PATERNITY: Provides relative to authentic acts for acknowledgment of paternity

Looking ahead

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History

1. 2026
   1. May 22Signed by the Governor Jeff Landry. Becomes Act No. 304.Became Law
   2. May 22Effective date: 08/01/2026.
   3. May 19Received from the Senate without amendments.Minor
   4. May 19Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.To Governor
   5. May 19Signed by the President of the Senate.
   6. May 19Sent to the Governor for executive approval.Minor
   7. May 18Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.Passed Senate
      • Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#921). Result: pass.Upper
   8. May 7Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.Minor
   9. May 6Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
   10. May 5Rules suspended. Reported favorably.Minor
   11. Apr 1Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.Minor
   12. Mar 31Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.Passed House
       • Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#225). Result: pass.Lower
   13. Mar 31Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.Minor
   14. Mar 30Scheduled for floor debate on 03/31/2026.
   15. Mar 26Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.Minor
   16. Mar 25Reported favorably (11-0).Minor
   17. Mar 9Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.Minor
   18. Feb 27First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
   19. Feb 26Prefiled.Minor
   20. Feb 26Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.Introduced