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LouisianaHB 5592026 Regular SessionHouse

COURTS/COURT COSTS: Increases court costs for the Fourth Judicial District (EN +$313,179 LF RV See Note)

Sponsored By: Adrian Fisher (Democratic)

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

Higher court-cost limits in the Fourth District

The law raises Louisiana’s Fourth Judicial District court assessment limit from $15 to $35. The district’s judges jointly set the actual civil and criminal charges, which cannot exceed $35 each. The civil charge applies to anyone filing a civil action or proceeding unless exempt from court costs. Criminal defendants pay the charge when convicted after trial, pleading guilty, or forfeiting bond. These charges are added to other lawful fees, costs, fines, or forfeitures. The money goes through the clerk into the district’s Judicial Expense Fund.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Adrian Fisher

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 128 • No: 18

Senate vote • 5/21/2026

Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 31 yeas and 5 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Yes: 31 • No: 5

House vote • 4/15/2026

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 83, nays 13. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 83 • No: 13

House vote • 4/9/2026

Reported favorably

Yes: 14 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Becomes Act No. 919 without the Governor's signature.

    6/23/2026House

  2. Effective date: 08/01/2026.

    6/23/2026House

  3. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

    5/26/2026House

  4. Received from the Senate without amendments.

    5/25/2026House

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

    5/25/2026House

  6. Signed by the President of the Senate.

    5/25/2026Senate

  7. Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 31 yeas and 5 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    5/21/2026Senate

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

    5/13/2026Senate

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

    5/12/2026Senate

  10. Reported favorably.

    5/11/2026Senate

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

    4/20/2026Senate

  12. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 83, nays 13. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was 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, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

    4/13/2026House

  16. Reported favorably (14-0).

    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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