CHILDREN/FOSTER CARE: Provides relative to children in foster care (EN +$11,125 EX See Note)

Looking ahead

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History

1. 2026
   1. Jun 2Signed by the Governor Jeff Landry. Becomes Act No. 655.Became Law
   2. Jun 2Effective date: 08/01/2026.
   3. May 28Sent to the Governor for executive approval.To Governor
   4. May 27Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.Minor
   5. May 27Signed by the President of the Senate.
   6. May 26Read by title, roll called, yeas 96, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
      • Vote recorded CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1469). Result: pass.Lower
   7. May 25Scheduled for concurrence on 05/26/2026.
   8. May 19Received from the Senate with amendments.Minor
   9. May 18Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.Passed Senate
      • Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#943). Result: pass.Upper
   10. May 11Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.Minor
   11. May 7Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
   12. May 6Reported with amendments.Minor
   13. Apr 1Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.Minor
   14. Mar 31Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.Minor
   15. Mar 30Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 100, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.Passed House
       • Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#175). Result: pass.Lower
   16. Mar 26Scheduled for floor debate on 03/30/2026.
   17. Mar 25Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.Minor
   18. Mar 24Reported with amendments (11-0).Minor
   19. Mar 9Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.Minor
   20. Feb 27First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
   21. Feb 26Prefiled.Minor
   22. Feb 26Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.Introduced