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LA SB 52

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CHILDREN/FAMILY SERVICES DEPT: Provides relative to public assistance benefits for children. (8/1/26) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Introduced
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Status date
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Latest action
2026-06-01 — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 733.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Stewart Cathey , Jr.primary
  • Rashid Youngcosponsor
  • Sylvia Taylorcosponsor
  • Mike Johnsoncosponsor
  • Beryl Amedeecosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-06-01

    Effective date 8/1/2026.

  2. 2026-06-01

    Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 733.

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  3. 2026-05-29

    Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.

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  4. 2026-05-29

    Signed by the Speaker of the House.

  5. 2026-05-28

    Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.

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  6. 2026-05-27

    Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays.

  7. 2026-05-26

    Received from the House with amendments.

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  8. 2026-05-26

    Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 84, nays 7. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

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  9. 2026-05-25

    Scheduled for floor debate on 05/26/2026.

  10. 2026-05-25

    Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.

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  11. 2026-05-20

    Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

  12. 2026-05-19

    Reported with amendments (13-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

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  13. 2026-04-21

    Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.

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  14. 2026-04-20

    Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.

  15. 2026-04-15

    Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays; ordered re-reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

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  16. 2026-04-14

    Read by title; Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered reengrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.

  17. 2026-04-13

    Reported with amendments.

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  18. 2026-03-30

    Read by title. Ordered engrossed and recommitted to the Committee on Finance.

  19. 2026-03-25

    Reported favorably.

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  20. 2026-03-09

    Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.

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  21. 2026-02-18

    Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.

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Versions

  • Senate Committee Amendment, #1997, FNCE, DraftCompare
  • Senate Committee Amendment, #1998, FNCE, AdoptedCompare
  • Senate Floor Amendment, #2152, Cathey, AdoptedCompare
  • Senate Floor Bureau Note, #2218, Cathey, AdoptedCompare
  • House Committee Amendment, #5639, H&W, DraftCompare
  • House Committee Amendment, #5641, H&W, DraftCompare
  • House Committee Amendment, #5843, H&W, AdoptedCompare
  • SB52 OriginalCompare
  • SB52 EngrossedCompare
  • SB52 ReengrossedCompare
  • SB52 Re-ReengrossedCompare
  • SB52 EnrolledCompare
  • SB52 ActCompare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • FINAL PASSAGE (#345)

    2026-04-15 · pass · 37-0

    Member-level votes (39)
    • Mr. President: yes
    • Foil: yes
    • Myers: yes
    • Abraham: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Owen: yes
    • Allain: yes
    • Hensgens: yes
    • Pressly: yes
    • Barthelemy: yes
    • Jackson-Andrews: yes
    • Price: yes
    • Bass: yes
    • Jenkins: yes
    • Reese: yes
    • Boudreaux: yes
    • Kleinpeter: yes
    • Seabaugh: yes
    • Carter: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Selders: yes
    • Cathey: yes
    • Luneau: yes
    • Stine: yes
    • Cloud: yes
    • McMath: yes
    • Talbot: yes
    • Connick: yes
    • Miguez: yes
    • Wheat: yes
    • Duplessis: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Womack: yes
    • Edmonds: yes
    • Mizell: yes
    • Fesi: yes
    • Morris: yes
    • Barrow: other
    • Hodges: other

  • CONCUR (#1399)

    2026-05-27 · pass · 36-0

    Member-level votes (39)
    • Mr. President: yes
    • Edmonds: yes
    • Mizell: yes
    • Abraham: yes
    • Fesi: yes
    • Morris: yes
    • Allain: yes
    • Foil: yes
    • Myers: yes
    • Barrow: yes
    • Harris: 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
    • Miguez: yes
    • Wheat: yes
    • Duplessis: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Womack: yes
    • Hensgens: other
    • McMath: other
    • Selders: other

Related bills

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https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/BillInfo.aspx?i=249848

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