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IntroducedFeb 26, 2026
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Passed SenateMay 07, 2026
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Passed House
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Became Law
Louisiana Senate Bill
CHILDREN: Provides relative to child welfare. (8/1/26) (RR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
Last Action See all actions
House • May 25, 2026: Read by title, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
May 26, 2026 08:30am
HCR-5
Summary
Comments on SB 237
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors



- Gary Cartercosponsor
- Royce Duplessiscosponsor
- Michael "Big Mike" Fesicosponsor
- Samuel Jenkinscosponsor
- Beth Mizellcosponsor
- Ed Pricecosponsor
- William "Bill" Wheat , Jr.cosponsor
Votes
NO: 0
ABSENT: 31
Actions
- May 25, 2026 | House
- Reported with amendments (10-0). To be recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
- Rules suspended.
- Read by title, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
- May 12, 2026 | House
- Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
- May 11, 2026 | House
- Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
- May 07, 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 06, 2026 | Senate
- Read by title; Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered reengrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
- May 05, 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.
- Apr 28, 2026 | Senate
- 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 Health and Welfare.
- Feb 26, 2026 | Senate
- Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
Bill Texts
- SB237 OriginalPDF
- SB237 EngrossedPDF
- SB237 ReengrossedPDF
- SB237 Re-ReengrossedPDF
- Senate Committee Amendment, #1699, H&W, DraftPDF
- Senate Committee Amendment, #2859, H&W, DraftPDF
- Senate Committee Amendment, #2883, H&W, AdoptedPDF
- Senate Committee Amendment, #3128, FNCE, DraftPDF
- Senate Committee Amendment, #3139, FNCE, DraftPDF
- Senate Committee Amendment, #3140, FNCE, AdoptedPDF
- Senate Floor Legislative Bureau Amendment, #3292, Miller, G., AdoptedPDF
- House Committee Amendment, #5766, H&W, DraftPDF
- House Committee Amendment, #5921, H&W, DraftPDF
- House Committee Amendment, #5934, H&W, DraftPDF
- House Committee Amendment, #5949, H&W, AdoptedPDF
Documents
- Digest of SB237 OriginalPDF
- Digest of SB237 EngrossedPDF
- Digest of SB237 ReengrossedPDF
- Digest of SB237 Re-ReengrossedPDF
- House Committee Redigest of SB237PDF
- Fiscal Note - SB237 OriginalPDF
- Fiscal Note - SB237 ReEngrossedPDF
- Fiscal Note - SB237 ReReEngrossedPDF
- Fiscal Note - SB237 ReReEngrossed With Proposed House Cmte AmendmentsPDF
