Kim Coates

LA House District 73

Republican Louisiana since Jan 8, 2024

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Issue areas

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Government Operations & Budget 25 Healthcare 16 Environment & Energy 15 Agriculture 14 Criminal Justice & Policing 9 Social Services & Welfare 7 Transportation & Infrastructure 6 Technology & Privacy 5 Civil Rights & Liberties 4 Education 4 Labor & Employment 4 Economy & Taxes 2 Housing 2 Immigration 2 Other 2 Foreign Policy & Trade 1 Veterans Affairs 1

Offices & terms

Office	Party	From	To	Source
LA House District 73 current Louisiana	Republican	Jan 8, 2024	—	openstates/people CC0-1.0

Roll-call votes (1,624 recorded)

Vote	Position	Date	Result	Source
HCR 11 — MILITARY AFFAIRS: Expresses support for the continued operations of the Louisiana National Guard at Camp Beauregard in Pineville and…	Yea	May 11, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HCR 60 — HIGHWAYS/INTERSTATE: Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development to study the benefits of implementing the…	Yea	May 11, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 102 — CRIME: Creates the crime of second degree cruelty to the elderly and persons with infirmities (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)	Yea	May 11, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 219 — HEALTH DEPARTMENT: Creates the office of health and nutrition within the Louisiana Department of Health. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)	Yea	May 11, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1253 — HUMAN REMAINS: Enacts the Gracey Claire Rushing Act to provide for documentation, notification, and communication in the handling and…	Yea	May 11, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HR 217 — HOUSING: Requests the Louisiana State Law Institute to conduct a comprehensive study on the implications of rent stabilization policies	Nay	May 11, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 98 — CRIMINAL/VICTIMS: Provides a penalty for the unlawful disclosure of confidential information relating to victims of domestic violence…	Yea	May 11, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HCR 68 — TRANSPORTATION: Memorializes Congress to secure federal funding to remove four closed bridges on United States Highway 90 in St. Tammany…	Yea	May 11, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HCR 81 — SCHOOLS/ENROLLMENT: Requests that the state Department of Education conduct a study of options for public school systems facing declining…	Nay	May 11, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HCR 64 — COURTS: Requests a study to make recommendations regarding behavioral health courts	Yea	May 11, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 275 — HEALTH/ACC INSURANCE: Provides for reimbursement rates of services provided by CRNAs within their lawful scope of practice. (1/1/27)	Yea	May 11, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 234 — POSTSECONDARY ED: Provides for medical school students' grading. (2/3-CA7s2.1(A)) (7/1/26) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)	Not voting	May 11, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 824 — APPROPRIATIONS: Limits the amount of state general fund that may be appropriated in a fiscal year (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)	Yea	May 11, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1224 — CHILDREN: Provides with respect to children in need of care	Yea	May 11, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 661 — ETHICS/NEPOTISM: Provides an exception for hiring the immediate family member of a school board member or superintendent for certain…	Yea	May 11, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1051 — PROPERTY/VACANT SUBSTAND: Provides relative to the demolition of certain dilapidated property in the city of Shreveport	Yea	May 11, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1201 — ELECTED OFFICIALS/COMP: Provides with respect to the compensation of statewide elected officials and legislators (EN INCREASE GF EX See…	Yea	May 11, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HCR 28 — NURSES: Creates the Task Force on School Nurse Orientation	Yea	May 11, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 130 — HIGHWAYS: Redesignates the elevated portion of Interstate 220 in Caddo Parish as the "American Legion Post No. 14 Memorial Bridge"	Yea	May 11, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1011 — JURY DUTY: Permits jurors to donate their per diem compensation to the formal program of Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)	Yea	May 11, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 482 — SCHOOLS: Provides for career coaches to assist public middle and high school students and their parents in developing an individualized…	Yea	May 11, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HR 171 — STUDENT/LOANS-SCHOLARSHP: Requests the Board of Regents, in coordination with Louisiana Works, the state Department of Education, the…	Yea	May 11, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 926 — VACCINES/VACCINATION: Prohibits the use of vaccine status to determine admission to public buildings	Yea	May 11, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 47 — PUBLIC RECORDS: Requires certain email and telephone contact information for individual members of a board and commission. (8/1/26) (EN NO…	Yea	May 11, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 118 — CRIME/PUNISHMENT: Provides for substance use disorder screening of all misdemeanor DUI offenders. (8/1/26) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)	Yea	May 11, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0

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Offices & terms

Roll-call votes (1,624 recorded)

Sponsored legislation (20 as lead sponsor)