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Joy Walters D

State Representative
Louisiana House of Representatives District 4
Term: — – Jan. 3, 2027
Phone: (318) 773-9469 Email: [email protected]
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Photo URL: https://house.louisiana.gov/H_Reps/RepPics/rep4.jpg

On Record (28)

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CRIME/THEFT: Provides relative to contractor fraud
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MTR VEHICLE/OFFICE: Creates a state identification card designation for citizens with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias
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EMPLOYMENT: Provides for unpaid leave for employees who are domestic abuse survivors (OR NO IMPACT See Note)
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HEALTH SERVICES: Creates the Lupus Commission (EG +$109,985 GF EX See Note)
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TAX/HOTEL OCCUPANCY: Authorizes the town of Blanchard to levy a hotel occupancy tax
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DOMESTIC ABUSE: Creates a statewide registry for individuals convicted of multiple domestic abuse offenses
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STATE SYMBOL: Designates Shreveport as the Stuffed Shrimp Capital of Louisiana
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WATER/DRINKING WATER: Provides relative to permitting and reporting of water usage at data centers
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MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES: Creates certain specialty license plates (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
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HEALTH SERVICES: Provides for the membership of the Uterine Fibroids Commission
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VOTERS/VOTING: Provides for an application to vote absentee by mail made by a member of the United States Service
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HIGHWAYS: Redesignates the elevated portion of Interstate 220 in Caddo Parish as the "American Legion Post No. 14 Memorial Bridge"
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Sam Jenkins wins senate seat in Louisiana's 39th District. Walters wins House District 4 - Shreveport Times
Sam Jenkins wins senate seat in Louisiana's 39th District. Walters wins House District 4  Shreveport Times
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Bill WATER/DRINKING WATER
Provides relative to permitting and reporting of water usage at data centers
Provides relative to permitting and reporting of water usage at data centers
Apr 07, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill VOTERS/VOTING
Provides for an application to vote absentee by mail made by a member of the United States Service
Provides for an application to vote absentee by mail made by a member of the United States Service
Apr 07, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES
Creates certain specialty license plates (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
Creates certain specialty license plates (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
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Bill EMPLOYMENT
Provides for unpaid leave for employees who are domestic abuse survivors (OR NO IMPACT See Note)
Provides for unpaid leave for employees who are domestic abuse survivors (OR NO IMPACT See Note)
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Health Services
Creates the Lupus Commission (EG +$109,985 GF EX See Note)
Creates the Lupus Commission (EG +$109,985 GF EX See Note)
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Highways
Redesignates the elevated portion of Interstate 220 in Caddo Parish as the "American Legion Post No. 14 Memorial Bridge"
Redesignates the elevated portion of Interstate 220 in Caddo Parish as the "American Legion Post No. 14 Memorial Bridge"
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Highways
Designates certain portions of Louisiana highways
Designates certain portions of Louisiana highways
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill MTR VEHICLE/OFFICE
Creates a state identification card designation for citizens with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias
Creates a state identification card designation for citizens with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill TAX/HOTEL OCCUPANCY
Authorizes the town of Blanchard to levy a hotel occupancy tax
Authorizes the town of Blanchard to levy a hotel occupancy tax
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill STATE SYMBOL
Designates Shreveport as the Stuffed Shrimp Capital of Louisiana
Designates Shreveport as the Stuffed Shrimp Capital of Louisiana
Mar 31, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral LABOR
Requests a study on the financial and workforce impact of the closure of the Shreveport General Motors' truck plant facility and the economical impact that the automobile manufacturing industry has on this state
Requests a study on the financial and workforce impact of the closure of the Shreveport General Motors' truck plant facility and the economical impact that the automobile manufacturing industry has on this state
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral REAPPORTIONMENT/SENATE
Provides for the districts for the election of members to the Senate
Provides for the districts for the election of members to the Senate
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Health Services
Provides for the membership of the Uterine Fibroids Commission
Provides for the membership of the Uterine Fibroids Commission
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral Domestic Abuse
Creates a statewide registry for individuals convicted of multiple domestic abuse offenses
Creates a statewide registry for individuals convicted of multiple domestic abuse offenses
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share
Bill Neutral CRIME/THEFT
Provides relative to contractor fraud
Provides relative to contractor fraud
Mar 16, 2026 · source · details / share

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NURSES: Provides relative to victims of sexual assault (EG +$4,000,000 LF See Note)
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PARDON/PAROLE: Provides relative to parole eligibility for certain offenders
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1.4M views · 115K reactions | The answer to what's happening in #Louisiana and in our country isn't despair: it's replacement. If you are disgusted by what you're witnessing happening in your community, in your state, and in your country, don't just complain. Don't just post on social media. Don't just #vote. Run. Run for the offices that can make a difference. Be the principled public servant you want to see. I don't care if you're liberal or conservative, Democrat or Republican - if you think the current people in power have perverted our democracy and aren't fighting for the people, don't just complain - run for their seat and WIN. #politics #redistricting #geauxvote #democracy | Quentin Anthony Anderson
It all works. Mr. Chairman, members of the committee. My name is Quentin Anthony Anderson, just here representing Common Sense, which is also underrepresented here. I'm here obviously in opposition to Senate Bill 121 and I want to be very …
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SCHOOLS/EMPLOYEES: Provides that school employees are subject to existing requirements pertaining to mandatory reporters, including certain training provided by the Department of Children and Family Services
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MTR VEHICLE/DRIVER LIC: Provides with respect to the automatic reinstatement of a driver's license
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HEALTH/CANCER: Provides with respect to the advisory board created to recommend new treatments for rare cancers (RE NO IMPACT See Note)
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EDUCATION/SPECIAL: Provides that a local education agency shall have the burden of proof in any special education due process hearing relative to the appropriateness of a student's current or proposed program or placement (RE SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)
May 17, 2026 · details / share
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TOPS: Revises initial academic eligibility requirements for a TOPS-Tech award and provides for award to part-time students (RE INCREASE GF EX See Note)
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HIGHWAYS: Designates a portion of United States Highway 165 in Oberlin, Louisiana, as the "Kulyn Brooks Manuel Memorial Highway"
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COLLEGES/FACULTY: Prohibits public postsecondary education institutions from retaliating against faculty members for disclosing certain alleged violations or exercising academic freedom or free speech
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INSURANCE/HEALTH: Modifies provisions of law regarding health insurance coverage of prosthetic and custom orthotic devices and services (RE1 INCREASE EX See Note)
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DWI: Creates the Governor's Task Force on Impaired Driving (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
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HIGHWAYS: Redesignates a portion of United States Highway 171 as the "Speaker Joe R. Salter Memorial Highway"
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MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES: Creates a license plate for the Krewe of Athena
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HIGHWAYS: Designates a portion of Louisiana Highway 15 as the "President Barack Obama Road"
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BOATS/SHIPS/VESSELS: Increases fines for abandoning vessels
May 17, 2026 · details / share
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PUBLIC RECORDS: Provides for a public Settlement Agreement Information Database to contain certain information regarding settlements entered into by state agencies (EG NO IMPACT See Note)
May 17, 2026 · details / share
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CORRECTIONS: Creates a pilot program that provides certain DPS&C programming and services to inmates (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
May 17, 2026 · details / share
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MEDICAID: Requires Medicaid to cover dental procedures for certain Medicaid enrollees (EG1 +$784,370 GF EX See Note)
May 17, 2026 · details / share
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HOMELESS: Establishes minimum housing standards for individuals experiencing homelessness (RR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
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LOTTERY: Creates the Veterans Service Grant Board and provides for allocation of lottery proceeds (RR +$500,000 SG EX See Note)
May 17, 2026 · details / share
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CHILDREN/FOSTER CARE: Provides relative to children in foster care (RE1 +$11,125 EX See Note)
May 17, 2026 · details / share
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HIGHWAYS: Designates a portion of United States Highway 190 as the "Senior Police Officer Trevor Abney Memorial Highway"
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COURTS: Provides relative to a domestic violence intervention court pilot program in the Nineteenth Judicial District Court (EG SEE FISC NOTE SG EX)
May 17, 2026 · details / share
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LEASES: Expands early lease termination to include stalking and cyberstalking
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DISTRICTS/CRIME PREVENT: Creates the Real Timbers Crime Prevention and Security District in Orleans Parish
May 17, 2026 · details / share
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MTR VEHICLE/OFFICE: Provides relative to fee waivers by the office of motor vehicles for driver's licenses and state identification cards (RE1 DECREASE SG RV See Note)
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DISTRICT ATTORNEYS/ASST: Provides for an increase in the dollar amount in warrants to provide for the salaries of assistant district attorneys (RE +$7,572,420 GF EX See Note)
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INDIGENT DEFENSE: Provides relative to the funding of the office of the district public defender in the 19th Judicial District Court (RE SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)
May 17, 2026 · details / share
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DISTRICT ATTORNEYS/ASST: Provides relative to the number of assistant district attorneys in each judicial district (RE +$2,274,000 GF EX See Note)
May 17, 2026 · details / share
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HIGHWAYS: Designates a portion of United States Highway 11 in St. Tammany Parish as the "Dan DeBlanc American Hero Memorial Highway"
May 17, 2026 · details / share
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BRIDGES/FERRIES: Redesignates the Magnolia Bridge as the "Caleb Easterling Memorial Bridge"
May 17, 2026 · details / share
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CONSUMERS/PROTECTION: Provides for consumer protection for the elderly (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
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JURY DUTY: Permits jurors to donate their per diem compensation to the formal program of Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)
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PRIVACY: Creates the Sexual Assault Survivor Empowerment Task Force
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CRIMINAL/PENALTIES: Provides relative to penalties for hit-and-run driving (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
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COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES: Provides relative to student disciplinary proceedings (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
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MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES: Provides for the regulations of temporary dealers plates
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AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES: Provides with respect to the Healthy Food Retail Act
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PUBLIC PROPERTY: Establishes a priority status for the acquisition of surplus state vehicles for youths in the extended foster care program (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
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PUBLIC RECORDS: Provides relative to access to personal information of protected individuals (EG SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)
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SCHOOLS: Provides relative to requirements for posting suicide hotline information on school websites and student ID cards
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HUMAN REMAINS: Enacts the Gracey Claire Rushing Act to provide for documentation, notification, and communication in the handling and disposition of human remains and internal organs (RE NO IMPACT See Note)
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CRIME/SEX OFFENSES: Creates a statewide Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Coordinator
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TAX/AD VALOREM-EXEMPTION: Authorizes an optional property tax exemption for blighted or derelict properties that have been rehabilitated and provides with respect to local redevelopment plans (RE SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)
May 17, 2026 · details / share
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COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES: Provides relative to hazing at public postsecondary education institutions (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)
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MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES: Creates the "Classic Black" specialty license plate
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SMALL BUSINESS: Provides for the production of homemade food for sale to the public
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CONTRACTS: Provides relative to the duty of care for online platforms that contract with minors
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: Provides relative to wood pellet manufacturing (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
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CRIME: Creates the crime of second degree cruelty to the elderly and persons with infirmities (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
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HEALTH CARE/RECORDS: Provides for the exemption of fees for health records when requested for the federal and state veterans affairs departments
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ASSESSORS: Authorizes limited increases in annual compensation for assessors in each parish (EG +$847,031 LF EX See Note)
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HUMAN TRAFFICKING: Provides relative to victims of human trafficking and prostitution offenses (EG NO IMPACT See Note)
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CRIME: Prohibits relative to the manufacturing and sale of motor vehicle key programming or emulation devices (EG SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)
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SCHOOLS/BOARDS: Authorizes a school board to engage in a cooperative endeavor with a credit union or bank to operate a branch at a high school
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INSURANCE: Prohibits prior authorizations requirements for certain generic medications prescribed by qualified physicians (RR NO IMPACT GF EX See Note)
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HIGHWAYS: Designates a portion of Louisiana Highway 41 as the "Sgt. Michael J. Guillory Memorial Highway"
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ELECTIONS/COMMISSIONERS: Provides for compensation for election commissioners (EG INCREASE LF EX See Note)
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RECORDS/RECORDATION: Provides for commemorative birth certificates (RE +$125,000 SG RV See Note)
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ENVIRONMENT: Provides for the burning of untreated, unpainted dimensional lumber
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CHILDREN/CUSTODY: Specifies how miles are measured for the purpose of relocation of a child
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SCHOOLS: Requires the inclusion of questions pertaining to food insecurity on a residency questionnaire administered to public school students (RE NO IMPACT See Note)
May 17, 2026 · details / share
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MTR VEHICLE/EMERGENCY: Establishes a driver's license designation for persons with brain injuries
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HIGHWAYS: Designates certain portions of Louisiana highways
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WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT: Provides relative to waivers under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
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CRIMINAL/VICTIMS: Provides relative to the rights of survivors of sexual assault
May 17, 2026 · details / share