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State Government / Louisiana / Legislation / HB 420

HB 420Session 2026HouseBecame law

CHILDREN/DCFS: Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to obtain background checks on all employees (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

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Latest development · Jun 9, 2026

Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 803.

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Session
2026
Introduced
Feb 25, 2026
Latest passage
May 18, 2026
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Labor & EmploymentFamily & Social Services

Document type

Bill

Sponsors

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Primary sponsorStephanie Berault

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  1. Jun 9, 2026

    Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 803.

    Became LawExecutive SignatureHouse
  2. Jun 9, 2026

    Effective date: 08/01/2026.

    House
  3. May 28, 2026

    Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

    Executive ReceiptHouse
  4. May 27, 2026

    Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

    EnrolledHouse
  5. May 27, 2026

    Signed by the President of the Senate.

    Senate
  6. May 26, 2026

    Read by title, roll called, yeas 99, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

    House
  7. May 25, 2026

    Scheduled for concurrence on 05/26/2026.

    House
  8. May 19, 2026

    Received from the Senate with amendments.

    ReceiptHouse
  9. May 18, 2026

    Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    PassageSenate
  10. May 11, 2026

    Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.

    Reading 3Senate
  11. May 7, 2026

    Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

    Senate
  12. May 6, 2026

    Reported with amendments.

    Committee Passage FavorableSenate
  13. Apr 14, 2026

    Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.

    Reading 2Referral CommitteeSenate
  14. Apr 13, 2026

    Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

    Reading 1Senate
  15. Apr 9, 2026

    Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 1. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

    PassageHouse
  16. Apr 8, 2026

    Scheduled for floor debate on 04/09/2026.

    House
  17. Apr 7, 2026

    Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

    Reading 3House
  18. Apr 1, 2026

    Reported favorably (9-0).

    Committee Passage FavorableHouse
  19. Mar 9, 2026

    Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.

    Referral CommitteeHouse
  20. Feb 27, 2026

    First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.

    House
  21. Feb 25, 2026

    Prefiled.

    FilingHouse
  22. Feb 25, 2026

    Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.

    Referral CommitteeHouse

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Source data last updated Sep 3, 2026.