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LouisianaHB 5192026 Regular SessionHouse

COURTS: Provides relative to the appointment of a special master by a trial court

Sponsored By: Mike Johnson (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Judiciary AJudiciary

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Bill Overview

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

New appointment rules for Louisiana special masters

The law covers complex Louisiana cases combined because they share factual questions. The cases must be consolidated under Louisiana Supreme Court rules and designated or approved under those rules. Trial courts appointing special masters must follow applicable judicial ethics rules and federal Rule 53 appointment and disqualification standards. These requirements apply except where they conflict with state law. Appointments must also follow Supreme Court rules and existing requirements in R.S. 13:4165(F)(2) and (6).

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Mike Johnson

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 143 • No: 0

Senate vote • 5/18/2026

Rules suspended. 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 • 4/15/2026

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

Yes: 95 • No: 0

House vote • 4/9/2026

Reported with amendments

Yes: 13 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 303.

    5/22/2026House

  2. Effective date: 08/01/2026.

    5/22/2026House

  3. Received from the Senate without amendments.

    5/19/2026House

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

    5/19/2026House

  5. Signed by the President of the Senate.

    5/19/2026Senate

  6. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

    5/19/2026House

  7. Rules suspended. 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

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

    5/7/2026Senate

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

    5/6/2026Senate

  10. Rules suspended. Reported favorably.

    5/5/2026Senate

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

    4/20/2026Senate

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

    4/15/2026House

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

    4/15/2026Senate

  14. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/15/2026.

    4/14/2026House

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

    4/13/2026House

  16. Reported with amendments (13-0).

    4/9/2026House

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

    3/9/2026House

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

    2/27/2026House

  19. Prefiled.

    2/26/2026House

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

    2/26/2026House

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