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LouisianaHB 4372026 Regular SessionHouse

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Sponsored By: Michael Melerine (Republican)

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Judiciary ACivil Law and Procedure

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Bill Overview

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Michael Melerine

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Stephanie H. Berault

    Republican • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 77 • No: 18

House vote • 5/5/2026

Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 77, nays 18. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 77 • No: 18

Actions Timeline

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

    5/7/2026Senate

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

    5/6/2026Senate

  3. Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 77, nays 18. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

    5/5/2026House

  4. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/05/2026.

    4/29/2026House

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

    4/28/2026House

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

    4/27/2026House

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

    3/9/2026House

  8. First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.

    2/27/2026House

  9. Prefiled.

    2/25/2026House

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

    2/25/2026House

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