SB 41 Louisiana Senate · 2025 Regular Session

CHILDREN: Provides relative to child welfare. (See Act) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

SB 41 is titled "CHILDREN: Provides relative to child welfare." Based on the provided information, the specific details of the bill's provisions, who it directly affects, and its key mechanisms are not available. The provided text only shows an amendment placeholder, not the full content of the bill.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 31, 2025 Signed Jun 20, 2025
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What changed between versions

SB41 Original SB41 Act 409 · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was formally enrolled as Act No. 409, expanding the list of sponsoring legislators and refining the legislative summary to include new provisions for school sexual abuse liability and early learning center standards. Substantive changes include updating the list of criminal offenses that disqualify individuals from owning or operating child care facilities, adding specific civil liability for damages caused by sexual abuse in schools, and clarifying the scope of prohibited activities for those on the state central registry.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to explicitly include liability for damages caused by sexual abuse in a school setting and to clarify the definition of early learning centers under the disqualification provisions.
ENFORCEMENT

Added explicit provision for liability regarding damages caused by sexual abuse occurring in a school setting.

DEFINITION

Updated the list of disqualifying offenses and clarified that individuals on the state central registry cannot own, operate, or participate in the governance of early learning centers.

REQUIREMENT

Refined the legislative summary to reflect new requirements for child welfare, safety standards for prekindergarten programs, and mandatory reporting training.

TECHNICAL

Corrected the list of sponsoring senators and representatives and adjusted page counts from the original draft to the final enrolled version.

Floor votes · Senate May 14, 2025 · House Jun 8, 2025

How they voted

360
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 37
May 14, 2025
D Democratic11
10 Yea 1
90% Yea
R Republican26
26 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
22
Key actions
7
Committee
8
Jun 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 39 yeas and 0 nays.
upper
Jun 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Jun 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Discharged from the Committee on Appropriations.
lower
Jun 4, 2025
Committee
Read by title, amended, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
lower
Jun 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (14-0). To be recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
lower
May 20, 2025
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
lower
May 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays; ordered re-reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Reported with amendments.
upper
Apr 28, 2025
Committee
Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted; ordered engrossed and recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported with amendments.
upper
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
upper
1 primary · 44 co-sponsors

Sponsors