Louisiana bills · 2026 Regular Session
Louisiana SB 157
SCHOOLS: Provides for paid parental leave for eligible employees. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Samuel Jenkins (Democratic)
Cosponsors (29)
- Rashid Young (Democratic)
- Joy Walters (Democratic)
- Sylvia Taylor (Democratic)
- Joe Stagni
- Laurie Schlegel (Republican)
- Candace N. Newell (Democratic)
- Ed Murray (Democratic)
- Shaun Mena (Democratic)
- Chasity Martinez (Democratic)
- C. Denise Marcelle (Democratic)
- Shane Mack (Republican)
- Rodney Lyons (Democratic)
- Terry Landry Jr
- Vanessa Caston LaFleur (Democratic)
- Alonzo Knox (Democratic)
- Steven Jackson (Democratic)
- Dana Henry (Democratic)
- Kyle M. Green , Jr. (Democratic)
- Barbara Reich Freiberg (Republican)
- Aimee Adatto Freeman (Democratic)
- Bryan Fontenot (Republican)
- Adrian Fisher (Democratic)
- Kimberly Coates (Republican)
- Tehmi Chassion (Democratic)
- R. Dewith Carrier (Republican)
- Barbara Carpenter (Democratic)
- Reese "Skip" Broussard
- Ken Brass (Democratic)
- Daryl Adams (Democratic)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Feb 25, 2026): Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.
Text versions
- Senate Committee Amendment, #833, EDUC, Draft
- Senate Committee Amendment, #2216, EDUC, Adopted
- Senate Committee Amendment, #3162, FNCE, Draft
- Senate Floor Bureau Note, #3167, Jenkins, Adopted
- Senate Committee Amendment, #3175, FNCE, Adopted
- Senate Floor Amendment, #3415, Jenkins, Adopted
- House Committee Amendment, #5800, EDUC, Draft
- House Committee Amendment, #5830, EDUC, Adopted
- House Committee Amendment, #6032, APP, Draft
- House Committee Amendment, #6092, APP, Adopted
- SB157 Original
- SB157 Engrossed
- SB157 Reengrossed
- SB157 Re-Reengrossed
- SB157 Enrolled
- SB157 Act
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 Senate | CONCUR (#1584) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
| May 29, 2026 House | FINAL PASSAGE (#1632) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
| May 7, 2026 Senate | FINAL PASSAGE (#651) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
Actions
- Feb 25, 2026 · Senate
Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Education. - Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Education. - Apr 15, 2026 · Senate
Reported with amendments. - Apr 20, 2026 · Senate
Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted; ordered engrossed and recommitted to the Committee on Finance. - May 5, 2026 · Senate
Reported with amendments. - May 6, 2026 · Senate
Read by title; Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered reengrossed and passed to third reading and final passage. - May 7, 2026 · Senate
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. - May 11, 2026 · House
Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules. - May 12, 2026 · House
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education. - May 19, 2026 · House
Reported with amendments (13-0). To be recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations. - May 20, 2026 · House
Read by title, amended, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations. - May 26, 2026 · House
Reported with amendments (19-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau. - May 27, 2026 · House
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. - May 28, 2026 · House
Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading. - May 29, 2026 · House
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/29/2026. - May 29, 2026 · House
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 78, nays 13. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate. - May 29, 2026 · Senate
Received from the House with amendments. - May 31, 2026 · Senate
Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 31 yeas and 0 nays. - Jun 1, 2026 · Senate
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate. - Jun 1, 2026 · House
Signed by the Speaker of the House. - Jun 1, 2026 · Senate
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate. - Jun 2, 2026 · Senate
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 744. - Jun 2, 2026 · Senate
Effective date 6/2/2026.