HB246 • 2026

HEALTH: Provides relative to the Children's Cabinet Advisory Board

Children Elections

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Annie Spell
Last action: 2026-05-29
Official status: Signed by the Governor - Act 537
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details about the exact roles or selection process for the new members added to the Children's Cabinet Advisory Board and the Council on the Status of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren.

Health Law for Children's Cabinet Advisory Board

This law modifies the membership rules for the Children's Cabinet Advisory Board and adds new members to support children in Louisiana.

What This Bill Does

Adds a representative from Family Road of Greater Baton Rouge to the Children's Cabinet Advisory Board.
Includes a member representing the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on both the Children's Cabinet Advisory Board and the Council on the Status of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren.

Who It Names or Affects

Children in Louisiana who benefit from programs supported by the Children's Cabinet Advisory Board.
Members of organizations like Family Road of Greater Baton Rouge, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and others involved with children’s welfare.

Terms To Know

Children's Cabinet Advisory Board: A group that advises on programs and policies for children in Louisiana.
Council on the Status of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: An organization that supports grandparents who are raising their grandchildren.

Limits and Unknowns

The law does not specify how these new members will be chosen or what their exact roles will be.
It is unclear if the changes will lead to better support for children and families in Louisiana.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

Summary of Senate Amendments to HB246

Filed

Plain English: The amendment adds representatives from two new organizations to the Children's Cabinet Advisory Board.

Adds a representative from the Family Road of Greater Baton Rouge to the advisory board.
Changes the representative from the Louisiana Association of Childcare Agencies to a representative from the Child Care Association of Louisiana.

The amendment text is incomplete and does not provide full details about all changes, so some specifics are unclear.

House Floor Legislative Bureau Amendment #1376 Horton Adopted

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment adds a new section (B) after the reference to '46:2605' and before '(34)' on two specific lines of the bill.

Adds a new section (B) after '46:2605' and before '(34)' on page 1, line 3 of the bill.
Adds the same new section (B) in the same location on page 2, line 14 of the bill.

The exact content or purpose of the new section (B) is not provided in the amendment text and cannot be determined from this information alone.

House Vote on HB 246 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1465)

Filed

Plain English: The amendment to HB246 involves concurring with Senate amendments related to the Children's Cabinet Advisory Board.

The House is voting to agree with changes made by the Senate to HB246 regarding the Children's Cabinet Advisory Board.

The official text does not specify what specific changes were made by the Senate, only that the House is concurring in those amendments.

Senate Floor Amendment #3666 Boudreaux Gerald Adopted

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment changes specific sections in R.S. 46:2605 and R.S. 46:2605.1 to add new representatives from the Family Road of Greater Baton Rouge and the Louisiana Association of Childcare Agencies, while also making other technical adjustments.

Removes lines related to previous Senate Committee Amendments on page 1.
Adds a representative for the Family Road of Greater Baton Rouge in R.S. 46:2605(B)(31).
Adds a representative for the Louisiana Association of Childcare Agencies in R.S. 46:2605(B)(37).

The amendment text does not provide full details on all changes, making it hard to explain every technical adjustment clearly.

Senate Committee Amendment #3306 H&W Adopted

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment modifies and adds to the membership requirements for the Children's Cabinet Advisory Board by inserting new members and making textual changes.

Removes lines that refer to specific sections of R.S. 46:2605(B)(4), (34), and (37) and R.S. 46:2605.1(B)(2) and (16).
Adds new members to the board, including a representative from the Louisiana Chapter of the March of Dimes and a representative from the Child Care Association of Louisiana.
Removes an entire line on page 2.

The exact nature and impact of removing specific lines is unclear without additional context.
The amendment text does not provide details about why certain sections are being deleted or what changes they entail.

Senate Committee Amendment #3043 H&W Draft

Draft

Plain English: The amendment modifies and adds to the membership requirements for the Children's Cabinet Advisory Board by including representatives from specific organizations.

Removes lines that reference certain sections of R.S. 46:2605(B) and inserts new references to additional sections (34), (37).
Adds two new members to the board: a representative from the Louisiana Chapter of the March of Dimes and a representative from the Child Care Association of Louisiana.
Removes an entire line on page 2.

The exact nature and impact of removing an entire line on page 2 is unclear without more context.

Bill History

2026-05-29 H
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-05-29 H
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 537.
2026-05-28 H
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-05-27 S
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-27 H
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-26 H
Read by title, roll called, yeas 100, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
2026-05-25 H
Scheduled for concurrence on 05/26/2026.
2026-05-19 H
Received from the Senate with amendments.
2026-05-18 S
Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-05-11 S
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-05-07 S
Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-05-06 S
Reported with amendments.
2026-04-07 S
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
2026-04-01 S
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-03-31 H
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 101, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-03-30 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 03/31/2026.
2026-03-26 H
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-03-25 H
Reported favorably (11-0).
2026-03-09 H
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
2026-02-20 H
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/20/2026.
2026-02-20 H
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
2026-02-20 H
Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

HEALTH: Provides relative to the Children's Cabinet Advisory Board

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

ENROLLED
ACT No. 5372026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 246
BY REPRESENTATIVE SPELL
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 46:2605(B)(4) and (37) and 2605.1(B)(2) and (16) and to enact
3 R.S. 46:2605(B)(31) and 2605.1(B)(22), relative to the Children's Cabinet Advisory
4 Board; to provide for the membership of the Children's Cabinet Advisory Board; to
5 provide for the membership of the Council on the Status of Grandparents Raising
6 Grandchildren; and to provide for related matters.
7 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. R.S. 46:2605(B)(4) and (37) and 2605.1(B)(2) and (16) are hereby
9 amended and reenacted and R.S. 46:2605(B)(31) and 2605.1(B)(22) are hereby enacted to
10 read as follows:
11 §2605. Children's Cabinet Advisory Board
12 * * *
13 B. The advisory board shall be composed of the following members:
14 * * *
15 (4) A representative from the Louisiana Maternal and Child Health
16 Coalition. The superintendent of the Louisiana State Police or his designee.
17 * * *
18 (31) A representative of the Family Road of Greater Baton Rouge.
19 * * *
20 (37) A representative of the Louisiana Association of Childcare Agencies A
21 representative of the Child Care Association of Louisiana.
22 * * *
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HB NO. 246 ENROLLED
1 §2605.1. Council on the Status of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
2 * * *
3 B. The council shall be composed of the following members:
4 * * *
5 (2) Three members One member representing the Department of Children
6 and Family Services appointed by the secretary of the department, one of whom shall
7 be a representative of the kinship care subsidy program, one of whom shall be a
8 representative of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and one of whom
9 department who shall be a representative of the foster care program.
10 * * *
11 (16) One member representing and appointed by LouisianaChildren.org.
12 One member representing the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program appointed
13 by the secretary of the department or agency administering the program.
14 * * *
15 (22) One member representing the Kinship Care Subsidy Program appointed
16 by the secretary of the department or agency administering the program.
17 * * *
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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