2026 Regular Session
SB217
Provides for the administration of courts in Orleans Parish and the number of court judges. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
Legislative progress
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This summary includes only completed milestones supported by recorded actions. It does not predict the next step, and it preserves later committee reassignments, concurrence, conference, veto, and approval actions when they occur.
Recorded floor votes
6 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
April 20, 2026 · Senate
Senate Vote on SB 217 FINAL PASSAGE (#385)
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
27 yea–9 nay · 3 absent
May 12, 2026 · House
House Vote on SB 217 AMENDMENT # 4808 BY GREEN MOTION TO ADOPT (#1180)
Failed
29 yea–64 nay · 12 absent
May 12, 2026 · House
House Vote on SB 217 FINAL PASSAGE (#1182)
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
66 yea–31 nay · 8 absent
May 19, 2026 · Senate
Senate Vote on SB 217 REJECT (#978)
Passed
35 yea–0 nay · 4 absent
May 31, 2026 · Senate
Senate Vote on SB 217 ADOPT (#1596)
Passed
25 yea–10 nay · 4 absent
June 1, 2026 · House
House Vote on SB 217 ADOPT CONFERENCE REPORT (#1837)
Passed
62 yea–34 nay · 9 absent
Committee referrals
April 22, 2026 · House
Judiciary
February 26, 2026 · Senate
Judiciary A
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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Senate Effective date 6/3/2026.
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Senate Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 748.
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Senate Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate on 6/2/2026.
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House Signed by the Speaker of the House.
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Senate Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate on 6/2/2026.
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Senate Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.
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House Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 62, nays 34. The Conference Committee Report was adopted. View roll call
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House Scheduled for floor debate on 06/01/2026.
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House Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.
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House Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
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Senate Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 25 yeas and 10 nays. View roll call
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Senate Rules suspended.
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Senate Conference committee report received.
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Senate Senate Conference Committee membership changed: Harris vice Edmonds.
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House Notice of change of Senate conferees.
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House Notice of Senate conferees appointed.
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Senate Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
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House House conferees appointed: Zeringue, Robby Carter, and Berault.
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House Notice of Senate conferees appointed.
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Senate Senate conference committee members appointed: Morris, Cathey, and Edmonds.
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House Notice of Senate rejecting House amendments.
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Senate Amendments proposed by the House read and rejected by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays. View roll call
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Senate Received from the House with amendments.
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House Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 66, nays 31. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
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House Scheduled for floor debate on 05/12/2026.
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House Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.
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House Reported with Legislative Bureau amendments.
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House Reported with amendments (11-4-1). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
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House Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
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House Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
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Senate Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 27 yeas and 9 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled. View roll call
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Senate Called from the Calendar.
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Senate Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
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Senate Senate floor amendments read and adopted.
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Senate Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
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Senate Rules suspended. Reported with amendments.
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Senate Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
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Senate Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.