# Bryan Fontenot

Bryan Fontenot is a Republican member of the Louisiana House for district 55.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Louisiana House, district 55
- Serving since: 2020-01-13
- Current term: LA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/90b6f6c3-9620-4fbb-8c23-f8ab7b163de7

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/90b6f6c3-9620-4fbb-8c23-f8ab7b163de7 (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

73% of the 30 bills Fontenot sponsored got out of committee, in the top tenth of the Louisiana House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.32 (standard error 0.02), from 382 donors and 985 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 44% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (LA 2025–26 session)

2,668 roll calls. Attendance 94.2% (Louisiana House 90.7%). Party unity 91.0% (89%). 62 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 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 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 30 bills: 28 reached committee, 22 passed one chamber, 20 passed both, 17 became law. Cosponsored 63. 73.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Louisiana House 47.9%; rank 7 of 101).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HCR 54: WILDLIFE/HABITAT: Urges and requests the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to study the impact of flooded corn on migratory waterfowl behavior and to… (passed both chambers, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HCR54/
- HCR 94: BOATS/SHIPS/VESSELS: Urges and requests the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to submit annual reports to certain legislative committees regarding boating… (passed both chambers, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HCR94/
- HB 1161: PROPERTY/PUBLIC: Authorizes the transfer of certain state property in Lafourche Parish (became law, 2026-06-09) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1161/
- HR 143: MTR VEHICLE/DEALERS: Designates Tuesday, April 14, 2026 as Louisiana Automobile Dealer Day at the state capitol, commends the Louisiana Automobile Dealers… (introduced, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR143/
- HB 994: CRIMINAL/RESTITUTION: Provides relative to the payment of restitution from offenders convicted of vehicular homicide under certain circumstances (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB994/
- HB 661: ETHICS/NEPOTISM: Provides an exception for hiring the immediate family member of a school board member or superintendent for certain positions (became law, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB661/
- HB 956: FIRE PROTECT/FIRE MARSHAL: Provides relative to fireworks (became law, 2026-06-09) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB956/
- HB 756: BOATS/SHIPS/VESSELS: Provides relative to personal watercraft (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB756/
- HB 799: FIRE PROTECT/FIRE MARSHAL: Provides relative to boilers (EN INCREASE SG RV See Note) (became law, 2026-06-08) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB799/
- HB 953: PLUMBERS: Provides relative to plumbing licenses (became law, 2026-06-12) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB953/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $75.2K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 99% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://house.louisiana.gov/H_Reps/members?ID=55
- X: https://x.com/GeauxFontenot
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100005175167931

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/90b6f6c3-9620-4fbb-8c23-f8ab7b163de7