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The Study Workers Bill
Study housing help for Louisiana state workers
Requests the Louisiana Housing Corporation to work in conjunction with the division of administration and the State Civil Service Commission to study the feasibility of creating a housing and rental assistance program using vacant state-owned property to support cost-burdened or severely cost-burdened renter households of state government employees (EG INCREASE SG EX See Note)
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This bill asked for a study to see if Louisiana could use empty state buildings to help state workers pay for housing.
Our take
What we think, in plain words.
This bill would have asked for a study. The study would have looked into using empty state buildings to help state workers who struggle to pay rent. This could have helped many state employees afford to live where they work. Since it was rejected, this idea will not move forward right now.
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The facts
What the bill actually says, no spin.
- It asked the Louisiana Housing Corporation to study a new housing program.
- The program would use empty state buildings.
- It would help state workers who pay too much for rent.
- The bill was rejected and will not move forward.
How they voted
The actual floor vote, and who broke from their own party.
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- Robert Carter (D): voted against it, crossing most Democrats
- Lawrence Bagley (R): voted for it, crossing most Republicans
- Jack McFarland (R): voted for it, crossing most Republicans
- Jerome Zeringue (R): voted for it, crossing most Republicans
- Wayne McMahen (R): voted for it, crossing most Republicans
- Jeremy LaCombe (R): voted for it, crossing most Republicans
- Bryan Fontenot (R): voted for it, crossing most Republicans
- Barbara Freiberg (R): voted for it, crossing most Republicans
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