Jean-Paul Coussan
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- Voted in favor of SB1 (2024 Extraordinary Session) "Constitutional Carry" to allow law-abiding citizens to carry concealed handguns lawfully without a permit
- Voted in favor of SB2 (2024 Extraordinary Session) relative to liability for persons authorized to carry a concealed handgun
- Voted in favor of HB1 (2024 Extraordinary Session) to create the Truth and Transparency in the Louisiana Criminal Justice System Program
- Voted in favor of HB2 (2024 Extraordinary Session) to provide for immunity from civil liability under certain circumstances for peace officers and public entities that employ or appoint peace officers
- Voted in favor of HB4 (2024 Extraordinary Session) to provides relative to changes for post conviction relief procedures
- Voted in favor of HB9 (2024 Extraordinary Session) to provides relative to parole
- Voted in favor of HB10 (2024 Extraordinary Session) to provides relative to diminution of sentence.
- Voted in favor of HB23 (2024 Extraordinary Session) to provide with respect to procedures for challenging the constitutionality of a statute or law
- 2023 - Received a 100% Pro-Life Voting Record with Louisiana Right to Life as a State Legislator.
- Introduced HB238 (2023) to authorize certain members of the Oilfield Site Restoration Commission and the Advisory Commission for Louisiana's Energy, Environment, and Restoration to participate and vote in commission meetings via teleconference or video conference
- Introduced HB430 (2023) to authorize certain agents acting in a fiduciary capacity to be compensated for helping recover unclaimed property for an owner and sets forth the requirements for any such contract
- Introduced HB455 (2023) to provide relative to rights in minerals and production and accounts thereof.
- Introduced HB535 (2023) to provide authorization for the use of monies in the Waste Tire Management Dedicated Fund Account for the purpose of the cleanup of abandoned waste tires
- Introduced HB477 (2022) to increase the number of assistant district attorneys various judicial districts in the state
- Introduced HB655 (2022) to establish a regulatory framework for the management of solar resources
- Introduced of HB1035 (2022) to authorize the Dept. of Environmental Quality to provide grants for voluntary upgrades to certain single wall underground storage tanks
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