STATE BILLLA SB 157PASSED

Provides for paid parental leave for eligible employees. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

State of Louisiana

Status: Passed; Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date: Jun 2, 2026; 163 days ago
Current chamber: Senate
Session: 2026 Regular Session

LA SB 157 · PassedJun 2

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Last action: Effective date 6/2/2026. · Jun 2, 2026

Bill history

Newest first.

Jun 2, 2026Effective date 6/2/2026.Senate

Jun 2, 2026Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 744.Senate

Jun 1, 2026Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.Senate

Jun 1, 2026Signed by the Speaker of the House.House

Jun 1, 2026Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.Senate

May 31, 2026Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 31 yeas and 0 nays.Senate

May 29, 2026Received from the House with amendments.Senate

May 29, 2026Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 78, nays 13. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.House

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May 29, 2026Scheduled for floor debate on 05/29/2026.House

May 28, 2026Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.House

May 27, 2026Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.House

May 26, 2026Reported with amendments (19-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.House

May 20, 2026Read by title, amended, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.House

May 19, 2026Reported with amendments (13-0). To be recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.House

May 12, 2026Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.House

May 11, 2026Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.House

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.Senate

May 6, 2026Read by title; Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered reengrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.Senate

May 5, 2026Reported with amendments.Senate

Apr 20, 2026Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted; ordered engrossed and recommitted to the Committee on Finance.Senate

Apr 15, 2026Reported with amendments.Senate

Mar 9, 2026Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Education.Senate

Feb 25, 2026Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.Senate

Recorded votes

Senate Vote on SB 157 FINAL PASSAGE (#651)May 7, 2026 · Senate · 32 yea · 0 nayPassed

House Vote on SB 157 FINAL PASSAGE (#1632)May 29, 2026 · House · 77 yea · 14 nayPassed

House Vote on SB 157 FINAL PASSAGE (#1632)May 29, 2026 · House · 78 yea · 13 nayPassed

Senate Vote on SB 157 CONCUR (#1584)May 31, 2026 · Senate · 31 yea · 0 nayPassed

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