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HB970 • 2026

CHILDREN/CUSTODY: Establishes a procedure for resolving competing custody orders

CHILDREN/CUSTODY: Establishes a procedure for resolving competing custody orders

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Shaun Mena
Last action
2026-03-17
Official status
Pending House Civil Law and Procedure - Considered 3/30/26
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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CHILDREN/CUSTODY: Establishes a procedure for resolving competing custody orders

CHILDREN/CUSTODY: Establishes a procedure for resolving competing custody orders

What This Bill Does

  • CHILDREN/CUSTODY: Establishes a procedure for resolving competing custody orders

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-17 H

    Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.

  2. 2026-03-16 H

    Read by title. Lies over under the rules.

Official Summary Text

CHILDREN/CUSTODY: Establishes a procedure for resolving competing custody orders

Current Bill Text

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HLS 26RS-1165 ORIGINAL
2026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 970
BY REPRESENTATIVE MENA
CHILDREN/CUSTODY: Establishes a procedure for resolving competing custody orders
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 9:358, relative to child custody; to provide relative to competing custody
3 orders; to establish a procedure for competing custody orders; and to provide for
4 related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 9:358 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
7 §358. Competing custody order; procedure
8 A. Any judge who oversees child custody proceedings has a duty to ensure
9 there are no competing custody orders prior to issuing a custody order.
10 B. If a competing custody order is issued, the earliest order shall supercede
11 any subsequent competing custody order.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 970 Original 2026 Regular Session Mena
Abstract: Establishes a procedure for competing custody orders.
Proposed law provides that a judge who oversees child custody proceedings has a duty to
ensure there are no competing custody orders prior to issuing a custody order.
Proposed law provides that if a competing custody order is issued, the earliest order shall
supercede any subsequent competing custody order.
(Adds R.S. 9:358)
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions.