Louisiana bills · 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana SB 237

CHILDREN: Provides relative to child welfare. (8/1/26) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

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

Sponsors

• Regina Ashford Barrow (Democratic)

Summary

Text versions

• Senate Committee Amendment, #1699, H&W, Draft
• Senate Committee Amendment, #2859, H&W, Draft
• Senate Committee Amendment, #2883, H&W, Adopted
• Senate Committee Amendment, #3128, FNCE, Draft
• Senate Committee Amendment, #3139, FNCE, Draft
• Senate Committee Amendment, #3140, FNCE, Adopted
• Senate Floor Legislative Bureau Amendment, #3292, Miller, G., Adopted
• House Committee Amendment, #5766, H&W, Draft
• House Committee Amendment, #5921, H&W, Draft
• House Committee Amendment, #5934, H&W, Draft
• House Committee Amendment, #5949, H&W, Adopted
• House Committee Amendment, #6048, APP, Draft
• House Committee Amendment, #6100, APP, Adopted
• House Floor Amendment, #6320, Berault, Adopted
• House Floor Amendment, #6337, Berault, Adopted
• SB237 Original
• SB237 Engrossed
• SB237 Reengrossed
• SB237 Re-Reengrossed
• SB237 Enrolled
• SB237 Act 960

Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 12:15 PM.

Actions

• Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
  Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
• Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
  Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
• Apr 28, 2026 · Senate
  Reported with amendments.
• Apr 29, 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 Health and Welfare.
• May 25, 2026 · House
  Reported with amendments (10-0). To be recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
• May 25, 2026 · House
  Rules suspended.
• May 25, 2026 · House
  Read by title, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
• May 26, 2026 · House
  Reported with amendments (10-9). 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 by title, returned to the calendar.
• Jun 1, 2026 · House
  By a vote of 89 yeas, 1 nays, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, the House approved consideration after the 82nd calendar day.
• Jun 1, 2026 · Senate
  Notice House approved consideration after 6:00 p.m. on the 82nd calendar day.
• Jun 1, 2026 · Senate
  Read by title. The Senate approved consideration after 6:00 p.m. on the 82nd calendar day by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays.
• Jun 1, 2026 · House
  Notice Senate approved consideration after the 82nd calendar day.
• Jun 1, 2026 · House
  Called from the calendar.
• Jun 1, 2026 · House
  Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 2. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
• Jun 1, 2026 · Senate
  Received from the House with amendments.
• Jun 1, 2026 · Senate
  Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays.
• 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 23, 2026 · Senate
  Becomes Act No. 960 without the Governor's signature.
• Jun 23, 2026 · Senate
  Effective date 6/23/2026.