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Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 232: EMPLOYMENT OF MINORS: Provides relative to employment certificates for minors (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 232 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana House on February 20, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: EMPLOYMENT OF MINORS: Provides relative to employment certificates for minors (EN NO IMPACT See Note). Primary sponsor: Josh Carlson (Republican). It lists 23 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 11, 2026): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 61.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 10 · Republican 13

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Josh CarlsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse43
Beryl AmedéeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse51
Mike BayhamCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse103
Beth BillingsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Chad BoyerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse46
Tehmi ChassionCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse44
Raymond CrewsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse8
Peter EganCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Kyle GreenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse83
Troy HebertCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse31
Dodie HortonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse9
Terry Landry JrCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Alonzo KnoxCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse93
Vanessa LaFleurCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse101
Rodney LyonsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse87
Denise MarcelleCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse61
Michael MelerineCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Pat MooreCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse17
Ed MurrayCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse97
Candace NewellCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse99
Chuck OwenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse30
Sylvia TaylorCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse57
Roger WilderCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse71
John WybleCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse75

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 61.
  2. Effective date: 05/11/2026.
  3. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
  4. Signed by the President of the Senate.
  5. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
  6. Received from the Senate without amendments.
  7. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
  8. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
  9. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
  10. Reported favorably.
  11. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations.
  12. Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

Showing 12 most recent of 20 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source