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LouisianaHB 1122026 Regular SessionHouse

CHILDREN/CUSTODY: Specifies how miles are measured for the purpose of relocation of a child

Sponsored By: Michael Robert Bayham Jr. (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Judiciary ACivil Law and Procedure

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New mileage rules for parents moving children

Beginning January 1, 2027, Louisiana measures child-relocation mileage using the shortest publicly accessible vehicle route or, where applicable, public ferry route. The measurement runs from the child's current main home to the planned new main home. The relocation rules apply to moves outside Louisiana and to certain in-state moves over 75 miles. Without a custody order, the in-state threshold is measured from the other parent's home. With a custody order, it is measured from the child's main home at the most recent custody decree. With equal physical custody or no designated main home, it is measured from someone entitled to object to relocation. The rules do not apply when the parties expressly agree in writing to relocate or qualifying protective orders are in effect. Protective-order exceptions include the listed domestic-abuse and child-protection orders, plus other orders barring harm or proximity; R.S. 9:372.1 is excluded. Existing custody-order terms governing relocation remain controlling where they conflict with these rules. The act does not apply to relocation cases pending on January 1, 2027. It applies to later relocations after those cases reach a final decision.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Michael Robert Bayham Jr.

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Adrian Fisher

    Democratic • House

  • Annie Spell

    Republican • House

  • Beryl Amedée

    Republican • House

  • Beth Anne Billings

    Republican • House

  • Candace N. Newell

    Democratic • House

  • Roy Daryl Adams

    Democratic • House

  • Dustin Miller

    Democratic • House

  • Ed Larvadain III

    Democratic • House

  • Ed Murray

    Democratic • House

  • Joy Walters

    Democratic • House

  • Kyle M. Green Jr.

    Democratic • House

  • Larry A. Bagley

    Republican • House

  • Raymond J. Crews

    Republican • House

  • Shaun Raphael Mena

    Democratic • House

  • Steven Jackson

    Democratic • House

  • Sylvia Elaine Taylor

    Democratic • House

  • Tehmi Jahi Chassion

    Democratic • House

  • Terry Landry Jr.

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 235 • No: 0

House vote • 5/13/2026

Read by title, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

Yes: 97 • No: 0

Senate vote • 5/11/2026

Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Yes: 35 • No: 0

House vote • 3/18/2026

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 95 • No: 0

House vote • 3/10/2026

Reported favorably

Yes: 8 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 287.

    5/22/2026House

  2. Effective date: 01/01/2027.

    5/22/2026House

  3. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

    5/19/2026House

  4. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

    5/18/2026House

  5. Signed by the President of the Senate.

    5/18/2026Senate

  6. Read by title, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

    5/13/2026House

  7. Received from the Senate with amendments.

    5/12/2026House

  8. Scheduled for concurrence on 05/13/2026.

    5/12/2026House

  9. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    5/11/2026Senate

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

    5/4/2026Senate

  11. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

    4/29/2026Senate

  12. Reported favorably.

    4/28/2026Senate

  13. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.

    3/23/2026Senate

  14. Called from the calendar.

    3/18/2026House

  15. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

    3/18/2026House

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

    3/18/2026Senate

  17. Read by title, returned to the calendar.

    3/17/2026House

  18. Notice given.

    3/17/2026House

  19. Scheduled for floor debate on 03/18/2026.

    3/17/2026House

  20. Scheduled for floor debate on 03/17/2026.

    3/16/2026House

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

    3/11/2026House

  22. Reported favorably (8-0).

    3/10/2026House

  23. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.

    3/9/2026House

  24. First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/13/2026.

    2/13/2026House

  25. Prefiled.

    2/10/2026House

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