SB157Introduced in the Senate
Provides for paid parental leave for eligible employees. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
Introduced by Samuel Jenkins, District 39
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Provides for paid parental leave for eligible employees. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
Where it stands
Effective date 6/2/2026.
June 2, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House votes
2 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
2 recorded votes · each counted separately
SenateStage: Senate Vote on SB 157 CONCUR (#1584) · May 31, 2026
31
Yes
0
No
8
Absent or Not Voting
39 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Owen | 1 | Yes |
| Edward Price | 2 | Yes |
| Sidney Barthelemy | 3 | Yes |
| Jimmy Harris | 4 | Yes |
| Royce Duplessis | 5 | Yes |
| Rick Edmonds | 6 | Yes |
| Gary Carter | 7 | Yes |
| Patrick Connick | 8 | Yes |
| Cameron Henry | 9 | Yes |
| Kirk Talbot | 10 | Absent |
Bill history
Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Education.
Reported with amendments.
Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted; ordered engrossed and recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
Reported with amendments.
Read by title; Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered reengrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 32 yeas and 0 nays; ordered re-reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Reported with amendments (13-0). To be recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
Read by title, amended, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
Reported with amendments (19-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/29/2026.
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 78, nays 13. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
Received from the House with amendments.
Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 31 yeas and 0 nays.
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
Signed by the Speaker of the House.
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 744.
Effective date 6/2/2026.
Verify the information
- Official page on the Louisiana Legislature website
- Senate Committee Amendment #2216 EDUC Proposed (amendment)
- Senate Committee Amendment #833 EDUC Draft (amendment)
- Senate Floor Legislative Bureau Amendment #2276 Miller G. Proposed (amendment)
- Senate Committee Amendment #3175 FNCE Proposed (amendment)
- Senate Committee Amendment #3162 FNCE Draft (amendment)
- Senate Floor Amendment #3415 Jenkins Adopted (amendment)
- House Committee Amendment #5800 EDUC Draft (amendment)
- House Committee Amendment #5830 EDUC Proposed (amendment)
- House Committee Amendment #6032 APP Draft (amendment)
- House Committee Amendment #6092 APP Proposed (amendment)
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