Louisiana bills · 2026 Regular Session
Louisiana SB 197
COURTS: Reduces number of judges on the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal. (2/3-CA5s9) (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Jay Morris (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Feb 26, 2026): Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
Text versions
- Senate Floor Amendment, #1759, Morris, Jay, Adopted
- House Floor Amendment, #5465, Green, Rejected
- SB197 Original
- SB197 Engrossed
- SB197 Reengrossed
- SB197 Enrolled
- SB197 Act
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2026 House | AMENDMENT # 5465 BY GREEN, MOTION TO ADOPT (#1576) | fail | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
| May 27, 2026 House | FINAL PASSAGE (#1579) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
| Apr 7, 2026 Senate | FINAL PASSAGE (#261) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
Actions
- Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary A. - Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A. - Mar 31, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended. Reported favorably. - Apr 1, 2026 · Senate
Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage. - Apr 7, 2026 · Senate
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 26 yeas and 9 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled. - Apr 8, 2026 · House
Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules. - Apr 9, 2026 · House
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary. - May 5, 2026 · House
Reported favorably (11-4-1). Referred to the Legislative Bureau. - May 6, 2026 · House
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. - May 7, 2026 · House
Read by title, passed to 3rd reading. - May 11, 2026 · House
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/12/2026. - May 12, 2026 · House
Read by title, returned to the calendar. - May 12, 2026 · House
Notice given. - May 12, 2026 · House
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/13/2026. - May 13, 2026 · House
Called from the calendar. - May 13, 2026 · House
Read by title, returned to the calendar. - May 13, 2026 · House
Notice given. - May 13, 2026 · House
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/18/2026. - May 18, 2026 · House
Called from the calendar. - May 18, 2026 · House
Read by title, returned to the calendar. - May 18, 2026 · House
Notice given. - May 18, 2026 · House
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/20/2026. - May 20, 2026 · House
Called from the calendar. - May 20, 2026 · House
Read by title, returned to the calendar. - May 20, 2026 · House
Notice given. - May 20, 2026 · House
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/27/2026. - May 27, 2026 · House
Called from the calendar. - May 27, 2026 · House
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 70, nays 30. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, ordered to the Senate. - May 27, 2026 · Senate
Received from the House without amendments. - May 28, 2026 · Senate
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate. - May 29, 2026 · House
Signed by the Speaker of the House. - May 29, 2026 · Senate
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate. - Jun 1, 2026 · Senate
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 746. - Jun 1, 2026 · Senate
Effective date 6/1/2026.