LA SB 217

enacted

COURTS: Provides for the administration of courts in Orleans Parish and the number of court judges. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)

Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did LA SB 217 pass?

Yes. LA SB 217 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-03): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 748.

What is LA SB 217 about?

LA SB 217 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “COURTS: Provides for the administration of courts in Orleans Parish and the number of court judges. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)”.

Who sponsors LA SB 217?

Jay Morris is the primary sponsor of LA SB 217.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-06-03 — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 748.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-06-03
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 748.
became-law,executive-signature
2026-06-03
Effective date 6/3/2026.
2026-06-01
Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 62, nays 34. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.
2026-06-01
Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.
2026-06-01
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate on 6/2/2026.
enrolled
2026-06-01
Signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-06-01
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate on 6/2/2026.
executive-receipt
2026-05-31
Conference committee report received.
2026-05-31
Rules suspended.
2026-05-31
Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 25 yeas and 10 nays.
2026-05-31
Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
2026-05-31
Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.
2026-05-31
Scheduled for floor debate on 06/01/2026.
2026-05-26
Notice of change of Senate conferees.
2026-05-26
Senate Conference Committee membership changed: Harris vice Edmonds.
2026-05-25
Notice of Senate conferees appointed.
2026-05-25
House conferees appointed: Zeringue, Robby Carter, and Berault.
2026-05-25
Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
2026-05-25
Notice of Senate conferees appointed.
2026-05-20
Senate conference committee members appointed: Morris, Cathey, and Edmonds.
2026-05-19
Amendments proposed by the House read and rejected by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays.
2026-05-19
Notice of Senate rejecting House amendments.
2026-05-12
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 66, nays 31. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
passage
2026-05-12
Received from the House with amendments.
receipt
2026-05-11
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/12/2026.
2026-05-07
Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.
reading-3
2026-05-06
Reported with Legislative Bureau amendments.
2026-05-05
Reported with amendments (11-4-1). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-22
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
referral-committee
2026-04-21
Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
2026-04-20
Called from the Calendar.
2026-04-20
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 27 yeas and 9 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
passage
2026-04-07
Senate floor amendments read and adopted.
2026-04-07
Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
2026-04-01
Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-03-31
Rules suspended. 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 Judiciary A.
referral-committee
2026-02-26
Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
filing,referral-committee

Versions

Senate Committee Amendment, #1515, JUDA, DraftCompare
Senate Committee Amendment, #1565, JUDA, AdoptedCompare
Senate Floor Legislative Bureau Amendment, #1604, Miller, G., AdoptedCompare
Senate Floor Amendment, #2028, Morris, Jay, AdoptedCompare
Senate Floor Amendment, #2090, Morris, Jay, WithdrawnCompare
House Committee Amendment, #4745, JUD, DraftCompare
House Floor Amendment, #4808, Green, RejectedCompare
House Committee Amendment, #4821, JUD, AdoptedCompare
House Legislative Bureau Amendment, #3031, BUREAU, AdoptedCompare
House Floor Amendment, #5058, Zeringue, AdoptedCompare
House Floor Amendment, #5477, Zeringue, AdoptedCompare
House Floor Amendment, #5517, Newell, WithdrawnCompare
House Floor Amendment, #5519, Newell, WithdrawnCompare
House Floor Amendment, #5522, Newell, WithdrawnCompare
Conference Committee Report, #4594, House Adopted, Senate AdoptedCompare
SB217 OriginalCompare
SB217 EngrossedCompare
SB217 ReengrossedCompare
SB217 EnrolledCompare
SB217 ActCompare
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Votes

FINAL PASSAGE (#385)
2026-04-20 · pass · 27-9
Member-level votes (39)
- Mr. President: yes
- Hensgens: yes
- Myers: yes
- Abraham: yes
- Hodges: yes
- Owen: yes
- Allain: yes
- Kleinpeter: yes
- Pressly: yes
- Bass: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Reese: yes
- Cathey: yes
- McMath: yes
- Seabaugh: yes
- Cloud: yes
- Miguez: yes
- Stine: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Miller: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Foil: yes
- Morris: yes
- Womack: yes
- Barrow: no
- Duplessis: no
- Luneau: no
- Barthelemy: no
- Harris: no
- Price: no
- Boudreaux: no
- Jackson-Andrews: no
- Selders: no
- Carter: other
- Connick: other
- Jenkins: other
FINAL PASSAGE (#1182)
2026-05-12 · pass · 66-31
Member-level votes (105)
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Adams: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Domangue: yes
- McMakin: yes
- Bagley: yes
- Edmonston: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Egan: yes
- Muscarello: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Farnum: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Berault: yes
- Firment: yes
- Owen: yes
- Billings: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- Riser: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Schamerhorn: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Galle: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Spell: yes
- Butler: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Carlson: yes
- Hilferty: yes
- Stagni: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Horton: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Illg: yes
- Turner: yes
- Carver: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Coates: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Cox: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Wright: yes
- Crews: yes
- Mack: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Zeringue: 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
- Taylor: no
- Fisher: no
- Larvadain: no
- Villio: no
- Freeman: no
- Lyons: no
- Walters: no
- Green: no
- Marcelle: no
- Young: no
- Henry, D.: no
- Martinez: no
- Jackson: no
- Mena: no
- Amedee: other
- Echols: other
- Tarver: other
- Bayham: other
- Geymann: other
- Thompson: other
- Carter, W.: other
- Glorioso: other
AMENDMENT # 4808 BY GREEN, MOTION TO ADOPT (#1180)
2026-05-12 · fail · 29-64
Member-level votes (105)
- Adams: yes
- Jackson: yes
- McMakin: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Johnson, T.: yes
- Mena: yes
- Brass: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Miller: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Knox: yes
- Moore: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- LaFleur: yes
- Murray: yes
- Chassion: yes
- Landry, T.: yes
- Newell: yes
- Fisher: yes
- Larvadain: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Lyons: yes
- Walters: yes
- Green: yes
- Marcelle: yes
- Young: yes
- Henry, D.: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Mr. Speaker: no
- Echols: no
- Melerine: no
- Bacala: no
- Edmonston: no
- Muscarello: no
- Bamburg: no
- Egan: no
- Orgeron: no
- Beaullieu: no
- Farnum: no
- Owen: no
- Berault: no
- Firment: no
- Riser: no
- Billings: no
- Fontenot: no
- Sawyer: no
- Boudreaux: no
- Freiberg: no
- Schamerhorn: no
- Bourriaque: no
- Gadberry: no
- Schlegel: no
- Boyer: no
- Galle: no
- Spell: no
- Broussard: no
- Hebert: no
- St. Blanc: no
- Butler: no
- Henry, C.: no
- Stagni: no
- Carlson: no
- Hilferty: no
- Thomas: no
- Carrier: no
- Horton: no
- Turner: no
- Carver: no
- Illg: no
- Ventrella: no
- Chenevert: no
- Johnson, M.: no
- Villio: no
- Coates: no
- Kerner: no
- Wilder: no
- Cox: no
- LaCombe: no
- Wiley: no
- Crews: no
- Landry, J.: no
- Wright: no
- Deshotel: no
- Mack: no
- Wyble: no
- Dewitt: no
- McCormick: no
- Zeringue: no
- Dickerson: no
- McFarland: no
- Domangue: no
- McMahen: no
- Amedee: other
- Carter, R.: other
- Landry, M.: other
- Bagley: other
- Carter, W.: other
- Phelps: other
- Bayham: other
- Geymann: other
- Tarver: other
- Braud: other
- Glorioso: other
- Thompson: other
REJECT (#978)
2026-05-19 · pass · 35-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Mr. President: yes
- Foil: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Abraham: yes
- Harris: yes
- Morris: yes
- Allain: yes
- Hensgens: yes
- Owen: yes
- Barrow: yes
- Hodges: yes
- Pressly: yes
- Barthelemy: yes
- Jackson-Andrews: yes
- Price: yes
- Bass: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Reese: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Kleinpeter: yes
- Seabaugh: yes
- Cathey: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Stine: yes
- Cloud: yes
- Luneau: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Duplessis: yes
- McMath: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Miguez: yes
- Womack: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Miller: yes
- Carter: other
- Myers: other
- Connick: other
- Selders: other
ADOPT (#1596)
2026-05-31 · pass · 25-10
Member-level votes (39)
- Mr. President: yes
- Hodges: yes
- Pressly: yes
- Abraham: yes
- Kleinpeter: yes
- Reese: yes
- Allain: yes
- McMath: yes
- Seabaugh: yes
- Barrow: yes
- Miguez: yes
- Stine: yes
- Cathey: yes
- Miller: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Morris: yes
- Womack: yes
- Foil: yes
- Myers: yes
- Hensgens: yes
- Owen: yes
- Barthelemy: no
- Duplessis: no
- Luneau: no
- Boudreaux: no
- Harris: no
- Price: no
- Carter: no
- Jackson-Andrews: no
- Connick: no
- Jenkins: no
- Bass: other
- Lambert: other
- Cloud: other
- Selders: other
ADOPT CONFERENCE REPORT (#1837)
2026-06-01 · pass · 62-34
Member-level votes (105)
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Domangue: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Amedee: yes
- Echols: yes
- McMakin: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Edmonston: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Egan: yes
- Muscarello: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Farnum: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Berault: yes
- Firment: yes
- Owen: yes
- Billings: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- Riser: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Schamerhorn: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Galle: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Butler: yes
- Geymann: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Carlson: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Horton: yes
- Turner: yes
- Carver: yes
- Illg: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Coates: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Crews: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Wright: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- Mack: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Adams: no
- Henry, D.: no
- Mena: no
- Boyd: no
- Hilferty: no
- Miller: no
- Brass: no
- Jackson: no
- Moore: no
- Braud: no
- Jordan: no
- Murray: no
- Bryant: no
- Knox: no
- Newell: no
- Carpenter: no
- LaFleur: no
- Phelps: no
- Carter, W.: no
- Landry, M.: no
- Stagni: no
- Chassion: no
- Landry, T.: no
- Taylor: no
- Cox: no
- Larvadain: no
- Villio: no
- Fisher: no
- Lyons: no
- Young: no
- Freeman: no
- Marcelle: no
- Green: no
- Martinez: no
- Bagley: other
- Glorioso: other
- Schlegel: other
- Bayham: other
- Johnson, T.: other
- Spell: other
- Boyer: other
- LaCombe: other
- Walters: other

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