LA HB420 | 2026 | Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill 420

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Passed on June 9 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-06-09 - Effective date: 08/01/2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to obtain background checks on all employees (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Title

Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to obtain background checks on all employees (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Roll Calls

2026-05-26 - House - House Vote on HB 420 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1467) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2026-05-18 - Senate - Senate Vote on HB 420 FINAL PASSAGE (#940) (Y: 35 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2026-04-09 - House - House Vote on HB 420 FINAL PASSAGE (#404) (Y: 95 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 9) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-06-09	House	Effective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-06-09	House	Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 803.
2026-05-28	House	Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-05-27	Senate	Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-27	House	Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-26	House	Read by title, roll called, yeas 99, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
2026-05-25	House	Scheduled for concurrence on 05/26/2026.
2026-05-19	House	Received from the Senate with amendments.
2026-05-18	Senate	Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-05-11	Senate	Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-05-07	Senate	Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-05-06	Senate	Reported with amendments.
2026-04-14	Senate	Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
2026-04-13	Senate	Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-04-09	House	Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 1. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-04-08	House	Scheduled for floor debate on 04/09/2026.
2026-04-07	House	Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-04-01	House	Reported favorably (9-0).
2026-03-09	House	Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
2026-02-27	House	First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
2026-02-25	House	Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
2026-02-25	House	Prefiled.

Subjects

CHILDREN/DCFS

Louisiana State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26rs&b=HB420&sbi=y
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1444243
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1458200
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1476951
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1481241
Amendment	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1469345
Amendment	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1469166
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1444247
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1454608
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1458663
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1458765
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1469621
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1470194
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1474558
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1477693
Roll Call	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1460899
Roll Call	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1473682
Roll Call	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1476596