Louisiana bills · 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana SB 217

COURTS: Provides for the administration of courts in Orleans Parish and the number of court judges. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)

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

Sponsors

• Jay Morris (Republican)

Summary

Text versions

• Senate Committee Amendment, #1515, JUDA, Draft
• Senate Committee Amendment, #1565, JUDA, Adopted
• Senate Floor Legislative Bureau Amendment, #1604, Miller, G., Adopted
• Senate Floor Amendment, #2028, Morris, Jay, Adopted
• Senate Floor Amendment, #2090, Morris, Jay, Withdrawn
• House Committee Amendment, #4745, JUD, Draft
• House Floor Amendment, #4808, Green, Rejected
• House Committee Amendment, #4821, JUD, Adopted
• House Legislative Bureau Amendment, #3031, BUREAU, Adopted
• House Floor Amendment, #5058, Zeringue, Adopted
• House Floor Amendment, #5477, Zeringue, Adopted
• House Floor Amendment, #5517, Newell, Withdrawn
• House Floor Amendment, #5519, Newell, Withdrawn
• House Floor Amendment, #5522, Newell, Withdrawn
• Conference Committee Report, #4594, House Adopted, Senate Adopted
• SB217 Original
• SB217 Engrossed
• SB217 Reengrossed
• SB217 Enrolled
• SB217 Act

Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 8:01 AM.

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 with amendments.
• Apr 1, 2026 · Senate
  Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
• Apr 7, 2026 · Senate
  Senate floor amendments read and adopted.
• Apr 7, 2026 · Senate
  Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
• Apr 20, 2026 · Senate
  Called from the Calendar.
• Apr 20, 2026 · Senate
  Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 27 yeas and 9 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
• Apr 21, 2026 · House
  Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
• Apr 22, 2026 · House
  Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
• May 5, 2026 · House
  Reported with amendments (11-4-1). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
• May 6, 2026 · House
  Reported with Legislative Bureau amendments.
• May 7, 2026 · House
  Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.
• May 11, 2026 · House
  Scheduled for floor debate on 05/12/2026.
• May 12, 2026 · House
  Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 66, nays 31. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
• May 12, 2026 · Senate
  Received from the House with amendments.
• May 19, 2026 · Senate
  Amendments proposed by the House read and rejected by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays.
• May 19, 2026 · House
  Notice of Senate rejecting House amendments.
• May 20, 2026 · Senate
  Senate conference committee members appointed: Morris, Cathey, and Edmonds.
• May 25, 2026 · House
  Notice of Senate conferees appointed.
• May 25, 2026 · House
  House conferees appointed: Zeringue, Robby Carter, and Berault.
• May 25, 2026 · Senate
  Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
• May 25, 2026 · House
  Notice of Senate conferees appointed.
• May 26, 2026 · House
  Notice of change of Senate conferees.
• May 26, 2026 · Senate
  Senate Conference Committee membership changed: Harris vice Edmonds.
• May 31, 2026 · Senate
  Conference committee report received.
• May 31, 2026 · Senate
  Rules suspended.
• May 31, 2026 · Senate
  Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 25 yeas and 10 nays.
• May 31, 2026 · House
  Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
• May 31, 2026 · House
  Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.
• May 31, 2026 · House
  Scheduled for floor debate on 06/01/2026.
• Jun 1, 2026 · House
  Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 62, nays 34. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.
• Jun 1, 2026 · Senate
  Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.
• Jun 1, 2026 · Senate
  Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate on 6/2/2026.
• 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 on 6/2/2026.
• Jun 3, 2026 · Senate
  Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 748.
• Jun 3, 2026 · Senate
  Effective date 6/3/2026.