Louisiana bills · 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana HB 223

SUNSET LAW: Re-creates the Department of Children and Family Services

1. Introduced
2. In committee
3. Passed House
4. Passed Senate
5. To Governor
6. Became law

Sponsors

• Dustin Miller (Democratic)

Summary

Text versions

• Senate Committee Amendment, #3841, H&W, Draft
• Senate Committee Amendment, #4173, H&W, Adopted
• Senate Legislative Bureau Amendment, #4229, BUREAU, Adopted
• HB223 Original
• HB223 Engrossed

Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 4:04 AM.

Actions

• Feb 19, 2026 · House
  Prefiled.
• Feb 19, 2026 · House
  Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
• Feb 20, 2026 · House
  First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/20/2026.
• Mar 9, 2026 · House
  Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
• Mar 25, 2026 · House
  Reported favorably (10-0).
• Mar 26, 2026 · House
  Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
• Mar 30, 2026 · House
  Scheduled for floor debate on 03/31/2026.
• Mar 31, 2026 · House
  Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
• Apr 1, 2026 · Senate
  Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
• Apr 7, 2026 · Senate
  Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
• May 20, 2026 · Senate
  Reported with amendments.
• May 21, 2026 · Senate
  Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
• May 25, 2026 · Senate
  Reported with Legislative Bureau amendments which were read and adopted. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
• May 26, 2026 · Senate
  Rules suspended.
• May 26, 2026 · Senate
  Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.