SB 104 Louisiana Senate · 2025 Regular Session

CHILDREN/FAMILY SERVICES DEPT: Provides relative to the Empowering Families to Live Well Louisiana Council. (gov sig)

SB 104 is a procedural bill that modifies the leadership structure of the "Empowering Families to Live Well Louisiana Council." It adds a provision requiring the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) secretary (or designee) and a Senate member appointed by the Senate president (or designee) to serve as co-chairs of the council. The bill does not create new programs or funding but changes the administrative oversight of an existing council focused on family services. It passed unanimously in the Senate (38-0) and is now pending in the House. This bill directly affects the council's governance but does not alter its purpose or services.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

House Passage

Jun 2025

Signed into Law

Jun 2025

Introduced Apr 3, 2025 Signed Jun 8, 2025

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MODERATE

This bill updates the Empowering Families to Live Well Louisiana Council by adding new members, including representatives from the Louisiana Budget Project and Ellevate Louisiana, and establishing co-chairs from the Department of Children and Family Services and the Senate. It also requires the council to meet at least quarterly instead of just six times a year and extends the deadline for submitting the implementation plan from 2019 to 2026. These changes aim to broaden stakeholder representation and ensure the council remains active and up-to-date with current legislative needs.

Scope change

The bill expands the council's membership to include new stakeholders and adds co-chairs, while also increasing the frequency of required meetings and extending the timeline for the implementation plan submission.

REQUIREMENT

Added new council members: the executive director of the Louisiana Budget Project Invest in Louisiana and one member representing Ellevate Louisiana.

Established co-chairs for the council: the secretary of the Department of Children and Family Services (or designee) and a member of the Senate appointed by the Senate president.

Increased the minimum number of required council meetings from six times per year to at least once each quarter.

Removed previous council members, including three at-large members appointed by the governor and other unspecified members.

TIMELINE

Extended the deadline for submitting the implementation plan to the Senate and House committees from June 30, 2019, to June 30, 2026.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 23, 2025 · House Jun 2, 2025

How they voted

36–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 37

Apr 23, 2025

D Democratic11

11 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican26

25 Yea 1

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

Jun 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays.

upper

Jun 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

lower

May 21, 2025

Introduced

Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

lower

May 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported with amendments (13-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

lower

Apr 24, 2025

Committee

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

lower

Apr 23, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

upper

Apr 16, 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 · 2 co-sponsors