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LouisianaHB 1232025 Regular SessionHouse

COURTS/COURT COSTS: Provides relative to deferral of costs and fees associated with electronic filing requirements (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Sponsored By: Josh Carlson (Republican)

Signed by Governor

FinanceJudiciary

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

Government fee delays and settlement deductions

The law adds electronic filing charges for civil and criminal cases to the court costs eligible for delayed payment. Covered charges include clerk and vendor costs, user and recording fees, and related convenience, transaction, and service fees. Government bodies remain responsible for deferred costs assessed against them or their agents, officers, or employees, unless individuals are personally responsible. The law removes the prior 30-day payment requirement. After a judgment against the government or its personnel, payment waits until all case issues are resolved and appeal or review is no longer available. Cost assessments can also be included in judgments dismissing claims against the government or its agents. The government must deduct court costs owed by opposing parties from settlement payments and send that money to the court clerk.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Josh Carlson

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 148 • No: 0

Senate vote • 5/29/2025

Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Yes: 37 • No: 0

House vote • 5/5/2025

Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 98 • No: 0

House vote • 4/24/2025

Reported with amendments

Yes: 13 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 145.

    6/8/2025House

  2. Effective date: 08/01/2025.

    6/8/2025House

  3. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

    6/3/2025House

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

    6/2/2025House

  5. Signed by the President of the Senate.

    6/2/2025Senate

  6. Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    5/29/2025Senate

  7. Received from the Senate without amendments.

    5/29/2025House

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

    5/21/2025Senate

  9. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

    5/20/2025Senate

  10. Reported favorably.

    5/19/2025Senate

  11. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Finance.

    5/7/2025Senate

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

    5/6/2025Senate

  13. Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

    5/5/2025House

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

    4/28/2025House

  15. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/05/2025.

    4/28/2025House

  16. Reported with amendments (13-0).

    4/24/2025House

  17. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

    4/14/2025House

  18. First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 3/28/2025.

    3/28/2025House

  19. Prefiled.

    3/25/2025House

  20. Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

    3/25/2025House

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