LA SB 197
enactedCOURTS: Reduces number of judges on the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal. (2/3-CA5s9) (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Did LA SB 197 pass?
Yes. LA SB 197 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-01): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 746.
What is LA SB 197 about?
LA SB 197 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “COURTS: Reduces number of judges on the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal. (2/3-CA5s9) (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)”.
Who sponsors LA SB 197?
Jay Morris is the primary sponsor of LA SB 197.
- Introduced
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- Latest action
- 2026-06-01 — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 746.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Jay Morrisprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-06-01
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 746.
became-law,executive-signature
2026-06-01
Effective date 6/1/2026.
2026-05-29
Signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-29
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
executive-receipt
2026-05-28
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
enrolled
2026-05-27
Called from the calendar.
2026-05-27
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 70, nays 30. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
passage
2026-05-27
Received from the House without amendments.
receipt
2026-05-20
Called from the calendar.
2026-05-20
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
2026-05-20
Notice given.
2026-05-20
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/27/2026.
2026-05-18
Called from the calendar.
2026-05-18
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
2026-05-18
Notice given.
2026-05-18
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/20/2026.
2026-05-13
Called from the calendar.
2026-05-13
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
2026-05-13
Notice given.
2026-05-13
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/18/2026.
2026-05-12
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
2026-05-12
Notice given.
2026-05-12
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/13/2026.
2026-05-11
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/12/2026.
2026-05-07
Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
reading-3
2026-05-06
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
2026-05-05
Reported favorably (11-4-1). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-09
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
referral-committee
2026-04-08
Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
2026-04-07
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 26 yeas and 9 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
passage
2026-04-01
Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-03-31
Rules suspended. Reported favorably.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-09
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
referral-committee
2026-02-26
Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
filing,referral-committee
Versions
Documents
Votes
FINAL PASSAGE (#261)
2026-04-07 · pass · 26-9
Member-level votes (39)
- Mr. President: yes
- Hensgens: yes
- Owen: yes
- Abraham: yes
- Hodges: yes
- Pressly: yes
- Allain: yes
- Kleinpeter: yes
- Reese: yes
- Bass: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Seabaugh: yes
- Cathey: yes
- Miguez: yes
- Stine: yes
- Cloud: yes
- Miller: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Morris: yes
- Womack: yes
- Foil: yes
- Myers: yes
- Barthelemy: no
- Duplessis: no
- Jenkins: no
- Boudreaux: no
- Harris: no
- Luneau: no
- Carter: no
- Jackson-Andrews: no
- Price: no
- Barrow: other
- McMath: other
- Connick: other
- Selders: other
AMENDMENT # 5465 BY GREEN, MOTION TO ADOPT (#1576)
2026-05-27 · fail · 30-68
Member-level votes (105)
- Adams: yes
- Green: yes
- Lyons: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Henry, D.: yes
- Marcelle: yes
- Brass: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Mena: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Johnson, T.: yes
- Miller: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Moore: yes
- Chassion: yes
- Knox: yes
- Murray: yes
- Edmonston: yes
- LaFleur: yes
- Newell: yes
- Fisher: yes
- Landry, M.: yes
- Phelps: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Landry, T.: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Larvadain: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Mr. Speaker: no
- Domangue: no
- McMakin: no
- Amedee: no
- Echols: no
- Melerine: no
- Bacala: no
- Egan: no
- Muscarello: no
- Bamburg: no
- Farnum: no
- Orgeron: no
- Bayham: no
- Firment: no
- Owen: no
- Beaullieu: no
- Fontenot: no
- Riser: no
- Berault: no
- Gadberry: no
- Sawyer: no
- Billings: no
- Galle: no
- Schamerhorn: no
- Boudreaux: no
- Geymann: no
- Spell: no
- Bourriaque: no
- Glorioso: no
- St. Blanc: no
- Boyer: no
- Hebert: no
- Stagni: no
- Broussard: no
- Henry, C.: no
- Tarver: no
- Butler: no
- Horton: no
- Thomas: no
- Carlson: no
- Illg: no
- Thompson: no
- Carrier: no
- Johnson, M.: no
- Turner: no
- Carter, R.: no
- Kerner: no
- Ventrella: no
- Carver: no
- LaCombe: no
- Villio: no
- Chenevert: no
- Landry, J.: no
- Wilder: no
- Coates: no
- Mack: no
- Wiley: no
- Crews: no
- Martinez: no
- Wright: no
- Deshotel: no
- McCormick: no
- Wyble: no
- Dewitt: no
- McFarland: no
- Zeringue: no
- Dickerson: no
- McMahen: no
- Bagley: other
- Cox: other
- Young: other
- Braud: other
- Hilferty: other
- Carter, W.: other
- Walters: other
FINAL PASSAGE (#1579)
2026-05-27 · pass · 70-30
Member-level votes (105)
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Adams: yes
- Domangue: yes
- McMakin: yes
- Amedee: yes
- Echols: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Edmonston: yes
- Muscarello: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Egan: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Bayham: yes
- Farnum: yes
- Owen: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Firment: yes
- Riser: yes
- Berault: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Billings: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Schamerhorn: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Spell: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Galle: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Geymann: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Butler: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Carlson: yes
- Horton: yes
- Turner: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Illg: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- Villio: yes
- Carver: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Coates: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Wright: yes
- Cox: yes
- Mack: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Crews: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Boyd: no
- Johnson, T.: no
- Miller: no
- Brass: no
- Jordan: no
- Moore: no
- Braud: no
- Knox: no
- Murray: no
- Bryant: no
- LaFleur: no
- Newell: no
- Carpenter: no
- Landry, M.: no
- Phelps: no
- Chassion: no
- Landry, T.: no
- Schlegel: no
- Fisher: no
- Larvadain: no
- Stagni: no
- Freeman: no
- Lyons: no
- Taylor: no
- Green: no
- Marcelle: no
- Walters: no
- Henry, D.: no
- Mena: no
- Young: no
- Bagley: other
- Glorioso: other
- Jackson: other
- Carter, W.: other
- Hilferty: other
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