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Provides relative to the courts and the judiciary. (8/1/26) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

State of Louisiana
Status
Passed
Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date
May 22, 2026
174 days ago
Current chamber
Senate
Session
2026 Regular Session
LA SB 357 · PassedMay 22

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Bill details

Last action
Signed by the Speaker of the House. · May 25, 2026

Sponsor

MRMike ReeseSenator · Republican · SD-030Primary sponsor

Bill history

Newest first.

May 25, 2026Signed by the Speaker of the House.House
May 22, 2026Effective date 7/1/2026.Senate
May 22, 2026Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 276.Senate
May 21, 2026Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.Senate
May 21, 2026Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.Senate
May 20, 2026Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 33 yeas and 0 nays.Senate
May 19, 2026Received from the House with amendments.Senate
May 19, 2026Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.House
Show 14 earlier actions
May 18, 2026Scheduled for floor debate on 05/19/2026.House
May 18, 2026Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.House
May 13, 2026Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.House
May 12, 2026Referred to the Legislative Bureau.House
May 12, 2026Discharged from the Committee on Appropriations.House
May 11, 2026Read by title, amended, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.House
May 7, 2026Reported with amendments (15-0). To be recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.House
Mar 26, 2026Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.House
Mar 25, 2026Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.House
Mar 24, 2026Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.Senate
Mar 18, 2026Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.Senate
Mar 17, 2026Reported with amendments.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 27, 2026Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.Senate

Recorded votes

Senate Vote on SB 357 FINAL PASSAGE (#149)Mar 24, 2026 · Senate · 38 yea · 0 nayPassed
House Vote on SB 357 FINAL PASSAGE (#1378)May 19, 2026 · House · 98 yea · 0 nayPassed
Senate Vote on SB 357 CONCUR (#1059)May 20, 2026 · Senate · 33 yea · 0 nayPassed

Subjects

  • COURTS

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