Representative Wyble's 2026 Legislative Agenda

Thirteen Bills Focused on Building a Better Washington Parish — and a Stronger Louisiana

State Representative John Wyble (R-Franklinton) has announced his 2026 legislative agenda, filing thirteen bills in the Louisiana House of Representatives that build on his commitment to making Washington Parish, and all of Louisiana, a better place to live, work, and raise a family.

From expanding access to justice in Bogalusa and cracking down on crimes against children, to clearing blight in small towns and charting a path to zero income tax, Wyble's agenda is rooted in a conviction that what's good for Washington Parish is good for Louisiana. The thirteen bills he has filed this session span education, public safety, workforce development, tax relief, agriculture, and economic revitalization.

“Everything I'm filing this session starts with Washington Parish,” said Rep. Wyble. “Our communities across District 75 and Louisiana need good jobs, safe streets, strong schools, and a government that actually works for Louisiana’s tax payers."

• Wyble's education package tackles Louisiana's literacy crisis at every level, from adolescent reading instruction in grades four through eight, to a new Commission on Foundational Education, to a first-of-its-kind bill redirecting public dollars away from college programs that federal data shows consistently leave graduates without a paycheck.

• On public safety, he is closing a dangerous gap in Louisiana's bail law, ensuring defendants charged with violent felonies or sex offenses against children face mandatory bail hearings and abuse prevention orders before release. His blight expropriation bill finally gives small parishes and municipalities the same fast-track tools the big cities have had for years, empowering communities across Washington Parish to tear down what's dragging them down and build back up.

• Wyble is also pressing Louisiana toward zero individual income tax with his "Pelican Promise" bill, phasing the rate to zero over ten years as Texas and Florida have already done while modernizing the state's workforce development system and creating a voluntary portable benefits framework for Louisiana's growing gig workforce.

• Rounding out the agenda: LHSAA accountability legislation that gives student-athletes real transfer rights and requires government representation on the association's governing board; a ban on cell cultured food products to protect Louisiana's agricultural industry; and a highway designation honoring veterans in Washington Parish.

Rep. Wyble's 2026 Filed Legislation

Click any bill number to view full text on the Louisiana Legislature's website:

• HB 78 – Increases the jurisdictional limit for the City Court of Bogalusa
  
• HB 229 – Prohibits public funds for low-earning postsecondary degree programs
  
• HB 271 – Creates the Louisiana Commission on Foundational Education
  
• HB 284 – Authorizes parishes and municipalities to expropriate blighted property by declaration of taking
  
• HB 301 – Creates the Independent Contractor Voluntary Portable Benefits Act
  
• HB 316 – Expands adolescent literacy instruction and assessment for grades 4–8
  
• HB 355 – Designates a portion of Louisiana Highway 10 as the "Veterans Park Highway"
  
• HB 374 – Strengthens bail hearings and conditions for offenses against child victims
  
• HB 411 – The Pelican Promise: Zero in Ten Income Tax Freedom Act
  
• HB 644 – Protects student-athlete transfer eligibility rights in interscholastic athletics
  
• HB 645 – Requires government representation on interscholastic athletic association governing boards
  
• HB 680 – Modernizes workforce development and expands WIOA waiver authority
  
• HB 859 – Prohibits the manufacturing, sale, and distribution of cell cultured food products