Tehmi Chassion
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- Voted AGAINST SB1 (2024 Extraordinary Session) "Constitutional Carry" to allow law-abiding citizens to carry concealed handguns lawfully without a permit
- Voted AGAINST SB2 (2024 Extraordinary Session) relative to liability for persons authorized to carry a concealed handgun
- Voted AGAINST HB1 (2024 Extraordinary Session) to create the Truth and Transparency in the Louisiana Criminal Justice System Program
- Voted AGAINST 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 AGAINST HB4 (2024 Extraordinary Session) to provides relative to changes for post conviction relief procedures
- Voted AGAINST HB9 (2024 Extraordinary Session) to provides relative to parole
- Voted AGAINST HB10 (2024 Extraordinary Session) to provides relative to diminution of sentence.
- Voted AGAINST HB23 (2024 Extraordinary Session) to provide with respect to procedures for challenging the constitutionality of a statute or law
- Voted against HB866 (2024 - Regular Session) to provide relative to the refusal of certain medical services.
- Voted in favor HB743 (2024 - Regular Session) to provide for absentee voting by mail by qualified incarcerated voters.
- Voted against HB550 (2024 - Regular Session) to terminate approval of home study programs by the State Board. of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE), provides for the enrollment of students in home schools, and provides for one-time notification to BESE upon such enrollment.
- Voted against HB288 (2024 - Regular Session) to provide relative to the inclusion of immunization records on autopsy reports of infants.
- October 14, 2023 - Elected Representative for House District 44.
- October 12, 2019 - Re-elected to the Lafayette Parish School Board (District 4).
- November 4, 2014 - Re-elected to the Lafayette Parish School Board (District 4).
- October 2, 2010 - Elected to the Lafayette Parish School Board (District 4).
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