Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development Committee
🏛️ Chair Senate
📅 Not Scheduled
3 bills pending
Stewart Jr. Cathey — Senate District 33
🔴 Republican
👍 1 Partner Likes · #9 Senate
📜 27 Primary Authored Bills
🗳 1552 Individual Votes Observed
🏛 5 Committee Assignments
🏛️ Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development Committee · Chair · 3 pending
⏳ Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Committee · Interim Member · 2 pending
👤 Commerce Committee · 12 pending
👤 Local & Municipal Affairs Committee · 6 pending
🛡️ Environmental Quality Committee · Ex Officio · 3 pending
Voting Similarity
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Compared only with current senate 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.
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%
12 of 12 shared final votes
Louisiana Right to Life
100%
5 of 5 shared final votes
Louisiana Family Forum
98%
45 of 46 shared final votes
Health Freedom Louisiana
94%
16 of 17 shared final votes
Louisiana Motor Transport Association
88%
7 of 8 shared final votes
Pelican Institute
74%
23 of 31 shared final votes
Professional Association of Law Enforcement Officers
58%
7 of 12 shared final votes
Citizens for a New Louisiana
43%
54 of 127 shared final votes
Committee Assignments
Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Committee
⏳ Interim Member Senate
📅 Not Scheduled
2 bills pending
Commerce Committee
👤 Member Senate
📅 Not Scheduled
12 bills pending
Local & Municipal Affairs Committee
👤 Member Senate
📅 Not Scheduled
6 bills pending
Environmental Quality Committee
🛡️ Ex Officio Senate
📅 Not Scheduled
3 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.
SR208
Directs the Department of Veteran Affairs to submit a report annually to the Legislature outlining the length of time between discharge of military and a claim for services.
June 1, 2026Enrolled
SR164
Requests the Department of Insurance to study issues related to insurance coverage of motor vehicle damage claims, including steering and disputes regarding the adjustment of vehicle damages.
June 1, 2026Enrolled
SB54
👍 1
Provides relative to esthetics. (8/1/26)
June 1, 2026Became Law Without Signature
SB52
Provides relative to public assistance benefits for children. (8/1/26) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
June 1, 2026Signed by Governor
SB208
Provides relative to certain services provided to veterans. (gov sig)
June 1, 2026Passed House
SB505
Provides relative to the Motor Fuels Underground Storage Tank Trust Dedicated Fund Account. (7/1/26) (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note)
May 29, 2026Signed by Governor
SB374
Provides for uniform procedure for the creation of college economic development districts for any college or university in any municipality or parish. (gov sig)
May 29, 2026Signed by Governor
SCR23
Creates the Agricultural-Based National Security Priorities Task Force.
May 25, 2026Enrolled
SB334
Provides for enforcement of ordinances by a municipality or parish relative to public health, housing, fire codes, building codes, zoning, vegetation, nuisances, licensing and permits. (8/1/26)
May 22, 2026Signed by Governor
SB105
Provides relative to TOPS eligibility. (8/1/26) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
May 22, 2026Signed by Governor
SB502
Provides relative to the storage of sugarcane bagasse biomass. (gov sig)
May 14, 2026Signed by Governor
SR95
Designates April 28, 2026, as Louisiana 4-H and FFA Day at the Louisiana State Capitol and to commend the state officers of Louisiana 4-H and the Louisiana FFA Association.
May 11, 2026Enrolled
SCR9
Memorializes Congress to implement legislation to require candidates for the United States House of Representatives to reside within the congressional district they seek to represent.
May 7, 2026Introduced in Senate
SB503
Creates the Minor Exploitation Prevention Act. (8/1/28)
May 7, 2026Pending: House Commerce
SCR34
Expresses sincere and heartfelt condolences upon the death of Coach Pat Collins.
May 4, 2026Enrolled
SB350
Changes the name of the Louisiana Soybean Association. (8/1/26)
May 4, 2026Signed by Governor
SB349
Re-creates Department of Agriculture and Forestry. (6/30/26)
April 30, 2026Signed by Governor
SB340
Requires the tax assessor of each parish to provide property owners with a form for permanent registration of the homestead exemption. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)
April 30, 2026Signed by Governor
SB65
Provides relative to the conversion of preexisting schools into charter schools. (gov sig) (EG NO IMPACT See Note)
April 20, 2026Failed to Pass
SB512
Creates a mandatory right of appraisal for automobile repairs. (8/1/26)
April 1, 2026Pending: Senate Insurance
SB511
Requires transparency of automobile repairs. (8/1/26)
April 1, 2026Pending: Senate Insurance
SR44
Commends and congratulates former state Senator Michael A. Walsworth on the occasion of his seventieth birthday.
March 30, 2026Enrolled
SR43
Commends Senate President Cameron Henry, Jr. for serving as the 2026 Irish Grand Marshal in the 44th Irish-Italian Parade.
March 30, 2026Enrolled
SB391
Provides relative to nonpublic prekindergarten programs. (8/1/26)
March 9, 2026Introduced in Senate
SB271
Provides for permits for hauling grain and cotton on Interstate 20. (8/1/26) (OR SEE FISC NOTE SD RV)
March 9, 2026Pending: Senate Transportation, Highways & Public Works
SB138
Provides for speed enforcement measures. (8/1/26)
March 9, 2026Pending: Senate Transportation, Highways & Public Works
SB108
Provides that the commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Forestry has the exclusive authority to make certain decisions related to pesticide labeling. (8/1/26)
March 9, 2026Introduced in Senate