (LA 2025–26 session)

2,668 roll calls. Attendance 93.0% (Louisiana House 90.7%). Party unity 95.8% (89%). 51 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 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 nay · 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 yea · 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 nay · 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 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 33 bills: 26 reached committee, 15 passed one chamber, 14 passed both, 11 became law. Cosponsored 138. 45.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Louisiana House 47.9%; rank 57 of 101).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HCR 79: WILDLIFE & FISHERIES: Memorializes Congress and the United States Forest Service to take such actions as are necessary to allow the use of dogs for hunting in… (passed both chambers, 2026-06-05) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HCR79/
- HR 277: COMMENDATIONS: Commends Jeffery Craig Whittington for his outstanding coaching career (introduced, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR277/
- HB 1253: HUMAN REMAINS: Enacts the Gracey Claire Rushing Act to provide for documentation, notification, and communication in the handling and disposition of human… (became law, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1253/
- HCR 67: HEALTH CARE/FACILITIES: Requests the Louisiana Department of Health to study and report on gaps in acute healthcare access for individuals with intellectual… (passed both chambers, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HCR67/
- HCR 77: CONGRESS: Memorializes the United States Congress, the President of the United States, the United States Department of Labor, the United States Department of… (passed both chambers, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HCR77/
- HCR 82: CONGRESS: Urges and requests the United States Congress, the United States Department of Labor, and the United States Department of Homeland Security to… (in committee, 2026-04-27) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HCR82/
- HR 188: HUNTING: Memorializes Congress to oppose any provision in the federal Farm Bill that may negatively impact the use of hunting dogs (in committee, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR188/
- HB 1092: HEALTH/LDH: Renames the office for citizens with developmental disabilities within the Louisiana Department of Health (became law, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1092/
- HCR 73: CONGRESS: Memorializes the United States Congress to include expanding H-2B worker visas in its appropriations bill or other appropriate legislative… (in committee, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HCR73/
- HCR 65: CONGRESS: Memorializes the United States Congress, the President of the United States, the United States Department of Labor, the United States Department of… (in committee, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HCR65/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $57.7K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 97% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://house.louisiana.gov/H_Reps/members?ID=38
- Campaign site: https://www.reprhondabutler.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepRhondaButler
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rhonda.butler.3958

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6c232d36-fe39-4006-8397-de9cb1e5454c