Skip to main content
Independent and nonpartisan. SaveYourState is a civic information resource. It is not a government website and is not affiliated with any government agency, party, or campaign.

Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 242: HEALTH DEPARTMENT: Provides relative to home health licensure by the Louisiana Department of Health. (8/1/26)

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 242 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana Senate on February 26, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: HEALTH DEPARTMENT: Provides relative to home health licensure by the Louisiana Department of Health. (8/1/26). Primary sponsor: Patrick McMath (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 9, 2026): Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Patrick McMathPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate11

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
  2. Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source