STATE BILLLA SB 256PASSED

Provides for a clerk of court in Orleans Parish. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

State of Louisiana

Status: Passed; Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date: Apr 30, 2026; 196 days ago
Current chamber: Senate
Session: 2026 Regular Session

LA SB 256 · PassedApr 30

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Bill details

Last action: Signed by the Speaker of the House. · May 5, 2026

Sponsor

JMJohn MorrisSenator · Republican · SD-035Primary sponsor

Bill history

Newest first.

May 5, 2026Signed by the Speaker of the House.House

May 4, 2026Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate on 4/30/2026.Senate

May 4, 2026Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate on 4/30/2026.Senate

Apr 30, 2026Effective date 4/30/2026.Senate

Apr 30, 2026Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 15.Senate

Apr 29, 2026Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 25 yeas and 11 nays.Senate

Apr 29, 2026Rules suspended. Called from the Calendar.Senate

Apr 28, 2026Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.Senate

Show 16 earlier actions

Apr 27, 2026Received from the House with amendments.Senate

Apr 23, 2026Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 63, nays 28. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.House

Apr 22, 2026Scheduled for floor debate on 04/23/2026.House

Apr 22, 2026Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.House

Apr 21, 2026Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.House

Apr 20, 2026Reported favorably (8-5-1). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.House

Apr 14, 2026Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.House

Apr 13, 2026Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.House

Apr 8, 2026Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 25 yeas and 11 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.Senate

Apr 8, 2026Called from the Calendar.Senate

Apr 7, 2026Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.Senate

Apr 7, 2026Senate floor amendments read and adopted.Senate

Apr 1, 2026Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.Senate

Mar 31, 2026Rules suspended. Reported favorably.Senate

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

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

Recorded votes

Senate Vote on SB 256 AMENDMENT # 1866 BY DUPLESSIS SB 256 BY MORRIS (#287)Apr 8, 2026 · Senate · 11 yea · 23 nayFailed

Senate Vote on SB 256 AMENDMENT # 1863 BY DUPLESSIS SB 256 BY MORRIS (#288)Apr 8, 2026 · Senate · 12 yea · 24 nayFailed

Senate Vote on SB 256 FINAL PASSAGE (#289)Apr 8, 2026 · Senate · 25 yea · 11 nayPassed

House Vote on SB 256 AMENDMENT # 4414 BY GREEN MOTION TO ADOPT (#705)Apr 23, 2026 · House · 31 yea · 63 nayFailed

House Vote on SB 256 FINAL PASSAGE (#708)Apr 23, 2026 · House · 63 yea · 28 nayPassed

Senate Vote on SB 256 CONCUR (#506)Apr 29, 2026 · Senate · 25 yea · 11 nayPassed

Subjects

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