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Bob Owen

State Senator · Senate District 1 · Party: Republican

1168 final-passage votes on record.

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A member of Louisiana's state Senate, which votes on the state's laws and budget.

Latest votes
  • Did not vote on HB 173 (ENVIRONMENT/LITTERING: Provides relative to expanding the jurisdiction of state park wardens to enforce litter laws statewide). It passed. May 27, 2025
  • Did not vote on HB 71 (BOARDS/COMMISSIONS: Revises the membership of the Dual Enrollment Task Force). It passed. May 27, 2025
  • Did not vote on HB 24 (RETIREMENT/TEACHERS: Provides relative to the optional retirement plan in the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana (EN SEE ACTUARIAL NOTE APV)). It passed. May 27, 2025

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1168
Final-passage votes
1991
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OfficeRepublican
Office
State Senator
District
Senate District 1
Party
Republican
Term
Since 2024-01-08
SourceOct 9, 2026

Last verified Oct 9, 2026.

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This tab shows Bob Owen's platform in two parts. In their own words: a short excerpt, word for word, from their own Issues or Priorities page, with a link to the whole page, and statements their office submits, labeled as such. Commitments tracked: specific, checkable promises (signing a named bill, funding a program at a stated amount, finishing a project by a date), each quoted with its date and source and checked in code before it's published, with a status that changes only with evidence.

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  • HB 173

    ENVIRONMENT/LITTERING: Provides relative to expanding the jurisdiction of state park wardens to enforce litter laws statewide

    FINAL PASSAGE (#387)

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • HB 71

    BOARDS/COMMISSIONS: Revises the membership of the Dual Enrollment Task Force

    CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#617)

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • HB 24

    RETIREMENT/TEACHERS: Provides relative to the optional retirement plan in the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana (EN SEE ACTUARIAL NOTE APV)

    FINAL PASSAGE (#399)

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • HCR 44

    HEALTH/CANCER: Urges the Louisiana State University School of Public Health to change the recommended age for breast cancer screening

    FINAL CONSIDERATION (#611)

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • HCR 24

    SCHOOLS/HIGH SCHOOL: Creates a special committee of the legislature to study the Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA)

    CO-AUTHORS (#375)

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Failed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • HCR 62

    CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences on the death of Robert "Bob" Winfred Merrick

    CONCUR (#361)

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 27

    TAX/TAXATION: Provides relative to the tax credit for donations to school tuition organizations. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE See Note)

    AMENDMENT # 1845 BY BOUIE, SB 27 BY TALBOT (#371)

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Failed Amendment

    Not voting Source ↗
  • HB 180

    HIGHWAYS: Redesignates a portion of United States Highway 425 in Richland Parish as "Sheriff Gary Lynn Gilley Memorial Highway"

    FINAL PASSAGE (#388)

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 51

    PUBLIC RECORDS: Provides for public power authority and public records for the city of Alexandria. (8/1/25)

    FINAL PASSAGE (#634)

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 89

    PORTS/HARBORS/TERMINALS: Requires the board of commissioners of the Port of New Orleans to be confirmed by the Senate. (2/3-CA6s43(3))(8/1/25)

    FINAL PASSAGE (#636)

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 56

    CONDOLENCES: Expresses the sincere and heartfelt condolences of the Legislature of Louisiana upon the passing of Robert Winfred Merrick and honors his life, legacy, and contributions to Louisiana.

    ADOPT (#360)

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SCR 40

    STUDENTS: Creates the K-12 School Safety Task Force to study and make recommendations relative to school safety and security.

    ADOPT (#368)

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • HB 95

    WEAPONS/FIREARMS: Authorizes commissioned officers of the Dept. of Agriculture and Forestry to purchase their service weapon upon retirement

    CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#619)

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • HCR 42

    MTR VEHICLE/OFFICE: Urges and requests the office of motor vehicles to study the necessity of Louisiana state identification cards for citizens with Alzheimer's and related dementia diseases

    FINAL CONSIDERATION (#625)

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SB 117

    NUTRITION: Prohibits the serving and selling of ultra-processed foods in public schools. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

    MODIFY TIME LIMITS (#637)

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Failed Other

  • SB 156

    HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: Provides for in vitro fertilization. (8/1/25)

    AMENDMENT # 3477 BY AMEDEE, MOTION TO ADOPT (#626)

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Failed Amendment

  • SB 40

    INSURANCE DEPARTMENT: Updates licensure requirements for persons regulated by the Department of Insurance. (8/1/25)

    FINAL PASSAGE (#633)

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HB 314

    HEALTH CARE/FACILITIES: Modifies the regulatory authority of the Louisiana Department of Health in relation to hospital classifications

    FINAL PASSAGE (#392)

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • HB 154

    PROPERTY/PUBLIC: Authorizes the transfer of certain state property in the parishes of Webster and Bienville

    FINAL PASSAGE (#386)

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 6

    RETIREMENT BENEFITS: Establishes an exception to suspension of retirement benefits for court reporters who are reemployed by judicial districts or parishes where a critical shortage exists. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE FC SG EX)

    FINAL PASSAGE (#644)

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HB 92

    PUBLIC BUILDINGS/GROUNDS: Provides for naming the Acadiana Criminalistics Laboratory after Bo Duhe'

    CO-AUTHORS (#383)

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Failed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • HCR 44

    HEALTH/CANCER: Urges the Louisiana State University School of Public Health to change the recommended age for breast cancer screening

    AMENDMENT # 3471 BY CREWS, MOTION TO ADOPT (#610)

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Failed Amendment

  • HB 356

    INSURANCE/PROPERTY: Creates the Stated Value Homeowner's Policy Act

    FINAL PASSAGE (#647)

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HB 180

    HIGHWAYS: Redesignates a portion of United States Highway 425 in Richland Parish as "Sheriff Gary Lynn Gilley Memorial Highway"

    CO-AUTHORS (#389)

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Failed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • HB 391

    TEACHERS/EVALUATION: Amends the student growth component in the evaluation of teachers and administrators

    FINAL PASSAGE (#654)

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HB 524

    PUBLIC CONTRACTS: Provides relative to fire departments and public safety departments or agencies entering into an agreement with group purchasing organizations

    FINAL PASSAGE (#395)

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • HB 431

    LIABILITY/TORTS: Provides relative to modified comparative fault

    CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#623)

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

  • SCR 29

    WORKFORCE COMMISSION: Requests the Louisiana Workforce Commission to study changes to the Incumbent Worker Training Account and funds.

    ADOPT (#363)

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • HB 589

    EDUCATION: Provides relative to the effectiveness of laws requiring reports to be submitted annually to the legislature by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and the state Department of Education and provides relative to certain commissions and advisory councils

    FINAL PASSAGE (#398)

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • HB 52

    CURRICULA: Provides relative to required instruction in financial literacy for high school students (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

    FINAL PASSAGE (#377)

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 154

    AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES: Criminalizes the possession or distribution of kratom. (8/1/25)

    FINAL PASSAGE (#640)

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HB 351

    ELECTIONS/CANDIDATES: Provides for penalties for attesting to false information in a notice of candidacy (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

    FINAL PASSAGE (#393)

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 21

    CRIME/PUNISHMENT: Adds veterinarians and veterinary clinics to the definitions of "healthcare professional" and "healthcare facility" for purposes of certain assault and battery offenses. (8/1/25) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

    FINAL PASSAGE (#629)

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 27

    TAX/TAXATION: Provides relative to the tax credit for donations to school tuition organizations. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE See Note)

    FINAL PASSAGE (#372)

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • HB 121

    INSURANCE: Provides prohibitions relative to public adjusters and home improvement contractors

    FINAL PASSAGE (#385)

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 32

    FARMING: Provides for limitation of liability related to the utilization of gypsum. (8/1/25)

    FINAL PASSAGE (#645)

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 22

    THEFT: Creates the crime of theft of critical infrastructure. (8/1/25) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

    FINAL PASSAGE (#630)

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HB 544

    HEALTH CARE: Transfers powers and duties of the Nursing Supply and Demand Council and the Simulation Medical Training and Education Council to the Louisiana Health Works Commission

    FINAL PASSAGE (#397)

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 160

    SCHOOLS: Allows transportation network companies to transport students to and from school and school related functions. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE SG RV See Note)

    FINAL PASSAGE (#642)

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 202

    POSTSECONDARY ED: Transfers the University of New Orleans to the Louisiana State University System. (2/3 - CA8s5(D)(3)(b)) (gov sig) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

    FINAL PASSAGE (#370)

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • HB 457

    CORRECTIONS/PRISONERS: Provides relative to solitary confinement (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

    FINAL PASSAGE (#655)

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 156

    HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: Provides for in vitro fertilization. (8/1/25)

    FINAL PASSAGE (#627)

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HB 378

    TOPS: Lowers the ACT score required for initial qualification for a Taylor Opportunity Program for Students award for students who complete approved home study programs (EN +$172,184 SG EX See Note)

    FINAL PASSAGE (#650)

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SCR 38

    POSTSECONDARY ED: Creates the Task Force on Career Alignment to study ways to implement education-to-career counseling to assist public college and university students to obtain employment in Louisiana after graduation.

    ADOPT (#366)

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed Other

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 225

    PLANNING/ZONING: Provides for a cause of action for operation of short-term rentals. (8/1/25)

    FINAL PASSAGE (#369)

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • SB 154

    AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES: Criminalizes the possession or distribution of kratom. (8/1/25)

    AMENDMENT # 3476 BY AMEDEE, MOTION TO ADOPT (#638)

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Failed Amendment

  • HB 92

    PUBLIC BUILDINGS/GROUNDS: Provides for naming the Acadiana Criminalistics Laboratory after Bo Duhe'

    FINAL PASSAGE (#382)

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

    Not voting Source ↗
  • HB 400

    HEALTH/CHILDREN: Provides relative to a minor's consent for medical procedures and treatments

    FINAL PASSAGE (#649)

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • SB 80

    ELECTION OFFENSES: Provides relative to exit polling. (8/1/25)

    FINAL PASSAGE (#635)

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

  • HB 325

    TAX/TOBACCO TAX: Provides for the rate of tax levied on certain cigars (EN -$10,000,000 GF RV See Note)

    FINAL PASSAGE (#652)

    May 27, 2025 · Result: Passed

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