SB217Introduced in the Senate
Provides for the administration of courts in Orleans Parish and the number of court judges. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
Introduced by John Morris, District 35
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Provides for the administration of courts in Orleans Parish and the number of court judges. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
Where it stands
Effective date 6/3/2026.
June 3, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House votes
3 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
3 recorded votes · each counted separately
HouseStage: House Vote on SB 217 ADOPT CONFERENCE REPORT (#1837) · June 1, 2026
62
Yes
34
No
9
Absent or Not Voting
105 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each representative voted
| Representative | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Danny McCormick | 1 | Yes |
| Steven Jackson | 2 | No |
| Tammy Phelps | 3 | No |
| Joy Walters | 4 | Absent |
| Dennis Bamburg | 5 | Yes |
| Michael Melerine | 6 | Yes |
| Lawrence Bagley | 7 | Absent |
| Raymond Crews | 8 | Yes |
| Dodie Horton | 9 | Yes |
| Wayne McMahen | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
Rules suspended. Reported with amendments.
Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
Senate floor amendments read and adopted.
Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
Called from the Calendar.
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 27 yeas and 9 nays; ordered 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 Judiciary.
Reported with amendments (11-4-1). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
Reported with Legislative Bureau amendments.
Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/12/2026.
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 66, nays 31. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
Received from the House with amendments.
Amendments proposed by the House read and rejected by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays.
Notice of Senate rejecting House amendments.
Senate conference committee members appointed: Morris, Cathey, and Edmonds.
Notice of Senate conferees appointed.
House conferees appointed: Zeringue, Robby Carter, and Berault.
Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
Notice of Senate conferees appointed.
Notice of change of Senate conferees.
Senate Conference Committee membership changed: Harris vice Edmonds.
Conference committee report received.
Rules suspended.
Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 25 yeas and 10 nays.
Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.
Scheduled for floor debate on 06/01/2026.
Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 62, nays 34. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.
Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate on 6/2/2026.
Signed by the Speaker of the House.
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate on 6/2/2026.
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 748.
Effective date 6/3/2026.
Verify the information
- Official page on the Louisiana Legislature website
- Senate Committee Amendment #1515 JUDA Draft (amendment)
- Senate Committee Amendment #1565 JUDA Proposed (amendment)
- Senate Floor Legislative Bureau Amendment #1604 Miller G. Proposed (amendment)
- Senate Floor Amendment #2090 Morris Jay Withdrawn (amendment)
- Senate Floor Amendment #2028 Morris Jay Adopted (amendment)
- House Committee Amendment #4745 JUD Draft (amendment)
- House Committee Amendment #4821 JUD Proposed (amendment)
- House Legislative Bureau Amendment #3031 BUREAU Proposed (amendment)
- House Floor Amendment #5058 Zeringue Proposed (amendment)
- House Floor Amendment #5517 Newell Proposed (amendment)
- House Floor Amendment #5519 Newell Proposed (amendment)
- House Floor Amendment #5522 Newell Proposed (amendment)
- House Floor Amendment #5477 Zeringue Adopted (amendment)
- House Floor Amendment #4808 Green Rejected (amendment)
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