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LouisianaHB 10432026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

COURTS: Provides relative to the civil jurisdictional amounts for the First and Second Parish Courts

Sponsored By: Kyle M. Green Jr. (Democratic)

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

Jefferson parish courts can hear larger claims

Jefferson Parish’s First and Second Parish Courts can hear covered civil disputes up to $50,000, up from $20,000. The limit covers the amount disputed or property value, excluding interest, court costs, and lawyer fees. These courts share authority with the district court within their boundaries, and existing legal limits remain in place. A counterclaim, intervention, or third-party opposition necessarily tied to the main claim triggers transfer if its disputed amount or property value exceeds $50,000. The entire case, including all related claims, then moves to the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court.

Jefferson courts lose express rental case authority

The law removes a specific grant of authority for Jefferson Parish’s First and Second Parish Courts to hear rental possession suits. That grant covered suits to regain leased property when rent stayed within the limit in Article 4844(A). The law does not say where those suits must now be filed or set any new household charge.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Kyle M. Green Jr.

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 227 • No: 0

House vote • 5/26/2026

Read by title, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

Yes: 97 • No: 0

Senate vote • 5/18/2026

Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Yes: 35 • No: 0

House vote • 4/20/2026

Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 95 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Becomes Act No. 935 without the Governor's signature.

    6/23/2026House

  2. Effective date: 06/19/2026.

    6/23/2026House

  3. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

    5/29/2026House

  4. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

    5/27/2026House

  5. Signed by the President of the Senate.

    5/27/2026Senate

  6. Read by title, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

    5/26/2026House

  7. Scheduled for concurrence on 05/26/2026.

    5/25/2026House

  8. Received from the Senate with amendments.

    5/19/2026House

  9. Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    5/18/2026Senate

  10. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.

    5/7/2026Senate

  11. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

    5/6/2026Senate

  12. Rules suspended. Reported with amendments.

    5/5/2026Senate

  13. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.

    4/22/2026Senate

  14. Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

    4/21/2026Senate

  15. Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

    4/20/2026House

  16. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/20/2026.

    4/15/2026House

  17. Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

    4/14/2026House

  18. Reported with amendments (6-0-1).

    4/13/2026House

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

    3/31/2026House

  20. Read by title. Lies over under the rules.

    3/30/2026House

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