State · Louisiana Senate
Bill Wheat
State Senator · Senate District 37 · Party: Republican
1567 final-passage votes on record.
A member of Louisiana's state Senate, which votes on the state's laws and budget.
- Voted Yes on HB 682 (ADMINISTRATIVE LAW: Provides relative to the expungement of certain adjudication records (EN NO IMPACT See Note)). It passed. Jun 3, 2025
- Voted Yes on SB 129 (INSURERS: Requires health insurers to cover proton therapy for cancer patients. (8/1/25) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)). It passed. Jun 3, 2025
- Voted Yes on SB 66 (DISCRIMINATION: Provides relative to discrimination based on military status in education, employment, public accommodations and housing options. (8/1/25)). It passed. Jun 3, 2025
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- Office
- State Senator
- District
- Senate District 37
- Party
- Republican
- Term
- Since 2024-01-08
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This tab shows Bill Wheat's platform in two parts. In their own words: a short excerpt, word for word, from their own Issues or Priorities page, with a link to the whole page, and statements their office submits, labeled as such. Commitments tracked: specific, checkable promises (signing a named bill, funding a program at a stated amount, finishing a project by a date), each quoted with its date and source and checked in code before it's published, with a status that changes only with evidence.
How the platform is recordedShowing every recorded vote. Procedural, amendment, committee, and nomination votes are labeled.
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HB 682
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW: Provides relative to the expungement of certain adjudication records (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
FINAL PASSAGE (#648)
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 129
INSURERS: Requires health insurers to cover proton therapy for cancer patients. (8/1/25) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
CONCUR (#636)
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 66
DISCRIMINATION: Provides relative to discrimination based on military status in education, employment, public accommodations and housing options. (8/1/25)
CONCUR (#631)
Yes Source ↗ -
HB 653
TAX CREDITS: Transfers the sound recording investor tax credit program from La. Economic Development to the Dept. of Culture, Recreation and Tourism and extends the duration of the program (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note)
FINAL PASSAGE (#652)
Yes Source ↗ -
HCR 55
HEALTH CARE: Continues the Health Inequities and Disparities in Rural Areas Task Force
CONCUR (#624)
Yes Source ↗ -
HB 593
RACING/HORSE: Provides relative to the creation of Louisiana Equestrian Corporation (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
FINAL PASSAGE (#643)
Yes Source ↗ -
HB 655
HEALTH/LDH: Provides relative to fees charged by the Louisiana Department of Health in parish health units
FINAL PASSAGE (#645)
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 26
PUBLIC HEALTH: Provides relative to diabetes information. (8/1/25) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
REJECT (#639)
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 59
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE: Provides for fiscal and economic impact statements under the Administrative Procedure Act. (8/1/25) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
CONCUR (#629)
Yes Source ↗ -
HCR 79
SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Recognizes June 4, 2025, as Opportunity Youth Day at the state capitol
CONCUR (#626)
Yes Source ↗ -
HB 441
INSURANCE DEPARTMENT: Provides for fees collected by the commissioner of insurance (EN +$5,311,560 SG RV See Note)
FINAL PASSAGE (#659)
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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SB 98
CONTROL DANGER SUBSTANCE: Increases the penalties for the retail sale of nitrous oxide. (8/1/25)
CONCUR (#634)
Yes Source ↗ -
HB 654
TAX/SALES & USE: Requires sales and use tax exemptions, exclusions, credits, or rebates to apply to both the state and local sales tax bases (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note)
FINAL PASSAGE (#654)
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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HCR 9
JUDGES: Directs the La. State Law Institute to study the procedures for the recusal of judges
CONCUR (#664)
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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HB 605
NATURAL RESOURCES DEPT: Authorizes a fee for expedited processing performed by the Department of Energy and Natural Resources (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD RV See Note)
FINAL PASSAGE (#644)
Yes Source ↗ -
HB 500
TAX/SALES & USE: Authorizes the mediation of certain tax disputes, the issuance of policy advice, and requests for private letter rulings under certain circumstances (EN NO IMPACT GF EX See Note)
FINAL PASSAGE (#651)
Yes Source ↗ -
HB 687
TRANSPORTATION DEPT: Authorizes the Port of New Orleans to utilize public private partnerships for the St. Bernard Transportation Corridor roadway project (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note)
FINAL PASSAGE (#649)
Yes Source ↗ -
HB 12
CRIME/MISDEMEANOR: Provides relative to the sale of consumable hemp products (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
FINAL PASSAGE (#658)
Yes Source ↗ -
HB 582
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS: Provides relative to deferred presentment transactions and small loans
FINAL PASSAGE (#640)
Yes Source ↗ -
HB 681
PUBLIC RECORDS: Provides relative to access to personal information of district attorneys (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)
FINAL PASSAGE (#647)
Yes Source ↗ -
SB 138
HEALTH/ACC INSURANCE: Provides for health insurance coverage for retired employees of district attorneys' offices. (8/1/25)
CONCUR (#637)
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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HB 210
PHARMACIES: Provides relative to retention and archiving of records in the state prescription monitoring program
FINAL PASSAGE (#660)
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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HB 74
DOMESTIC ABUSE: Provides for the termination of manufacturer vehicle tracking services in certain cases of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
CO-AUTHORS (#560)
Not voting Source ↗ -
HB 296
TAX/SALES-USE, LOCAL: Authorizes the governing authority of East Baton Rouge Parish to distribute sales and use tax revenue collected on the sale of admission tickets to and concessions and parking at certain events (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV)
FINAL PASSAGE (#586)
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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HB 93
TAX/LOCAL: Provides relative to the authority of the Acadiana Regional Juvenile Justice District to levy certain taxes
FINAL PASSAGE (#567)
Yes Source ↗ -
HB 298
DISTRICTS/SPECIAL: Provides relative to the Ernest N. Morial-New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority
FINAL PASSAGE (#587)
Yes Source ↗ -
HB 56
CIVIL/LAW: Provides relative to the freedom to display the flag of the United States
CO-AUTHORS (#557)
Not voting Source ↗ -
SCR 65
COMMENDATIONS: Commends the Episcopal School of Baton Rouge on their athletic achievements.
ADOPT (#536)
Yes Source ↗ -
HB 259
NOTARIES: Provides relative to bonds for notaries public (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
FINAL PASSAGE (#580)
Yes Source ↗ -
HB 258
INSURANCE/AUTOMOBILE: Provides relative to automobile liability insurance premiums of policyholders sixty-five years of age or older
FINAL PASSAGE (#579)
Yes Source ↗ -
HB 14
CRIME/HOMICIDE: Provides relative to homicide when the victim is a person with infirmities (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
FINAL PASSAGE (#549)
Yes Source ↗ -
HB 209
PUBLIC CONTRACT/BIDS: Provides relative to the financing structure for public works projects in Ascension Parish
FINAL PASSAGE (#576)
Yes Source ↗ -
HB 454
MEDICAID: Requires Medicaid coverage for certain doula services (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
CO-AUTHORS (#599)
Not voting Source ↗ -
HB 137
HEALTH/EMERG MED SERVICE: Authorizes psychologists and medical psychologists to evaluate a patient via telehealth for emergency certificates
FINAL PASSAGE (#566)
Yes Source ↗ -
HB 519
MTR VEHICLE/VIOLATIONS: Provides relative to the operation of a motor vehicle while using a wireless telecommunication device (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV)
FINAL PASSAGE (#607)
Yes Source ↗ -
HB 340
DENTISTRY: Changes the domicile of the Louisiana State Board of Dentistry (EN +$1,200 SG EX See Note)
FINAL PASSAGE (#589)
Yes Source ↗ -
HB 543
DENTISTRY/HYGIENISTS: Provides relative to the Interstate Dental and Dental Hygiene Licensure Compact (EN +$3,700 SG RV See Note)
FINAL PASSAGE (#608)
Yes Source ↗ -
HB 344
STUDENT/DISCIPLINE: Provides for the transfer of school disciplinary records (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
FINAL PASSAGE (#590)
Yes Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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HB 192
DISTRICTS/SPECIAL: Provides relative to the French Quarter Management District in the city of New Orleans
FINAL PASSAGE (#575)
Yes Source ↗ -
HB 482
REAPPORTIONMENT: Provides for review of local redistricting plans (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
FINAL PASSAGE (#600)
Yes Source ↗ -
HB 477
TAX CREDITS: Authorizes university laboratory schools to participate in the student tuition organization tax credit program (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG RV See Note)
FINAL PASSAGE (#547)
Yes Source ↗ -
HCR 78
COMMENDATIONS: Commends the Richwood High School boys' basketball team for winning the Louisiana High School Athletic Association 2025 Division III Non-select state championship
CONCUR (#540)
Not voting Source ↗ -
Yes Source ↗
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