State · Louisiana Senate
Gary Carter
State Senator · Senate District 7 · Party: Democratic
1567 final-passage votes on record.
A member of Louisiana's state Senate, which votes on the state's laws and budget.
- Voted Yes on SB 117 (NUTRITION: Prohibits the serving and selling of ultra-processed foods in public schools. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)). It passed. Apr 29, 2025
- Voted Yes on SB 140 (PUBLIC BUILDINGS/GROUNDS: Provides for naming the Heymann Park Complex in honor of a living person. (8/1/25)). It passed. Apr 29, 2025
- Voted Yes on SB 49 (WILLS/TESTAMENTS: Provides for validity of testaments. (8/1/25)). It passed. Apr 29, 2025
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Office
- Office
- State Senator
- District
- Senate District 7
- Party
- Democratic
- Term
- Since 2021-06-30
- Website
- Official site ↗
Source
Last verified Oct 9, 2026.
Official source ↗No platform recorded yet
This tab shows Gary Carter'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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SB 117
NUTRITION: Prohibits the serving and selling of ultra-processed foods in public schools. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
FINAL PASSAGE (#102)
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SB 140
PUBLIC BUILDINGS/GROUNDS: Provides for naming the Heymann Park Complex in honor of a living person. (8/1/25)
FINAL PASSAGE (#105)
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SB 190
ROADS/HIGHWAYS: Designates portions of certain roadways in honor of fallen law enforcement officers. (8/1/25) (EN +$4,460 SG EX See Note)
FINAL PASSAGE (#115)
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SB 143
SPECIAL DISTRICTS: Provides for the terms of office for certain members of the Vermilion Parish Hospital Service Districts No. 1 and No. 2. (8/1/25)
FINAL PASSAGE (#106)
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SB 31
PUBLIC LANDS: Provides for the transfer of certain state property in Caddo Parish. (gov sig)
FINAL PASSAGE (#85)
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SB 181
GAMING: Provides relative to prohibitions in gaming. (8/1/25) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG RV)
FINAL PASSAGE (#109)
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SB 67
SUCCESSIONS: Provides for the continuous revision of successions. (8/1/25)
FINAL PASSAGE (#92)
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SB 187
SPECIAL DISTRICTS: Provides for the creation of the St. Martin Parish Economic and Industrial Development District. (8/1/25)
FINAL PASSAGE (#114)
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SB 77
PUBLIC BUILDINGS/GROUNDS: Provides for naming the recreational complex at Graham Brown Memorial Park in Lafayette in honor of a living person. (8/1/25)
FINAL PASSAGE (#94)
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SB 18
PUBLIC BUILDINGS/GROUNDS: Provides for naming City Park in Lafayette in honor of a deceased person. (8/1/25)
FINAL PASSAGE (#83)
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SB 167
PUBLIC CONTRACTS: Provides for work performed by certain public entities to restore or rehabilitate certain levees. (8/1/25)
FINAL PASSAGE (#108)
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SB 232
TAX/TAXATION: Provides relative to the motion picture production tax credit. (7/1/25) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note)
FINAL PASSAGE (#117)
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SB 64
SPECIAL DISTRICTS: Provides for membership of the Shenandoah Estates Crime Prevention and Improvement District. (8/1/25)
FINAL PASSAGE (#89)
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SB 76
PUBLIC BUILDINGS/GROUNDS: Provides for naming the soccer complex at Moore Park in Lafayette in honor of a deceased person. (8/1/25)
FINAL PASSAGE (#93)
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SB 3
PUBLIC BUILDINGS/GROUNDS: Authorizes the Hospital Service District No. 2 of St. Martin Parish to name a medical building in honor of a living person. (8/1/25)
FINAL PASSAGE (#82)
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SB 66
DISCRIMINATION: Provides relative to discrimination based on military status in education, employment, public accommodations and housing options. (8/1/25)
FINAL PASSAGE (#90)
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SB 139
LOCAL AGENCIES: Provides for the leasing of the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center in Ascension Parish. (8/1/25)
FINAL PASSAGE, SB 139 BY PRICE (#104)
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SB 182
MEDICAID: Provides relative to Medicaid prior authorization during a declared emergency. (8/1/25) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
FINAL PASSAGE (#110)
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SB 107
SPECIAL DISTRICTS: Provides for the powers and functions of the Lafayette Economic Development Authority. (8/1/25)
FINAL PASSAGE (#100)
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SB 109
ELECTION OFFENSES: Constitutional amendment to provide for foreign donations in elections. (2/3 - CA13s1(A)) (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
FINAL PASSAGE (#101)
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SB 133
WORKFORCE COMMISSION: Provides relative to payment of employees after termination of employment. (8/1/25)
FINAL PASSAGE (#103)
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SB 32
FARMING: Provides for limitation of liability related to the utilization of gypsum. (8/1/25)
FINAL PASSAGE (#118)
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SB 93
SUCCESSIONS: Provides for enforceability of penalty clauses in wills. (8/1/25)
FINAL PASSAGE (#98)
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SB 92
BANKS/BANKING: Provides relative to the disclosure of financial records. (8/1/25)
FINAL PASSAGE (#97)
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SB 185
LEGIS POWERS/FUNCTIONS: Names the boat launch at Bussey Brake the William Kinnison "Kinny" Haddox Boat Launch. (8/1/25)
FINAL PASSAGE (#112)
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SB 79
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: Provides relative to requirements of industrial areas. (8/1/25) (EN NO IMPACT LF RV See Note)
FINAL PASSAGE (#95)
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SB 53
LAW ENFORCEMENT: Provides relative to warrants for interception of communications. (8/1/25)
FINAL PASSAGE (#66)
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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 (#62)
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SB 46
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL: To prohibit the intentional release, or dispersion of chemicals into the environment of this state with the express purpose of affecting temperature. (8/1/25)
FINAL PASSAGE (#64)
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SB 22
THEFT: Creates the crime of theft of critical infrastructure. (8/1/25) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
FINAL PASSAGE (#63)
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SB 1
STATE POLICE RETIREMENT: Allows for credit for out-of-state full-time law enforcement service. (gov sig) (EN SEE ACTUARIAL NOTE APV)
FINAL PASSAGE (#61)
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SB 99
TRAFFIC: Provides relative to traffic cameras for the issuance of citations. (8/1/25) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
FINAL PASSAGE (#67)
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SB 127
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL: Provides relative to permitting for advanced nuclear power generation. (8/1/25) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
FINAL PASSAGE (#69)
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SB 151
PROCUREMENT CODE: Provides relative to the Louisiana Procurement Code. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
FINAL PASSAGE (#70)
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SB 20
LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS: Constitutional amendment to change the number of general bills a legislator may file during regular sessions that occur during odd-numbered years and for legislating with regard to dedication or rededication of funds. (2/3-CA13sl(A))
FINAL PASSAGE (#44)
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SB 4
ELECTION OFFENSES: Authorizes political campaign signs to be posted on public school athletic fields and gymnasiums when a political candidate or campaign pays for the posting. (8/1/25)
FINAL PASSAGE (#39)
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SB 137
INSURERS: Requires insurers to notify the Department of Insurance upon ceasing, pausing, or resuming the writing of policies in a particular region. (1/1/26)
FINAL PASSAGE (#52)
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SB 17
HEALTH SERVICES: Repeals the termination date of the Palliative Care Interdisciplinary Advisory Council. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
FINAL PASSAGE (#43)
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SB 73
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL: Provides for sequestration of carbon dioxide. (8/1/25)
FINAL PASSAGE (#49)
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SB 145
WATER/WATERWAYS: Provides relative to construction of bulkheads on certain water bodies in St. Tammany Parish. (gov sig)
FINAL PASSAGE (#53)
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SB 50
PORTS/HARBORS/TERMINALS: Provides relative to the Central Louisiana Regional Port. (8/1/25) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)
FINAL PASSAGE (#48)
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SB 11
MOTOR VEHICLES: Provide for penalties for certain traffic offenses. (8/1/25) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV)
FINAL PASSAGE (#41)
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 26
PUBLIC HEALTH: Provides relative to diabetes information. (8/1/25) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
FINAL PASSAGE (#45)
Yes Source ↗
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