In his first term Garofalo was assigned to the House (1) Civil Law and Procedure, (2) Judiciary, and (3) Natural Resources and Environment committees.

Garofalo also served on the Louisiana Law Institute Council (LSLIC), Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) Financing Corporation, the Governor's Coastal Advisory Commission, the Louisiana International Gulf Transfer Terminal (LIGTT) Board, and the Southern States Energy Board (SSEB).

[citation needed] Promoting a bill he proposed, which would ban the teaching of critical race theory in public school classrooms, Rep. Garofalo said “If you’re having a discussion on whatever the case may be, slavery, then you can talk about everything dealing with slavery, the good, the bad, the ugly”.

Garofalo was immediately rebuked by fellow Republican Rep. Stephanie Hilferty, who replied "There's no good to slavery, though."

The substitute motion ultimately failed on a 7-7 tie vote, and Garofolo voluntarily withdrew the bill following no further objections, leaving the potential for reintroduction in the future open.