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LouisianaHB 2262026 Regular SessionHouse

CIVIL/PROCEDURE: Provides relative to requests for admissions

Sponsored By: Robby Carter (Democratic)

Became Law

Judiciary ACivil Law and Procedure

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

More safeguards for people in civil lawsuits

In Louisiana civil cases, requests for admission ask another party to accept specific facts as true. The law removes automatic admission for failing to answer within 30 days or another court-set period. Except for default judgments, courts must wait until a Rule 10.1 conference occurs and its certificate is issued before deeming requests admitted. Each requested admission must be stated separately. Responses still require a signed written answer or objection immediately after restating each request, with reasons for any objection. Answers must fairly address the request; parties may admit part, qualify a denial, or explain why they cannot truthfully answer. Lack of information requires reasonable inquiry, and a trial dispute alone is not grounds for an objection.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Robby Carter

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

  • Sylvia Elaine Taylor

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 217 • No: 2

House vote • 5/29/2026

Read by title, roll called, yeas 99, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

Yes: 99 • No: 0

Senate vote • 5/28/2026

Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 29 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Yes: 29 • No: 0

House vote • 3/26/2026

Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 89, nays 2. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 89 • No: 2

Actions Timeline

  1. Becomes Act No. 942 without the Governor's signature.

    6/23/2026House

  2. Effective date: 08/01/2026.

    6/23/2026House

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate.

    6/1/2026Senate

  4. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

    6/1/2026House

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

    5/31/2026House

  6. Read by title, roll called, yeas 99, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

    5/29/2026House

  7. Called from the Calendar.

    5/28/2026Senate

  8. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 29 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    5/28/2026Senate

  9. Received from the Senate with amendments.

    5/28/2026House

  10. Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.

    5/28/2026House

  11. Rules suspended.

    5/13/2026Senate

  12. Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.

    5/13/2026Senate

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

    5/7/2026Senate

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

    5/6/2026Senate

  15. Rules suspended. Reported favorably.

    5/5/2026Senate

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

    3/31/2026Senate

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

    3/30/2026Senate

  18. Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 89, nays 2. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

    3/26/2026House

  19. Scheduled for floor debate on 03/26/2026.

    3/25/2026House

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

    3/24/2026House

  21. Reported with amendments (8-0-1).

    3/23/2026House

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

    3/9/2026House

  23. First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/20/2026.

    2/20/2026House

  24. Prefiled.

    2/19/2026House

  25. Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.

    2/19/2026House

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