Louisiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Louisiana SB322: WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT: Provides relative to apprentices. (8/1/26)
Status: Signed into law, May 29, 2026
What the bill says
An act To amend and reenact R.S. 23:386, relative to apprentices; to provide eligibility requirements for the Louisiana Youth Apprentice program; and to provide for related matters.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 23:386, relative to apprentices; to provide eligibility requirements for the Louisiana Youth Apprentice program; and to provide for related matters. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana: Section 1. R.S. 23:386 is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: §386. Apprentice defined; Louisiana Youth Apprentice A. The term "apprentice" as used in this Chapter is defined as a worker at least sixteen years of age, except where a higher minimum age standard is otherwise fixed by law, who is employed to learn an apprenticeable occupation pursuant to the standards of apprenticeship as provided for in LAC 40:1X.317 in order to fulfill the requirements of LAC 40:IX.301 and who has entered into a written apprentice agreement with an employer, an association of employers, or an organization of employees, providing for a time-based program model with not less than two thousand hours of reasonably continuous employment, a competency-based program model, or a hybrid program, and for participation in an approved program of training through employment and through education in related and supplemental subjects. Page 1 of Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law; words in boldface type and underscored are additions. SLS 26RS-568 ORIGINAL SB NO. B. A Louisiana Youth Apprentice is an apprentice, as provided in Paragraph A …
Sponsors
- Duplessis, Royce (D, 5) · primary sponsor
- Barrow, Regina (D, 15)
- Barthelemy II, Sidney (D, 3)
- Boudreaux, Gerald (D, 24)
- Carter, Gary (D, 7)
- Fesi, Michael (R, 20)
- Harris, Jimmy (D, 4)
- Jenkins, Sam (D, 39)
- Kleinpeter, Caleb (R, 17)
- Myers, Brach (R, 23)
- Pressly, Thomas (R, 38)
- Price, Edward (D, 2)
Latest actions
- : Effective date 8/1/2026.
- : Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 490.
- : Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
- : Signed by the Speaker of the House.
- : Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
- : Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays.
- : Called from the Calendar.
- : Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
- : Received from the House with amendments.
- : Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
Votes
- Senate Vote on SB 322, CONCUR (#1194) (May 25, 2026): 38 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Vote on SB 322, FINAL PASSAGE (#1322) (May 18, 2026): 95 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Vote on SB 322, FINAL PASSAGE (#337) (April 15, 2026): 37 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Vote on SB 322, CO-AUTHORS (#338) (April 15, 2026): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB322?
- SB322 is a bill in the Louisiana Legislature (2026 Regular Session): WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT: Provides relative to apprentices. (8/1/26).
- What does SB322 do?
- In its own words: An act To amend and reenact R.S. 23:386, relative to apprentices; to provide eligibility requirements for the Louisiana Youth Apprentice program; and to provide for related matters.
- What is the status of SB322?
- Signed into law as of May 29, 2026. Latest action: Effective date 8/1/2026. (May 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB322?
- Duplessis, Royce (D, 5), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB322?
- On the Louisiana Legislature website: https://legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26RS&b=SB322
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