Health and Welfare Committee, Louisiana House of Representatives

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The Health and Welfare Committee is a standing committee of the Louisiana House of Representatives.

Per the House Rules, committees of the Louisiana House of Representatives are assigned by the Speaker of the House.[1] It is unclear when committees are assigned. A majority of appointed members make up a committee's quorum.[2] The Speaker and Speaker Pro Tempore serve as ex officio members of every committee.[3]

DocumentIcon.jpg See rules: House Rules

Function

“ To this committee shall be referred, in accordance with the rules, all legislative instruments, messages, petitions, memorials and other matters relating to the following subjects: Institutions, health and welfare generally; Hospitals, public or private; Health offices and their administration; Institutions and services for persons with intellectual disabilities; Mental health institutions and facilities; Geriatric hospitals; Nursing homes; Vocational rehabilitation including vocational rehabilitation homes; Alcoholic rehabilitation; Health and Human Resources Administration; Tuberculosis sanatoriums; Nurse's training programs; Public welfare; Old age assistance; Private and local institutions of public welfare; Research training and rehabilitation in the field of public welfare; Regulation, licensing, or certification of health-related occupations and professions.[4][5] ”

Membership

2025-2026 legislative session

Health and Welfare Committee, 2025-2026
Democratic members (5) Republican members (13) Third-party members(0)

2023-2024 legislative session

Health and Welfare Committee, 2023-2024
Democratic members (9) Republican members (11) Third-party members(0)

2021-2022 legislative session

Health and Welfare Committee, 2021-2022
Democratic members (9) Republican members (9) Third-party members(0)

2012-2013

The following table describes committee membership for the 2012 legislative session.

Health and Welfare Members, 2012
Democratic members (9)Republican members (12)
• John Anders• Scott Simon, Chair
• Regina Barrow• Frank Hoffmann, Vice chair
• Kenny Cox• Jerome Richard
• Albert Franklin• Ray Garofalo
• Dorothy Hill• Lance Harris
• Katrina Jackson• Kenny Havard
• H. Bernard LeBas• Bob Hensgens
• Patrick Williams• Jay Morris
• Walt Leger, III• J. Rogers Pope
• Lenar Whitney
• Tom Willmott
• Charles Kleckley

2010-2011

The following table describes committee membership for the 2010 legislative session.

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Louisiana House of Representatives, "Rules of Order," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 6.3(A))
  2. ↑ Louisiana House of Representatives, "Rules of Order," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 14.36)
  3. ↑ Louisiana House of Representatives, "Rules of Order," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 6.3(C))
  4. ↑ Louisiana House of Representatives, "Health and Welfare Committee," accessed February 18, 2021
  5. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.


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Speaker of the House:Phillip DeVillier
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