LA SB 237

enacted

CHILDREN: Provides relative to child welfare. (8/1/26) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did LA SB 237 pass?

Yes. LA SB 237 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-23): Becomes Act No. 960 without the Governor's signature.

What is LA SB 237 about?

LA SB 237 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “CHILDREN: Provides relative to child welfare. (8/1/26) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)”.

Who sponsors LA SB 237?

Regina Ashford Barrow is the primary sponsor of LA SB 237, joined by 58 cosponsors.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-06-23 — Becomes Act No. 960 without the Governor's signature.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-06-23
Becomes Act No. 960 without the Governor's signature.
became-law
2026-06-23
Effective date 6/23/2026.
2026-06-01
By a vote of 89 yeas, 1 nays, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, the House approved consideration after the 82nd calendar day.
2026-06-01
Notice House approved consideration after 6:00 p.m. on the 82nd calendar day.
2026-06-01
Read by title. The Senate approved consideration after 6:00 p.m. on the 82nd calendar day by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays.
2026-06-01
Notice Senate approved consideration after the 82nd calendar day.
2026-06-01
Called from the calendar.
2026-06-01
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 2. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
passage
2026-06-01
Received from the House with amendments.
receipt
2026-06-01
Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays.
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
2026-05-29
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/29/2026.
2026-05-29
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
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 (10-9). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-05-25
Reported with amendments (10-0). To be recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-05-25
Rules suspended.
2026-05-25
Read by title, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
2026-05-12
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
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
2026-04-29
Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted; ordered engrossed and recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
2026-04-28
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 Health and Welfare.
referral-committee
2026-02-26
Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
filing,referral-committee

Versions

Senate Committee Amendment, #1699, H&W, DraftCompare
Senate Committee Amendment, #2859, H&W, DraftCompare
Senate Committee Amendment, #2883, H&W, AdoptedCompare
Senate Committee Amendment, #3128, FNCE, DraftCompare
Senate Committee Amendment, #3139, FNCE, DraftCompare
Senate Committee Amendment, #3140, FNCE, AdoptedCompare
Senate Floor Legislative Bureau Amendment, #3292, Miller, G., AdoptedCompare
House Committee Amendment, #5766, H&W, DraftCompare
House Committee Amendment, #5921, H&W, DraftCompare
House Committee Amendment, #5934, H&W, DraftCompare
House Committee Amendment, #5949, H&W, AdoptedCompare
House Committee Amendment, #6048, APP, DraftCompare
House Committee Amendment, #6100, APP, AdoptedCompare
House Floor Amendment, #6320, Berault, AdoptedCompare
House Floor Amendment, #6337, Berault, AdoptedCompare
SB237 OriginalCompare
SB237 EngrossedCompare
SB237 ReengrossedCompare
SB237 Re-ReengrossedCompare
SB237 EnrolledCompare
SB237 Act 960Compare
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Votes

FINAL PASSAGE (#653)
2026-05-07 · pass · 32-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Mr. President: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Miller: yes
- Abraham: yes
- Foil: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Barrow: yes
- Hensgens: yes
- Morris: yes
- Barthelemy: yes
- Hodges: yes
- Owen: yes
- Bass: yes
- Jackson-Andrews: yes
- Pressly: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Price: yes
- Carter: yes
- Kleinpeter: yes
- Reese: yes
- Cathey: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Seabaugh: yes
- Connick: yes
- Luneau: yes
- Stine: yes
- Duplessis: yes
- McMath: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Miguez: yes
- Allain: other
- Myers: other
- Womack: other
- Cloud: other
- Selders: other
- Harris: other
- Wheat: other
CO-AUTHORS (#654)
2026-05-07 · fail · 8-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Barthelemy: yes
- Duplessis: yes
- Price: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Carter: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Mr. President: other
- Hensgens: other
- Myers: other
- Abraham: other
- Hodges: other
- Owen: other
- Allain: other
- Jackson-Andrews: other
- Pressly: other
- Barrow: other
- Kleinpeter: other
- Reese: other
- Bass: other
- Lambert: other
- Seabaugh: other
- Cathey: other
- Luneau: other
- Selders: other
- Cloud: other
- McMath: other
- Stine: other
- Connick: other
- Miguez: other
- Talbot: other
- Edmonds: other
- Miller: other
- Womack: other
- Foil: other
- Mizell: other
- Harris: other
- Morris: other
MOTION TO CONSIDER AFTER 82ND DAY (#1810)
2026-05-31 · pass · 89-1
Member-level votes (105)
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Fisher: yes
- McMakin: yes
- Adams: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Amedee: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Mena: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Miller: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Moore: yes
- Berault: yes
- Galle: yes
- Murray: yes
- Billings: yes
- Glorioso: yes
- Muscarello: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Green: yes
- Newell: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- Owen: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Henry, D.: yes
- Phelps: yes
- Brass: yes
- Hilferty: yes
- Riser: yes
- Braud: yes
- Illg: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Schamerhorn: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Butler: yes
- Johnson, T.: yes
- Spell: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Jordan: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Stagni: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Knox: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Carver: yes
- LaFleur: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Chassion: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Turner: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- Landry, M.: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Coates: yes
- Landry, T.: yes
- Villio: yes
- Cox: yes
- Larvadain: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Crews: yes
- Lyons: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- Mack: yes
- Wright: yes
- Domangue: yes
- Marcelle: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Edmonston: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Young: yes
- Egan: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Firment: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Thomas: no
- Bagley: other
- Deshotel: other
- Horton: other
- Bamburg: other
- Dickerson: other
- LaCombe: other
- Bayham: other
- Echols: other
- McFarland: other
- Carlson: other
- Farnum: other
- Tarver: other
- Carter, W.: other
- Geymann: other
- Walters: other
MOTION TO CONSIDER (#1609)
2026-06-01 · pass · 36-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Abraham: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Allain: yes
- Foil: yes
- Morris: yes
- Barrow: yes
- Harris: yes
- Myers: yes
- Barthelemy: yes
- Hensgens: yes
- Owen: yes
- Bass: yes
- Hodges: yes
- Pressly: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Jackson-Andrews: yes
- Price: yes
- Carter: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Reese: yes
- Cathey: yes
- Kleinpeter: yes
- Seabaugh: yes
- Cloud: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Stine: yes
- Connick: yes
- Luneau: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Duplessis: yes
- McMath: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Miller: yes
- Womack: yes
- Mr. President: other
- Miguez: other
- Selders: other
FINAL PASSAGE (#1848)
2026-06-01 · pass · 97-2
Member-level votes (105)
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Egan: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Adams: yes
- Farnum: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Amedee: yes
- Firment: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Fisher: yes
- McMakin: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Mena: yes
- Berault: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Miller: yes
- Billings: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Murray: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Galle: yes
- Muscarello: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Geymann: yes
- Newell: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Glorioso: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Green: yes
- Owen: yes
- Brass: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Phelps: yes
- Braud: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- Riser: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Henry, D.: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Hilferty: yes
- Schamerhorn: yes
- Butler: yes
- Horton: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Carlson: yes
- Illg: yes
- Spell: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Jackson: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- Stagni: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Johnson, T.: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Carver: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Chassion: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- Knox: yes
- Turner: yes
- Coates: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Cox: yes
- LaFleur: yes
- Villio: yes
- Crews: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- Landry, T.: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- Larvadain: yes
- Wright: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- Lyons: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Domangue: yes
- Mack: yes
- Young: yes
- Echols: yes
- Marcelle: yes
- Edmonston: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Carter, W.: no
- Moore: no
- Bagley: other
- Landry, M.: other
- Walters: other
- Bayham: other
- Thompson: other
- Zeringue: other

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