LA SB256 | 2026 | Regular Session

Louisiana Senate Bill 256

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Passed on April 30 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-30 - Effective date 4/30/2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

Provides for a clerk of court in Orleans Parish. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

Title

Provides for a clerk of court in Orleans Parish. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

Roll Calls

2026-04-29 - Senate - Senate Vote on SB 256 CONCUR (#506) (Y: 25 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-04-23 - House - House Vote on SB 256 FINAL PASSAGE (#708) (Y: 63 N: 28 NV: 0 Abs: 14) [PASS]
2026-04-23 - House - House Vote on SB 256 AMENDMENT # 4414 BY GREEN MOTION TO ADOPT (#705) (Y: 31 N: 63 NV: 0 Abs: 11) [FAIL]
2026-04-08 - Senate - Senate Vote on SB 256 FINAL PASSAGE (#289) (Y: 25 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-04-08 - Senate - Senate Vote on SB 256 AMENDMENT # 1863 BY DUPLESSIS SB 256 BY MORRIS (#288) (Y: 12 N: 24 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [FAIL]
2026-04-08 - Senate - Senate Vote on SB 256 AMENDMENT # 1866 BY DUPLESSIS SB 256 BY MORRIS (#287) (Y: 11 N: 23 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [FAIL]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-04-30	Senate	Effective date 4/30/2026.
2026-04-30	Senate	Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 15.
2026-05-04	Senate	Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate on 4/30/2026.
2026-05-04	Senate	Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate on 4/30/2026.
2026-05-05	House	Signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-04-29	Senate	Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 25 yeas and 11 nays.
2026-04-29	Senate	Rules suspended. Called from the Calendar.
2026-04-28	Senate	Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
2026-04-27	Senate	Received from the House with amendments.
2026-04-23	House	Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 63, nays 28. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
2026-04-22	House	Scheduled for floor debate on 04/23/2026.
2026-04-22	House	Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-04-21	House	Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
2026-04-20	House	Reported favorably (8-5-1). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-04-14	House	Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
2026-04-13	House	Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
2026-04-08	Senate	Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 25 yeas and 11 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-04-08	Senate	Called from the Calendar.
2026-04-07	Senate	Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
2026-04-07	Senate	Senate floor amendments read and adopted.
2026-04-01	Senate	Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-03-31	Senate	Rules suspended. Reported favorably.
2026-03-09	Senate	Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
2026-02-26	Senate	Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.

Subjects

COURTS

Louisiana State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26rs&b=SB256&sbi=y
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1445888
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1457765
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1460365
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1467213
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1467979
Amendment	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1458123
Amendment	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1459253
Amendment	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1459138
Amendment	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1460189
Amendment	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1460188
Amendment	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1465580
Amendment	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1464311
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1445889
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1458622
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1459930
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1460450
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1463989
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1465888
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1466841
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1467807
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1483172
Roll Call	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1460294
Roll Call	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1460298
Roll Call	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1460328
Roll Call	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1465602
Roll Call	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1465646
Roll Call	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1467622