LA SB 157

enacted

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

Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did LA SB 157 pass?

Yes. LA SB 157 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-02): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 744.

What is LA SB 157 about?

LA SB 157 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “SCHOOLS: Provides for paid parental leave for eligible employees. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)”.

Who sponsors LA SB 157?

Samuel Jenkins is the primary sponsor of LA SB 157, joined by 29 cosponsors.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-06-02 — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 744.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-06-02
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 744.
became-law,executive-signature
2026-06-02
Effective date 6/2/2026.
2026-06-01
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
enrolled
2026-06-01
Signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-06-01
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
executive-receipt
2026-05-31
Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 31 yeas and 0 nays.
2026-05-29
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/29/2026.
2026-05-29
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 78, nays 13. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
passage
2026-05-29
Received from the House with amendments.
receipt
2026-05-28
Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.
reading-3
2026-05-27
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
2026-05-26
Reported with amendments (19-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-05-20
Read by title, amended, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
2026-05-19
Reported with amendments (13-0). To be recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-05-12
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
referral-committee
2026-05-11
Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
2026-05-07
Rules 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.
passage
2026-05-06
Read by title; Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered reengrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-05-05
Reported with amendments.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-20
Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted; ordered engrossed and recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
2026-04-15
Reported with amendments.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-09
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Education.
referral-committee
2026-02-25
Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.
filing,referral-committee

Versions

Senate Committee Amendment, #833, EDUC, DraftCompare
Senate Committee Amendment, #2216, EDUC, AdoptedCompare
Senate Committee Amendment, #3162, FNCE, DraftCompare
Senate Floor Bureau Note, #3167, Jenkins, AdoptedCompare
Senate Committee Amendment, #3175, FNCE, AdoptedCompare
Senate Floor Amendment, #3415, Jenkins, AdoptedCompare
House Committee Amendment, #5800, EDUC, DraftCompare
House Committee Amendment, #5830, EDUC, AdoptedCompare
House Committee Amendment, #6032, APP, DraftCompare
House Committee Amendment, #6092, APP, AdoptedCompare
SB157 OriginalCompare
SB157 EngrossedCompare
SB157 ReengrossedCompare
SB157 Re-ReengrossedCompare
SB157 EnrolledCompare
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Votes

FINAL PASSAGE (#651)
2026-05-07 · pass · 32-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Mr. President: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Abraham: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Morris: yes
- Barrow: yes
- Foil: yes
- Owen: yes
- Barthelemy: yes
- Hodges: yes
- Pressly: yes
- Bass: yes
- Jackson-Andrews: yes
- Price: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Reese: yes
- Carter: yes
- Kleinpeter: yes
- Seabaugh: yes
- Cathey: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Stine: yes
- Cloud: yes
- Luneau: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Connick: yes
- McMath: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Duplessis: yes
- Miller: yes
- Allain: other
- Miguez: other
- Womack: other
- Harris: other
- Myers: other
- Hensgens: other
- Selders: other
FINAL PASSAGE (#1632)
2026-05-29 · pass · 78-13
Member-level votes (105)
- Adams: yes
- Freeman: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Mena: yes
- Berault: yes
- Galle: yes
- Miller: yes
- Billings: yes
- Geymann: yes
- Moore: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Glorioso: yes
- Murray: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Green: yes
- Muscarello: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Newell: yes
- Brass: yes
- Henry, D.: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Braud: yes
- Illg: yes
- Phelps: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Riser: yes
- Butler: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Johnson, T.: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Carver: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Spell: yes
- Chassion: yes
- Kerner: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- Knox: yes
- Stagni: yes
- Coates: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Cox: yes
- LaFleur: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- Landry, T.: yes
- Turner: yes
- Domangue: yes
- Larvadain: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Echols: yes
- Lyons: yes
- Walters: yes
- Edmonston: yes
- Mack: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Firment: yes
- Marcelle: yes
- Wright: yes
- Fisher: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Young: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Amedee: no
- Deshotel: no
- Owen: no
- Beaullieu: no
- Egan: no
- Schamerhorn: no
- Boudreaux: no
- Farnum: no
- Wilder: no
- Carlson: no
- Horton: no
- Crews: no
- McCormick: no
- Mr. Speaker: other
- Carter, R.: other
- McMakin: other
- Bagley: other
- Carter, W.: other
- Taylor: other
- Bayham: other
- Henry, C.: other
- Villio: other
- Bryant: other
- Hilferty: other
- Wyble: other
- Carpenter: other
- Landry, M.: other
CONCUR (#1584)
2026-05-31 · pass · 31-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Mr. President: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Morris: yes
- Abraham: yes
- Foil: yes
- Myers: yes
- Allain: yes
- Harris: yes
- Owen: yes
- Barrow: yes
- Hensgens: yes
- Pressly: yes
- Barthelemy: yes
- Hodges: yes
- Price: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Jackson-Andrews: yes
- Reese: yes
- Carter: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Stine: yes
- Cathey: yes
- Kleinpeter: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Connick: yes
- Luneau: yes
- Womack: yes
- Duplessis: yes
- Miller: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Bass: other
- McMath: other
- Selders: other
- Cloud: other
- Miguez: other
- Talbot: other
- Lambert: other
- Seabaugh: other

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