# Neil Riser

Neil Riser is a Republican member of the Louisiana House for district 20.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Louisiana House, district 20
- Serving since: 2020-01-13
- Current term: LA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/8ce9b8d1-a92d-4351-a098-617599dde680

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8ce9b8d1-a92d-4351-a098-617599dde680 (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

Riser has served since 2020.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.28 (standard error 0.02), from 107 donors and 816 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 38% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (LA 2025–26 session)

2,668 roll calls. Attendance 95.8% (Louisiana House 90.7%). Party unity 91.4% (89%). 43 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 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 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 not voting · 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 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 37 bills: 32 reached committee, 19 passed one chamber, 17 passed both, 17 became law. Cosponsored 55. 51.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Louisiana House 47.9%; rank 43 of 101).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 359: CONDOLENCES: Expresses sincere and heartfelt condolences upon the passing of Robert H. "Bob" Baumann (introduced, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR359/
- HR 334: CONDOLENCES: Expresses the condolences of the House of Representatives on the death of Susan Ann Traylor Bittick (introduced, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR334/
- HB 1127: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: Adds requirements for cooperative endeavor agreements between Louisiana Economic Development and nongovernmental entities (in committee, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1127/
- HB 1120: TAX/TOBACCO TAX: Provides relative to the intent and purpose of laws imposing tobacco taxes (OR NO IMPACT See Note) (in committee, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1120/
- HB 1152: ENERGY: Provides relative to the Carbon Dioxide Geologic Storage Trust Fund (OR INCREASE SD RV See Note) (in committee, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1152/
- HB 1102: MOTOR VEHICLES: Provides relative to the location of a used motor vehicle dealer (in committee, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1102/
- HB 1197: PLUMBERS: Provides relative to plumbing (in committee, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1197/
- HR 10: SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates March 11, 2026, as Funeral Directors Day at the capitol, recognizes National Funeral Directors and Morticians Day, and… (introduced, 2026-03-17) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR10/
- HB 706: ENERGY/OIL & GAS WELLS: Provides for the operation of commercial saltwater disposal wells (OR +$330,397 SD EX See Note) (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB706/
- HB 767: WILDLIFE/FEES: Authorizes recreational alligator hunting license and lottery fees (became law, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB767/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $16.6K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://house.louisiana.gov/H_Reps/members?ID=20
- Campaign site: https://www.voteneilriser.com/
- X: https://x.com/NeilRiser
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NeilRiserLA/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/neilriserla
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neil-riser-7a523220/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8ce9b8d1-a92d-4351-a098-617599dde680