Agenda - Health and Welfare

Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
March 11, 2026 9:00 a.m. John J. Hainkel, Jr. Room
Scheduled

BLUE = already considered. RED = currently being considered. BLACK = not yet considered.
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
	Consider and approve the meeting minutes dated June 8, 2025 from the 2025 Regular Session
	Consider and approve the meeting minutes dated December 2, 2025 from the 2025-2026 interim
BUSINESS
	Introduction of Louisiana Surgeon General, Dr. Evelyn Griffin
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
		SB23	GERALD BOUDREAUX	SANITARY CODE - Provides for an additional exemption to the definition of food service establishment. (8/1/26) (OR -$6,425 SG RV See Note)
		SB26	MCMATH	HEALTH SERVICES - Provides relative to opioid treatment programs. (gov sig)
		SB29	MCMATH	PUBLIC HEALTH - Requires coroners to report certain information regarding sudden child deaths. (8/1/26) (OR INCREASE LF EX See Note)
		SB30	MCMATH	HEALTH CARE - Provides relative to telehealth. (gov sig)
		SB32	MCMATH	HEALTH/HOSPITALS DEPT - Establishes a Perinatal Bereavement Care Initiative within the Louisiana Department of Health. (8/1/26) (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
		SB45	WHEAT	HEALTH SERVICES - Provides relative to hospice care. (gov sig) (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
		SB150	GERALD BOUDREAUX	HEALTH DEPARTMENT - Provides relative to vital records stored by the Louisiana Department of Health. (gov sig)
		SB253	MCMATH	PUBLIC HEALTH - Provides relative to peptides. (8/1/26)
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
ADJOURNMENT

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