Louisiana bills · 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana SB 52

CHILDREN/FAMILY SERVICES DEPT: Provides relative to public assistance benefits for children. (8/1/26) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

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

Sponsors

• Stewart Cathey , Jr. (Republican)

Cosponsors (4)

• Rashid Young (Democratic)
• Sylvia Taylor (Democratic)
• Mike Johnson (Republican)
• Beryl Amedee (Republican)

Summary

Text versions

• Senate Committee Amendment, #1997, FNCE, Draft
• Senate Committee Amendment, #1998, FNCE, Adopted
• Senate Floor Amendment, #2152, Cathey, Adopted
• Senate Floor Bureau Note, #2218, Cathey, Adopted
• House Committee Amendment, #5639, H&W, Draft
• House Committee Amendment, #5641, H&W, Draft
• House Committee Amendment, #5843, H&W, Adopted
• SB52 Original
• SB52 Engrossed
• SB52 Reengrossed
• SB52 Re-Reengrossed
• SB52 Enrolled
• SB52 Act

Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.

Actions

• Feb 18, 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.
• Mar 25, 2026 · Senate
  Reported favorably.
• Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
  Read by title. Ordered engrossed and recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
• Apr 13, 2026 · Senate
  Reported with amendments.
• Apr 14, 2026 · Senate
  Read by title; Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered reengrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
• Apr 15, 2026 · Senate
  Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays; ordered re-reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
• Apr 20, 2026 · House
  Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
• Apr 21, 2026 · House
  Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
• May 19, 2026 · House
  Reported with amendments (13-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
• May 20, 2026 · House
  Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
• May 25, 2026 · House
  Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.
• May 25, 2026 · House
  Scheduled for floor debate on 05/26/2026.
• May 26, 2026 · House
  Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 84, nays 7. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
• May 26, 2026 · Senate
  Received from the House with amendments.
• May 27, 2026 · Senate
  Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays.
• 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. 733.
• Jun 1, 2026 · Senate
  Effective date 8/1/2026.