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IntroducedFeb 26, 2026
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Passed SenateApr 20, 2026
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Passed HouseMay 12, 2026
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Became Law
Louisiana Senate Bill
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)
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Jun 01, 2026: Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate on 6/2/2026.
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
House Calendar: Conference Committee Reports for Consideration Scheduled for floor debate on 6/1/2026
Position: 7
Summary
Comments on SB 217
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Jay Morrisprimary
Votes
YES: 66
- Phillip R. DeVillier
- Dewitt
- McFarland
- Adams
- Dickerson
- McMahen
- Bacala
- Domangue
- McMakin
- Bagley
- Edmonston
- Melerine
- Bamburg
- Egan
- Muscarello
- Beaullieu
- Farnum
- Orgeron
- Berault
- Firment
- Owen
- Billings
- Fontenot
- Riser
- Boudreaux
- Freiberg
- Sawyer
- Bourriaque
- Gadberry
- Schamerhorn
- Boyer
- Galle
- Schlegel
- Broussard
- Hebert
- Spell
- Butler
- Henry, C.
- St. Blanc
- Carlson
- Hilferty
- Stagni
- Carrier
- Horton
- Thomas
- Carter, R.
- Illg
- Turner
- Carver
- Johnson, M.
- Ventrella
- Chenevert
- Kerner
- Wilder
- Coates
- LaCombe
- Wiley
- Cox
- Landry, J.
- Wright
- Crews
- Mack
- Wyble
- Deshotel
- McCormick
- Zeringue
NO: 31
YES: 29
- Adams
- Jackson
- McMakin
- Boyd
- Johnson, T.
- Mena
- Brass
- Jordan
- Miller
- Bryant
- Knox
- Moore
- Carpenter
- LaFleur
- Murray
- Chassion
- Landry, T.
- Newell
- Fisher
- Larvadain
- Taylor
- Freeman
- Lyons
- Walters
- Green
- Marcelle
- Young
- Henry, D.
- Martinez
NO: 64
- Phillip R. DeVillier
- Echols
- Melerine
- Bacala
- Edmonston
- Muscarello
- Bamburg
- Egan
- Orgeron
- Beaullieu
- Farnum
- Owen
- Berault
- Firment
- Riser
- Billings
- Fontenot
- Sawyer
- Boudreaux
- Freiberg
- Schamerhorn
- Bourriaque
- Gadberry
- Schlegel
- Boyer
- Galle
- Spell
- Broussard
- Hebert
- St. Blanc
- Butler
- Henry, C.
- Stagni
- Carlson
- Hilferty
- Thomas
- Carrier
- Horton
- Turner
- Carver
- Illg
- Ventrella
- Chenevert
- Johnson, M.
- Villio
- Coates
- Kerner
- Wilder
- Cox
- LaCombe
- Wiley
- Crews
- Landry, J.
- Wright
- Deshotel
- Mack
- Wyble
- Dewitt
- McCormick
- Zeringue
- Dickerson
- McFarland
- Domangue
- McMahen
YES: 62
- Phillip R. DeVillier
- Domangue
- McMahen
- Amedee
- Echols
- McMakin
- Bacala
- Edmonston
- Melerine
- Bamburg
- Egan
- Muscarello
- Beaullieu
- Farnum
- Orgeron
- Berault
- Firment
- Owen
- Billings
- Fontenot
- Riser
- Boudreaux
- Freiberg
- Sawyer
- Bourriaque
- Gadberry
- Schamerhorn
- Broussard
- Galle
- St. Blanc
- Butler
- Geymann
- Tarver
- Carlson
- Hebert
- Thomas
- Carrier
- Henry, C.
- Thompson
- Carter, R.
- Horton
- Turner
- Carver
- Illg
- Ventrella
- Chenevert
- Johnson, M.
- Wilder
- Coates
- Kerner
- Wiley
- Crews
- Landry, J.
- Wright
- Deshotel
- Mack
- Wyble
- Dewitt
- McCormick
- Zeringue
- Dickerson
- McFarland
NO: 34
Actions
- Jun 01, 2026 | Senate
- Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate on 6/2/2026.
- Jun 01, 2026 | House
- Signed by the Speaker of the House.
- Jun 01, 2026 | Senate
- Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.
- Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate on 6/2/2026.
- Jun 01, 2026 | House
- Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 62, nays 34. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.
- May 31, 2026 | House
- Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
- Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.
- Scheduled for floor debate on 06/01/2026.
- May 31, 2026 | Senate
- Conference committee report received.
- Rules suspended.
- Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 25 yeas and 10 nays.
- May 26, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Conference Committee membership changed: Harris vice Edmonds.
- May 26, 2026 | House
- Notice of change of Senate conferees.
- May 25, 2026 | House
- Notice of Senate conferees appointed.
- May 25, 2026 | Senate
- Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
- May 25, 2026 | House
- Notice of Senate conferees appointed.
- House conferees appointed: Zeringue, Robby Carter, and Berault.
- May 20, 2026 | Senate
- Senate conference committee members appointed: Morris, Cathey, and Edmonds.
- May 19, 2026 | House
- Notice of Senate rejecting House amendments.
- May 19, 2026 | Senate
- Amendments proposed by the House read and rejected by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays.
- May 12, 2026 | Senate
- Received from the House with amendments.
- 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 11, 2026 | House
- Scheduled for floor debate on 05/12/2026.
- May 07, 2026 | House
- Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.
- May 06, 2026 | House
- Reported with Legislative Bureau amendments.
- May 05, 2026 | House
- Reported with amendments (11-4-1). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- Apr 22, 2026 | House
- Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
- Apr 21, 2026 | House
- Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
- Apr 20, 2026 | Senate
- Called from the Calendar.
- 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 07, 2026 | Senate
- Senate floor amendments read and adopted.
- Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
- Apr 01, 2026 | Senate
- Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
- Mar 31, 2026 | Senate
- Rules suspended. Reported with amendments.
- Mar 09, 2026 | Senate
- Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
- Feb 26, 2026 | Senate
- Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
Bill Texts
- SB217 OriginalPDF
- SB217 EngrossedPDF
- SB217 ReengrossedPDF
- SB217 EnrolledPDF
- Senate Committee Amendment, #1515, JUDA, DraftPDF
- Senate Committee Amendment, #1565, JUDA, AdoptedPDF
- Senate Floor Legislative Bureau Amendment, #1604, Miller, G., AdoptedPDF
- Senate Floor Amendment, #2028, Morris, Jay, AdoptedPDF
- Senate Floor Amendment, #2090, Morris, Jay, WithdrawnPDF
- House Committee Amendment, #4745, JUD, DraftPDF
- House Floor Amendment, #4808, Green, RejectedPDF
- House Committee Amendment, #4821, JUD, AdoptedPDF
- House Legislative Bureau Amendment, #3031, BUREAU, AdoptedPDF
- House Floor Amendment, #5058, Zeringue, AdoptedPDF
- House Floor Amendment, #5477, Zeringue, AdoptedPDF
- House Floor Amendment, #5517, Newell, WithdrawnPDF
- House Floor Amendment, #5519, Newell, WithdrawnPDF
- House Floor Amendment, #5522, Newell, WithdrawnPDF
- Conference Committee Report, #4594, House Adopted, Senate AdoptedPDF
Documents
- Digest of SB217 OriginalPDF
- Digest of SB217 EngrossedPDF
- Digest of SB217 ReengrossedPDF
- House Committee Redigest of SB217PDF
- Summary of House Amendments to SB217PDF
- Digest of CCRSB217 DEJEANA 4594, ProposedPDF
- Digest of CCRSB217 DEJEANA 4594, House Adopted, Senate AdoptedPDF
- Fiscal Note - SB217 OriginalPDF
- Fiscal Note - SB217 EngrossedPDF
- Fiscal Note - SB217 ReEngrossedPDF
- Fiscal Note - SB217 ReEngrossed With House Cmte AmendmentsPDF
- Fiscal Note - SB217 ReEngrossed With House Floor AmendmentsPDF
- Fiscal Note - SB217 ReEngrossed With Conference Committee AmendmentsPDF
- Fiscal Note - SB217 EnrolledPDF
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