SB256Introduced in the Senate
Provides for a clerk of court in Orleans Parish. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)
Introduced by John Morris, District 35
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Provides for a clerk of court in Orleans Parish. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)
Where it stands
Effective date 4/30/2026.
April 30, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House votes
2 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
4 recorded votes · each counted separately
SenateStage: Senate Vote on SB 256 CONCUR (#506) · April 29, 2026
25
Yes
11
No
3
Absent or Not Voting
39 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
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| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Owen | 1 | Yes |
| Edward Price | 2 | No |
| Sidney Barthelemy | 3 | No |
| Jimmy Harris | 4 | No |
| Royce Duplessis | 5 | No |
| Rick Edmonds | 6 | Yes |
| Gary Carter | 7 | No |
| Patrick Connick | 8 | Yes |
| Cameron Henry | 9 | Absent |
| Kirk Talbot | 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 favorably.
Read by title. 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 25 yeas and 11 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 favorably (8-5-1). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/23/2026.
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 63, nays 28. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
Received from the House with amendments.
Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
Rules suspended. Called from the Calendar.
Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 25 yeas and 11 nays.
Signed by the Speaker of the House.
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate on 4/30/2026.
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate on 4/30/2026.
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 15.
Effective date 4/30/2026.
Verify the information
- Official page on the Louisiana Legislature website
- Senate Floor Legislative Bureau Amendment #1602 Miller G. Proposed (amendment)
- Senate Floor Amendment #1760 Morris Jay Adopted (amendment)
- Senate Floor Amendment #1741 Duplessis Withdrawn (amendment)
- Senate Floor Amendment #1866 Duplessis Rejected (amendment)
- Senate Floor Amendment #1863 Duplessis Rejected (amendment)
- House Floor Amendment #4414 Green Rejected (amendment)
- House Floor Amendment #4162 McMakin Adopted (amendment)
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