Louisiana bills · 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana SB 396

JUVENILE JUSTICE: Provides that children in custody of the office of juvenile justice may attend review hearings via secure video conference. (8/1/26)

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

Sponsors

• Heather Cloud (Republican)

Summary

Text versions

• Senate Committee Amendment, #1533, JUDA, Draft
• Senate Committee Amendment, #1548, JUDA, Adopted
• Senate Floor Amendment, #1795, Cloud, Adopted
• House Committee Amendment, #4998, ACRJ, Draft
• House Committee Amendment, #5075, ACRJ, Adopted
• SB396 Original
• SB396 Engrossed
• SB396 Reengrossed
• SB396 Enrolled
• SB396 Act 504

Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 8:07 AM.

Actions

• Feb 27, 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. Read by title and passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 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 Administration of Criminal Justice.
• May 6, 2026 · House
  Reported with amendments (10-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
• May 7, 2026 · House
  Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
• May 11, 2026 · House
  Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.
• May 12, 2026 · House
  Scheduled for floor debate on 05/13/2026.
• May 13, 2026 · House
  Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 93, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
• May 13, 2026 · Senate
  Received from the House with amendments.
• May 19, 2026 · Senate
  Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays.
• May 20, 2026 · Senate
  Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
• May 21, 2026 · Senate
  Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
• May 25, 2026 · House
  Signed by the Speaker of the House.
• May 29, 2026 · Senate
  Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 504.
• May 29, 2026 · Senate
  Effective date 8/1/2026.