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LouisianaHB 4202026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

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

Sponsored By: Stephanie H. Berault (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Health and Welfare

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

Stricter screening for child welfare workers

Louisiana’s Department of Children and Family Services must check every current and prospective employee’s criminal history and abuse-registry records. Applicants cannot be hired until both checks are complete. The law requires firing employees listed on the state registry of proven abuse or neglect after January 1, 2010. This rule now applies beyond workers with specified child-related duties. Permanent classified employees cannot be fired until they have exhausted their administrative appeal rights.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Stephanie H. Berault

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 238 • No: 1

House vote • 5/26/2026

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

Yes: 99 • No: 0

Senate vote • 5/18/2026

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.

Yes: 35 • No: 0

House vote • 4/9/2026

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

Yes: 95 • No: 1

House vote • 4/1/2026

Reported favorably

Yes: 9 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 803.

    6/9/2026House

  2. Effective date: 08/01/2026.

    6/9/2026House

  3. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

    5/28/2026House

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

    5/27/2026House

  5. Signed by the President of the Senate.

    5/27/2026Senate

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

    5/26/2026House

  7. Scheduled for concurrence on 05/26/2026.

    5/25/2026House

  8. Received from the Senate with amendments.

    5/19/2026House

  9. 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.

    5/18/2026Senate

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

    5/11/2026Senate

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

    5/7/2026Senate

  12. Reported with amendments.

    5/6/2026Senate

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

    4/14/2026Senate

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

    4/13/2026Senate

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

    4/9/2026House

  16. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/09/2026.

    4/8/2026House

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

    4/7/2026House

  18. Reported favorably (9-0).

    4/1/2026House

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

    3/9/2026House

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

    2/27/2026House

  21. Prefiled.

    2/25/2026House

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

    2/25/2026House

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