SB 357
  • Introduced
    Feb 27, 2026
  • Passed Senate
    Mar 24, 2026
  • Passed House
    May 19, 2026
  • Became Law
    May 22, 2026
SB 357
Louisiana Senate Bill
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COURTS: Provides relative to the courts and the judiciary. (8/1/26) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
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Senate • May 22, 2026: Effective date 7/1/2026.
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Mar 24, 2026, Senate
FINAL PASSAGE (#149)
YES: 38
NO: 0
OTHER: 1
YES: 38

NO: 0

    ABSENT: 1

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    May 19, 2026, House
    FINAL PASSAGE (#1378)
    YES: 98
    NO: 0
    OTHER: 7
    YES: 98

    NO: 0

      ABSENT: 7

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      May 20, 2026, Senate
      CONCUR (#1059)
      YES: 33
      NO: 0
      OTHER: 6
      YES: 33

      NO: 0

        ABSENT: 6

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        • May 22, 2026 | Senate
          • Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 276.
          • Effective date 7/1/2026.
        • May 25, 2026 | House
          • Signed by the Speaker of the House.
        • May 21, 2026 | Senate
          • Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
          • Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
        • May 20, 2026 | Senate
          • Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 33 yeas and 0 nays.
        • May 19, 2026 | Senate
          • Received from the House with amendments.
        • May 19, 2026 | House
          • Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
        • May 18, 2026 | House
          • Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.
          • Scheduled for floor debate on 05/19/2026.
        • May 13, 2026 | House
          • Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
        • May 12, 2026 | House
          • Discharged from the Committee on Appropriations.
          • Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
        • May 11, 2026 | House
          • Read by title, amended, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
        • May 07, 2026 | House
          • Reported with amendments (15-0). To be recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
        • Mar 26, 2026 | House
          • Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
        • Mar 25, 2026 | House
          • Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
        • Mar 24, 2026 | Senate
          • Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
        • Mar 18, 2026 | Senate
          • Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
        • Mar 17, 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 Judiciary A.
        • Feb 27, 2026 | Senate
          • Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
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