LA SB 357

enacted

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

Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did LA SB 357 pass?

Yes. LA SB 357 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-25): Signed by the Speaker of the House.

What is LA SB 357 about?

LA SB 357 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “COURTS: Provides relative to the courts and the judiciary. (8/1/26) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)”.

Who sponsors LA SB 357?

Mike Reese is the primary sponsor of LA SB 357.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-05-25 — Signed by the Speaker of the House.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-05-25
Signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-22
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 276.
became-law,executive-signature
2026-05-22
Effective date 7/1/2026.
2026-05-21
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
enrolled
2026-05-21
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
executive-receipt
2026-05-20
Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 33 yeas and 0 nays.
2026-05-19
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
passage
2026-05-19
Received from the House with amendments.
receipt
2026-05-18
Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.
reading-3
2026-05-18
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/19/2026.
2026-05-13
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
2026-05-12
Discharged from the Committee on Appropriations.
2026-05-12
Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-05-11
Read by title, amended, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
2026-05-07
Reported with amendments (15-0). To be recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-26
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
referral-committee
2026-03-25
Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
2026-03-24
Senate 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.
passage
2026-03-18
Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-03-17
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
2026-02-27
Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
filing,referral-committee

Versions

Senate Committee Amendment, #923, JUDA, AdoptedCompare
Senate Floor Amendment, #1143, Reese, AdoptedCompare
House Committee Amendment, #5153, JUD, DraftCompare
House Committee Amendment, #5230, JUD, AdoptedCompare
House Floor Amendment, #5549, Villio, AdoptedCompare
SB357 OriginalCompare
SB357 EngrossedCompare
SB357 ReengrossedCompare
SB357 EnrolledCompare
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Documents

Votes

FINAL PASSAGE (#149)
2026-03-24 · pass · 38-0
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
- Bass: yes
- Jackson-Andrews: yes
- Reese: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Seabaugh: yes
- Carter: yes
- Kleinpeter: yes
- Selders: yes
- Cathey: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Stine: yes
- Cloud: yes
- Luneau: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Connick: yes
- McMath: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Duplessis: yes
- Miller: yes
- Womack: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Miguez: other
FINAL PASSAGE (#1378)
2026-05-19 · pass · 98-0
Member-level votes (105)
- Adams: yes
- Egan: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Amedee: yes
- Farnum: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Firment: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Fisher: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Bayham: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- Mena: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Miller: yes
- Berault: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Moore: 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
- Riser: yes
- Braud: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Henry, D.: yes
- Schamerhorn: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Horton: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Butler: yes
- Illg: yes
- Spell: yes
- Carlson: yes
- Jackson: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- Stagni: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Johnson, T.: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Carter, W.: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carver: yes
- Knox: yes
- Turner: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Coates: yes
- LaFleur: yes
- Villio: yes
- Cox: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Walters: yes
- Crews: yes
- Landry, M.: 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
- Zeringue: yes
- Edmonston: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Mr. Speaker: other
- Hilferty: other
- Thompson: other
- Bagley: other
- McMakin: other
- Chassion: other
- Phelps: other
CONCUR (#1059)
2026-05-20 · pass · 33-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Mr. President: yes
- Foil: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Abraham: yes
- Harris: yes
- Morris: yes
- Barthelemy: yes
- Hensgens: yes
- Owen: yes
- Bass: yes
- Hodges: yes
- Pressly: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Price: yes
- Carter: yes
- Kleinpeter: yes
- Reese: yes
- Cathey: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Seabaugh: yes
- Cloud: yes
- Luneau: yes
- Stine: yes
- Connick: yes
- McMath: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Miguez: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Miller: yes
- Womack: yes
- Allain: other
- Duplessis: other
- Myers: other
- Barrow: other
- Jackson-Andrews: other
- Selders: other

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