Louisiana SB 237 — CHILDREN: Provides relative to child welfare. (8/1/26) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Louisiana, 2026. SB 237: CHILDREN: Provides relative to child welfare. (8/1/26) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

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Official legislative source ↗

Latest action

June 23, 2026 — Becomes Act No. 960 without the Governor's signature.

Summary

No summary was supplied. Use the original legislative source for the bill text.

Sponsors

• Regina Ashford Barrow — primary sponsor
• Sidney Barthelemy
• Gerald Boudreaux
• Gary Carter
• Royce Duplessis
• Michael "Big Mike" Fesi
• Samuel Jenkins
• Beth Mizell
• Ed Price
• William "Bill" Wheat , Jr.
• Daryl Adams
• Dennis Bamburg Jr.
• Stephanie Berault
• Beth Billings
• Doyle Boudreaux
• Delisha Boyd
• Chad Boyer
• Ken Brass
• Reese "Skip" Broussard
• Barbara Carpenter
• R. Dewith Carrier
• Kim Carver
• Tehmi Chassion
• Kimberly Coates
• Vincent Cox III
• Jason Dewitt
• Kellee Dickerson
• Jessica Domangue
• Michael Echols
• Kathy Edmonston
• Peter Egan
• Adrian Fisher
• Aimee Adatto Freeman
• Barbara Reich Freiberg
• Brian Glorioso
• Kyle M. Green , Jr.
• Troy Hebert
• Steven Jackson
• Mike Johnson
• Edmond Jordan
• Timothy P. Kerner
• Alonzo Knox
• Vanessa Caston LaFleur
• Jacob Landry
• Terry Landry Jr
• Rodney Lyons
• Shane Mack
• C. Denise Marcelle
• Dixon McMakin
• Dustin Miller
• Charles Owen
• Neil Riser
• Laurie Schlegel
• Annie Spell
• Vincent J. St. Blanc , III
• Sylvia Taylor
• Lauren Ventrella
• Mark Wright
• John Wyble

Bill text

SB237 Act 960 Read version ↗

SB237 Enrolled Read version ↗

SB237 Re-Reengrossed Read version ↗

SB237 Reengrossed Read version ↗

SB237 Engrossed Read version ↗

SB237 Original Read version ↗

House Floor Amendment, #6337, Berault, Adopted Read version ↗

House Floor Amendment, #6320, Berault, Adopted Read version ↗

House Committee Amendment, #6100, APP, Adopted Read version ↗

House Committee Amendment, #6048, APP, Draft Read version ↗

House Committee Amendment, #5949, H&W, Adopted Read version ↗

House Committee Amendment, #5934, H&W, Draft Read version ↗

House Committee Amendment, #5921, H&W, Draft Read version ↗

House Committee Amendment, #5766, H&W, Draft Read version ↗

Senate Floor Legislative Bureau Amendment, #3292, Miller, G., Adopted Read version ↗

Senate Committee Amendment, #3140, FNCE, Adopted Read version ↗

Senate Committee Amendment, #3139, FNCE, Draft Read version ↗

Senate Committee Amendment, #3128, FNCE, Draft Read version ↗

Senate Committee Amendment, #2883, H&W, Adopted Read version ↗

Senate Committee Amendment, #2859, H&W, Draft Read version ↗

Senate Committee Amendment, #1699, H&W, Draft Read version ↗

Recorded votes

Legislative history

1. February 26, 2026Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
2. March 9, 2026Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
3. April 28, 2026Reported with amendments.
4. April 29, 2026Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted; ordered engrossed and recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
5. May 5, 2026Reported with amendments.
6. May 6, 2026Read by title; Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered reengrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
7. May 7, 2026Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 32 yeas and 0 nays; ordered re-reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
8. May 11, 2026Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
9. May 12, 2026Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
10. May 25, 2026Reported with amendments (10-0). To be recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
11. May 25, 2026Rules suspended.
12. May 25, 2026Read by title, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
13. May 26, 2026Reported with amendments (10-9). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
14. May 27, 2026Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
15. May 28, 2026Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.
16. May 29, 2026Scheduled for floor debate on 05/29/2026.
17. May 29, 2026Read by title, returned to the calendar.
18. June 1, 2026By a vote of 89 yeas, 1 nays, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, the House approved consideration after the 82nd calendar day.
19. June 1, 2026Notice House approved consideration after 6:00 p.m. on the 82nd calendar day.
20. June 1, 2026Read by title. The Senate approved consideration after 6:00 p.m. on the 82nd calendar day by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays.
21. June 1, 2026Notice Senate approved consideration after the 82nd calendar day.
22. June 1, 2026Called from the calendar.
23. June 1, 2026Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 2. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
24. June 1, 2026Received from the House with amendments.
25. June 1, 2026Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays.
26. June 1, 2026Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate on 6/2/2026.
27. June 1, 2026Signed by the Speaker of the House.
28. June 1, 2026Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate on 6/2/2026.
29. June 23, 2026Becomes Act No. 960 without the Governor's signature.
30. June 23, 2026Effective date 6/23/2026.

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