Louisiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Louisiana SB333: CHILDREN: Provides relative to a caregiver providing care to a child in need of care proceedings. (8/1/26)
Status: Signed into law, June 2, 2026
What the bill says
An act To enact Children's Code Art. 710.1, relative to child in need of care proceedings; to provide relative to disposition and permanency hearings; to provide relative to a caregiver providing care to a child in need of care proceedings in certain circumstances; to provide relative to notice requirements and right to be heard; to provide relative to civil procedure and evidence; to provide relative to written reasons for judicial findings; to provide for termination of parental rights in certain circumstances; to provide for definitions…
From the introduced text:
AN ACT To enact Children's Code Art. 710.1, relative to child in need of care proceedings; to provide relative to disposition and permanency hearings; to provide relative to a caregiver providing care to a child in need of care proceedings in certain circumstances; to provide relative to notice requirements and right to be heard; to provide relative to civil procedure and evidence; to provide relative to written reasons for judicial findings; to provide for termination of parental rights in certain circumstances; to provide for definitions; to provide relative to rights, conditions, and limitations of a caregiver in certain circumstances; and to provide for related matters. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana: Section 1. Children's Code Art. 710.1 is hereby enacted to read as follows: Art. 710.1. Disposition; permanency hearings; caregiver A. As used in this Chapter, the following terms and phrases shall have the following meaning: "Caregiver" means any person whether related to the child by blood, marriage, or adoption, including a grandparent, aunt, uncle, adult sibling, or other familial relation recognized under Louisiana law, foster parents, prePage 1 of Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law; words in boldface type and underscored are additions. SLS 26RS-495 ORIGINAL SB NO. adoptive parents or nonrelative providing care who has physical custody of the child pursuant …