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Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 66: CHILDREN: Provides for testimony of medical experts in child custody and in need of care cases. (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 66 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana Senate on February 19, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: CHILDREN: Provides for testimony of medical experts in child custody and in need of care cases. (8/1/26). Primary sponsor: Valarie Hodges (Republican). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 30, 2026): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 9.

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 1 · Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Valarie HodgesPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate13
Emily ChenevertCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse66
Kathy EdmonstonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse88
Ed LarvadainCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse26

“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. 9.
  2. Effective date 8/1/2026.
  3. Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
  4. Signed by the Speaker of the House.
  5. Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
  6. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
  7. Received from the House without amendments.
  8. Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
  9. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/28/2026.
  10. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
  11. Reported favorably (6-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
  12. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.

Showing 12 most recent of 18 actions. Full history

Sources

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