Louisiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Louisiana SB237: CHILDREN: Provides relative to child welfare. (8/1/26) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
Status: Chaptered, June 23, 2026
What the bill says
An act To amend and reenact R.S. 24:525(C)(5), (6), and (13) and (D) through (G), R.S. 46:56(F)(1), (2), (8), (9)(e) and (g), and (10)(a), Children's Code Arts. 508, 511(D), 609(A)(3), the introductory paragraph of 610(A), the introductory paragraph of 610(A)(1), the introductory paragraph of 610(A)(2), 610(A)(3) and (4)(a), and (D) through (H), 612(A), (B), and (C), 619(A)(1), 620(A), and 725.5(A), to enact R.S. 17:15.1, R.S. 24:525(C)(14) and (H), R.S. 42:17(A)(12), R.S. 46:51(17), Children's Code Arts. 512(E), 524(B)(13), and 603(17)(p), and to repeal Children's Code Arts…
From the introduced text:
AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 24:525(C)(5), (6), and (13) and (D) through (G), R.S. 46:56(F)(1), (2), (8), (9)(e) and (g), and (10)(a), Children's Code Arts. 508, 511(D), 609(A)(3), the introductory paragraph of 610(A), the introductory paragraph of 610(A)(1), the introductory paragraph of 610(A)(2), 610(A)(3) and (4)(a), and (D) through (H), 612(A), (B), and (C), 619(A)(1), 620(A), and 725.5(A), to enact R.S. 17:15.1, R.S. 24:525(C)(14) and (H), R.S. 42:17(A)(12), R.S. 46:51(17), Children's Code Arts. 512(E), 524(B)(13), and 603(17)(p), and to repeal Children's Code Arts. 509 and 610(I), relative to child welfare; to require schools to report allegations of child abuse by school employees; to provide for the duties and responsibilities of the state child ombudsman; to provide for the duties and responsibilities of the Department of Children and Family Services; to provide for exceptions to public meetings; to provide for confidentiality; to provide for multidisciplinary investigative teams; to provide for forensic interviews; to provide for definitions; to provide for mandatory reporter training; to provide for child abuse and neglect reporting procedures; to provide for the assignment of reports for investigation and assessment; to provide for instanter custody orders; and to provide for related Page 1 of Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law; words in boldface type and underscored are additions. SLS 26RS-9 ORIGINAL SB …