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Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 476: CIVIL PROCEDURE: Provides relative to garnishment. (8/1/26)

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

SB 476 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana Senate on March 31, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: CIVIL PROCEDURE: Provides relative to garnishment. (8/1/26). Primary sponsor: Thomas Pressly (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 15, 2026): Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.

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): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Thomas PresslyPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate38

“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. Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
  2. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 268.
  3. Effective date 8/1/2026.
  4. Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
  5. Signed by the Speaker of the House.
  6. Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
  7. Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
  8. Rules suspended. Called from the Calendar.
  9. Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays.
  10. Received from the House with amendments.
  11. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 92, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
  12. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/06/2026.

Showing 12 most recent of 22 actions. Full history

Sources

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