HB565 • 2026

CHILDREN/CARE: Provides relative to fire safety provisions for day care centers

Children Education

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Dixon McMakin
Last action: 2026-05-15
Official status: Signed by the Governor - Act 166
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The candidate explanation includes details about inspections and compliance with state and federal codes, which are implied but not explicitly detailed in the official summary.

Fire Safety Rules for Day Care Centers

This act updates fire safety rules for day care centers and early learning centers, ensuring inspections and compliance with state and federal codes.

What This Bill Does

Updates the responsibilities of the Louisiana State Fire Marshal to include oversight of fire safety in early learning centers and child day care centers.
Specifies that standard residential appliances like microwaves do not need commercial ventilation or fire suppression systems unless required by code.
Requires written notice from the Fire Marshal for any violations or needed actions at these facilities.
Provides a process for appealing decisions made by the Fire Marshal regarding these facilities.

Who It Names or Affects

Early learning centers
Child day care centers
The Louisiana State Fire Marshal

Terms To Know

Institutional occupancies: Buildings or places that require state or federal licensing, such as schools and child care facilities.
Fire safety requirements: Rules set by the government to ensure buildings are safe from fires.

Limits and Unknowns

The act does not specify penalties for non-compliance with fire safety rules.
It is unclear how existing local regulations will interact with these new state-level requirements.

Amendments

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

House Committee Amendment #3183 COM Adopted

Adopted

Plain English: HCAHB565 4875 3183 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Commerce to Original House Bill No.

HCAHB565 4875 3183 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Commerce to Original House Bill No.
565 by Representative McMakin 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 1, line 4, after "centers;" and before "and" insert "to provide relative to the 3 application of fire safety requirements to early learning centers or child day care centers; to 4 require written notice of a violation or required action; to provide relative to appeals of 5 determinations by the fire marshal;" 6 AMENDMENT NO.
2 7 On page 1, line 19, change "(4)" to "(4)(a)" 8 AMENDMENT NO.

House Committee Amendment #2997 COM Draft

Draft

Plain English: HCAHB565 4875 2997 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Commerce to Original House Bill No.

HCAHB565 4875 2997 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Commerce to Original House Bill No.
565 by Representative McMakin 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 2, after line 6, insert a set of asterisks "* * *" Page 1 of 1 CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions.

House Committee Amendment #2964 COM Draft

Draft

Plain English: HCAHB565 4875 2964 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Commerce to Original House Bill No.

HCAHB565 4875 2964 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Commerce to Original House Bill No.
565 by Representative McMakin 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 1, line 4, after "centers;" and before "and" insert "to provide relative to the 3 application of fire safety requirements to early learning centers or child day care centers; to 4 require written notice of a violation or required action; to provide relative to appeals of 5 determinations by the fire marshal;" 6 AMENDMENT NO.
2 7 On page 1, line 19, change "(4)" to "(4)(a)" 8 AMENDMENT NO.

Bill History

2026-05-15 H
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-05-15 H
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 166.
2026-05-14 H
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-05-14 S
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-13 H
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-13 H
Received from the Senate without amendments.
2026-05-12 S
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 32 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-05-04 S
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-04-29 S
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-04-28 S
Reported favorably.
2026-04-14 S
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and International Affairs.
2026-04-13 S
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-04-13 H
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-04-09 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/13/2026.
2026-04-08 H
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-04-07 H
Reported with amendments (16-0).
2026-03-09 H
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Commerce.
2026-02-27 H
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
2026-02-26 H
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Commerce.
2026-02-26 H
Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

CHILDREN/CARE: Provides relative to fire safety provisions for day care centers

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

ENROLLED
ACT No. 1662026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 565
BY REPRESENTATIVE MCMAKIN
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 40:1563(C)(1) and (4), relative to powers and duties of the fire
3 marshal; to provide for fire prevention and safety inspections of early learning
4 centers and child day care centers; to provide relative to the application of fire safety
5 requirements to early learning centers or child day care centers; to require written
6 notice of a violation or required action; to provide relative to appeals of
7 determinations by the fire marshal; and to provide for related matters.
8 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
9 Section 1. R.S. 40:1563(C)(1) and (4) are hereby amended and reenacted to read as
10 follows:
11 §1563. Powers and duties generally; use of deputies; responsibilities of local
12 governing authorities with fire prevention bureaus; open structures and
13 process structures; fees
14 * * *
15 C.(1) The fire marshal shall not conduct or supervise inspections pursuant
16 to the provisions of Paragraphs (B)(1), (2), (3), and (4) of this Section within the
17 jurisdiction of any local governing authority in which a fire prevention bureau has
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1 been properly established by special ordinance and accompanying resolution as
2 provided in this Section, except as provided in Paragraph Paragraphs (4) and (5) of
3 this Subsection.
4 * * *
5 (4)(a) The fire marshal shall remain responsible for all institutional
6 occupancies requiring a state or federal license, detention, colleges, universities,
7 state-owned and state-leased buildings, and schools, including early learning centers
8 and child day care centers as defined in R.S. 17:407.33, where applicable, and the
9 applicable federal and state life safety codes shall be the codes applying to these
10 facilities. Nothing contained herein shall limit the right of the local fire department
11 to consult with the fire marshal or otherwise restrict the authority of the local fire
12 department to conduct fire preplanning for any occupancy within its jurisdiction.
13 (b) The state fire marshal shall enforce only those fire safety requirements
14 expressly provided for in adopted state or federal fire and life safety codes and shall
15 not impose additional requirements through policy, guidance, or interpretation.
16 (c) Any fire safety requirement imposed on an early learning center or child
17 day care center shall be proportional to the size, occupancy, and risk level of that
18 facility, and shall not be applied in a manner consistent with a commercial or
19 industrial occupancy unless expressly required by the applicable code.
20 (d) The use of standard residential appliances, including but not limited to
21 microwaves, coffee makers, and similar devices, shall not require commercial
22 ventilation or fire suppression systems unless expressly required by applicable code.
23 (e) The state fire marshal shall provide written notice of a determination of
24 any violation or of required corrective action, including citation to the specific
25 applicable code provision.
26 (f)(i) Any person aggrieved by a determination of the state fire marshal
27 regarding fire safety requirements for an early learning center or child day care
28 center may appeal that determination to the division of administrative law within
29 fifteen days of receipt of written notice.
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1 (ii) All enforcement actions, including fines, penalties, or closure, shall be
2 stayed pending final disposition of the appeal.
3 (iii) The state fire marshal bears the burden of proving that the requirement
4 is expressly authorized by adopted state or federal fire and life safety codes.
5 * * *
6
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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