Health & Welfare Committee
🏛️ Chair Senate
📅 Not Scheduled
37 bills pending
Patrick McMath — Senate District 11
🔴 Republican
👍 7 Partner Likes · #4 Senate
📜 25 Primary Authored Bills
🗳 1552 Individual Votes Observed
🏛 3 Committee Assignments
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%
10 of 10 shared final votes
Louisiana Right to Life
100%
3 of 3 shared final votes
Louisiana Family Forum
98%
39 of 40 shared final votes
Health Freedom Louisiana
92%
12 of 13 shared final votes
Louisiana Motor Transport Association
86%
6 of 7 shared final votes
Pelican Institute
71%
17 of 24 shared final votes
Professional Association of Law Enforcement Officers
50%
5 of 10 shared final votes
Citizens for a New Louisiana
43%
45 of 104 shared final votes
Committee Assignments
Judiciary B Committee
👤 Member Senate
📅 Not Scheduled
8 bills pending
Transportation, Highways & Public Works Committee
👤 Member Senate
📅 Not Scheduled
12 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.
SB43
👍 1
Provides relative to psychedelic-assisted therapy. (8/1/26) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
June 21, 2026Became Law Without Signature
SB29
👍 3
Requires coroners to report certain information regarding sudden child deaths. (8/1/26) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
June 2, 2026Signed by Governor
SB250
Provides relative to comprehensive weight management services. (8/1/26) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX See Note)
June 2, 2026Signed by Governor
SB57
Provides relative to nutrition. (1/1/28)
June 1, 2026Signed by Governor
SB465
Provides for payments to healthcare providers. (8/1/26) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
June 1, 2026Signed by Governor
SB458
Provides for local ethics entities. (8/1/26)
May 29, 2026Signed by Governor
SB164
Provides relative to first responders. (gov sig)
May 29, 2026Signed by Governor
SR154
Requests the Louisiana Department of Health to study the adequacy of the in-home skilled nursing services market in Louisiana.
May 28, 2026Enrolled
SR153
Commends Madison Hogan on being crowned the 100th Miss St.Tammany Parish Fair Queen.
May 28, 2026Enrolled
SB404
Provides relative to eye care providers. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note)
May 22, 2026Signed by Governor
SB34
Provides relative to alerts for missing persons. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
May 22, 2026Signed by Governor
SB32
👍 3
Establishes a Perinatal Bereavement Care Initiative within the Louisiana Department of Health. (8/1/26) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
May 22, 2026Signed by Governor
SB30
Provides relative to telehealth. (gov sig)
May 22, 2026Signed by Governor
SB253
Provides relative to peptides. (8/1/26)
May 22, 2026Signed by Governor
SB219
Creates the office of health and nutrition within the Louisiana Department of Health. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
May 22, 2026Signed by Governor
SB28
Provides relative to associate teachers. (gov sig)
May 15, 2026Signed by Governor
SB26
Provides relative to opioid treatment programs. (gov sig)
May 15, 2026Signed by Governor
SR86
Prohibits wearing eyeglasses with audio video capabilities in the Senate chamber unless approved by Senate President.
May 13, 2026Enrolled
SB215
Provides relative to the grounds for post conviction relief for inmates convicted by a non-unanimous jury. (gov sig) (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
April 20, 2026Introduced in Senate
SB37
Provides relative to lead poisoning prevention. (8/1/26) (EG +$1,205,479 GF EX See Note)
April 7, 2026Pending: Senate Finance
SB462
Provides relative to child welfare. (8/1/26) (OR NO IMPACT See Note)
April 1, 2026Pending: Senate Health & Welfare
SB413
Provides relative to the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners. (8/1/26) (OR NO IMPACT SG EX See Note)
March 23, 2026Pending: Senate Health & Welfare
SB27
Provides relative to high-dosage tutoring. (gov sig) (EG +$15,200,000 GF EX See Note)
March 23, 2026Pending: Senate Finance
SB33
Provides relative to children in foster care. (8/1/26)
March 9, 2026Pending: Senate Health & Welfare
SB242
Provides relative to home health licensure by the Louisiana Department of Health. (8/1/26)
March 9, 2026Pending: Senate Health & Welfare