House Committee on Appropriations
🏛️ Elected Member House
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45 bills pending
Kimberly Landry Coates — House District 73
🔴 Republican
👍 7 Partner Likes · #7 House
📜 20 Primary Authored Bills
🗳 1746 Individual Votes Observed
🏛 3 Committee Assignments
Voting Similarity
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Compared only with current house members on explicit yes-or-no votes from non-unanimous roll calls. Louisiana's configured final-vote patterns retain substantive final action; procedural and unanimous votes are excluded. Each percentage measures agreement, and the shared-vote count shows how much common voting history supports it.
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R
Stephanie Hilferty
95.9%
agreement
344 shared votes
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R
Jason Brian DeWitt
95.7%
agreement
460 shared votes
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R
Paul Sawyer
95.3%
agreement
449 shared votes
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R
Timothy P. Kerner
95.2%
agreement
463 shared votes
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R
Stephanie H. Berault
94.8%
agreement
459 shared votes
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R
Phillip DeVillier
94.8%
agreement
309 shared votes
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D
Wilford Carter Sr.
56.0%
agreement
302 shared votes
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R
Beryl Amedée
57.8%
agreement
455 shared votes
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R
Danny McCormick
59.4%
agreement
426 shared votes
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D
Ed Murray
60.7%
agreement
448 shared votes
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R
Rodney Schamerhorn
61.7%
agreement
454 shared votes
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D
Candace N. Newell
61.7%
agreement
423 shared votes
Organization Alignment
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Alignment compares this legislator's explicit yes-or-no votes with each public organization's current bill likes and dislikes. Only Louisiana's configured substantive final-vote patterns count; procedural votes are excluded. The shared-vote count is the number of graded bills on which both cast a position.
AFA Action
100%
13 of 13 shared final votes
Louisiana Right to Life
100%
6 of 6 shared final votes
Louisiana Family Forum
98%
47 of 48 shared final votes
Health Freedom Louisiana
94%
15 of 16 shared final votes
Louisiana Motor Transport Association
91%
10 of 11 shared final votes
Pelican Institute
65%
26 of 40 shared final votes
Professional Association of Law Enforcement Officers
58%
7 of 12 shared final votes
Citizens for a New Louisiana
45%
63 of 139 shared final votes
Committee Assignments
Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture and Rural Development Committee
👤 Member House
📅 Not Scheduled
6 bills pending
House Natural Resources and Environment
👤 Member House
📅 Not Scheduled
37 bills pending
Primary Authored Bills
StateLens credits bill likes to the first-listed primary author. The activity pills below reconcile to this profile's partner-like totals.
HB949
Provides relative to the Louisiana State Radiologic Technology Board of Examiners (EN INCREASE SG RV See Note)
June 23, 2026Became Law Without Signature
HB1153
Authorizes parishes and municipalities to declare bans on burning
June 23, 2026Became Law Without Signature
HB783
Provides relative to the regulation of food and food safety
June 8, 2026Signed by Governor
HB403
👍 3
Provides for the production of homemade food for sale to the public
June 8, 2026Signed by Governor
HCR104
Urges and requests the Department of Conservation and Energy and the Louisiana Geological Survey to study and develop recommendations for the collection, retention, and access to the state's subsurface data
June 5, 2026Enrolled
HR396
Commends Bella Cervantes for her advocacy for childhood cancer awareness and positive impact on Louisiana
June 2, 2026Enrolled
HB622
👎 1
Provides relative to the confidentiality of criminal history records
June 2, 2026Signed by Governor
HB621
👍 1
Requires recycling of decommissioned renewable energy infrastructure
June 1, 2026Signed by Governor
HB930
👍 2
Eliminates the requirement for the Louisiana Department of Health to register cosmetic products
May 29, 2026Signed by Governor
HB1233
Provides relative to a contract limit for hospital service districts (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
May 29, 2026Signed by Governor
HCR115
Designates May 20, 2026, as Tangipahoa Parish Fair Day at the state capitol
May 28, 2026Enrolled
HR311
Urges and requests the House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment to conduct a comprehensive study of Louisiana's Scenic Rivers Program and the long-term stewardship, protection, management, and conservation of Scenic River resources, including issues affecting the Tangipahoa River following the Smitty's Supply incident
May 25, 2026Pending: House Natural Resources and Environment
HSR2
Requests the House Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture and Rural Development to study the land application of biosolids and other human waste-derived materials in agricultural lands in Louisiana
May 22, 2026
HB344
Provides relative to the Grain and Cotton Indemnity Fund (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
May 11, 2026Signed by Governor
HR94
Designates November 16, 2026, as Sanfilippo Syndrome Awareness Day in Louisiana
April 10, 2026Enrolled
HB839
Provides with respect to a hospital service district use of"construction management at risk" (OR NO IMPACT See Note)
April 8, 2026Introduced in House
HB890
Imposes additional requirements for certain coastal use permits on Lake Maurepas and Lake Pontchartrain (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note)
March 9, 2026Pending: House Natural Resources and Environment
HB754
Creates sanctuaries on Lake Pontchartrain (OR NO IMPACT See Note)
March 9, 2026Pending: House Natural Resources and Environment
HB753
👍 1
Prohibits inspection of certain meat products
March 9, 2026Pending: House Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture and Rural Development
HB536
👎 1
Provides requirements relative to the location of wireless communication facilities with respect to school property, including permitting requirements
March 9, 2026Pending: House Commerce