STATE BILLLA SB 237PASSED

Provides relative to child welfare. (8/1/26) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

State of Louisiana

Status: Passed; Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date: Jun 23, 2026; 142 days ago
Current chamber: Senate
Session: 2026 Regular Session

LA SB 237 · PassedJun 23

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Bill details

Last action: Effective date 6/23/2026. · Jun 23, 2026

Bill history

Newest first.

Jun 23, 2026Effective date 6/23/2026.Senate

Jun 23, 2026Becomes Act No. 960 without the Governor's signature.Senate

Jun 1, 2026Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate on 6/2/2026.Senate

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

Jun 1, 2026Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate on 6/2/2026.Senate

Jun 1, 2026Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays.Senate

Jun 1, 2026Received from the House with amendments.Senate

Jun 1, 2026Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 2. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.House

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Jun 1, 2026Called from the calendar.House

Jun 1, 2026Notice Senate approved consideration after the 82nd calendar day.House

Jun 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.Senate

Jun 1, 2026Notice House approved consideration after 6:00 p.m. on the 82nd calendar day.Senate

Jun 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.House

May 29, 2026Read by title, returned to the calendar.House

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 (10-9). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.House

May 25, 2026Read by title, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.House

May 25, 2026Rules suspended.House

May 25, 2026Reported with amendments (10-0). To be recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.House

May 12, 2026Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.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 29, 2026Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted; ordered engrossed and recommitted to the Committee on Finance.Senate

Apr 28, 2026Reported with amendments.Senate

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

Feb 26, 2026Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.Senate

Recorded votes

Senate Vote on SB 237 FINAL PASSAGE (#653)May 7, 2026 · Senate · 32 yea · 0 nayPassed

Senate Vote on SB 237 CO-AUTHORS (#654)May 7, 2026 · Senate · 8 yea · 0 nayPassed

House Vote on SB 237 MOTION TO CONSIDER AFTER 82ND DAY (#1810)May 31, 2026 · House · 89 yea · 1 nayPassed

Senate Vote on SB 237 MOTION TO CONSIDER (#1609)Jun 1, 2026 · Senate · 36 yea · 0 nayPassed

House Vote on SB 237 FINAL PASSAGE (#1848)Jun 1, 2026 · House · 97 yea · 2 nayPassed

Subjects

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