LA SB66 | 2026 | Regular Session

Louisiana Senate Bill 66

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: Passed on April 30 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-30 - Effective date 8/1/2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

Provides for testimony of medical experts in child custody and in need of care cases. (8/1/26)

Title

Provides for testimony of medical experts in child custody and in need of care cases. (8/1/26)

Roll Calls

2026-04-28 - House - House Vote on SB 66 FINAL PASSAGE (#804) (Y: 94 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 11) [PASS]
2026-04-13 - Senate - Senate Vote on SB 66 FINAL PASSAGE (#298) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-04-30	Senate	Effective date 8/1/2026.
2026-04-30	Senate	Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 9.
2026-04-29	Senate	Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
2026-04-29	House	Signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-04-29	Senate	Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-04-28	Senate	Received from the House without amendments.
2026-04-28	House	Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
2026-04-27	House	Scheduled for floor debate on 04/28/2026.
2026-04-27	House	Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-04-23	House	Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
2026-04-22	House	Reported favorably (6-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-04-14	House	Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
2026-04-13	House	Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
2026-04-13	Senate	Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-04-08	Senate	Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-04-07	Senate	Rules suspended. Reported with amendments.
2026-03-09	Senate	Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
2026-02-19	Senate	Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.

Subjects

CHILDREN

Louisiana State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26rs&b=SB66&sbi=y
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1440170
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1459576
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1467102
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1467969
Amendment	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1459054
Amendment	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1458906
Amendment	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1459392
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1440171
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1460345
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1483056
Roll Call	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1461646
Roll Call	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1467032