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LouisianaHB 7082026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

COURTS/JUSTICE OF PEACE: Authorizes concurrent jurisdiction for justice of the peace and city courts in East Baton Rouge Parish

Sponsored By: Lauren Ventrella (Republican)

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

More courts for East Baton Rouge evictions

East Baton Rouge Parish justice of the peace courts share authority with the parish city court over qualifying eviction suits. Landowners or landlords can file cases involving leased homes, businesses, or farms within the justice court's area. Monthly rent must be $5,000 or less. The amount of unpaid rent or rent remaining on the lease does not limit this authority.

New East Baton Rouge court election districts

Six new districts replace East Baton Rouge Parish's earlier justice of the peace court boundaries. Voters elect justices of the peace and constables from these districts starting with the regularly scheduled 2026 election. Districts use the Legislature's January 27, 2026 precinct maps, based on 2020 Census maps, and include all precinct subdivisions. These boundaries stay in place despite later parish precinct changes, unless changed by law. Cases properly filed on or before the law took effect remain under the original court's authority.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Lauren Ventrella

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 184 • No: 37

House vote • 5/27/2026

Read by title, roll called, yeas 87, nays 7, Senate amendments concurred in.

Yes: 87 • No: 7

Senate vote • 5/21/2026

Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 27 yeas and 8 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Yes: 27 • No: 8

House vote • 4/29/2026

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 70, nays 22. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 70 • No: 22

Actions Timeline

  1. Becomes Act No. 950 without the Governor's signature.

    6/23/2026House

  2. Effective date: 06/22/2026.

    6/23/2026House

  3. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

    6/1/2026House

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

    5/28/2026House

  5. Signed by the President of the Senate.

    5/28/2026Senate

  6. Read by title, roll called, yeas 87, nays 7, Senate amendments concurred in.

    5/27/2026House

  7. Scheduled for concurrence on 05/27/2026.

    5/26/2026House

  8. Received from the Senate with amendments.

    5/25/2026House

  9. Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 27 yeas and 8 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    5/21/2026Senate

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

    5/14/2026Senate

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

    5/13/2026Senate

  12. Reported favorably.

    5/12/2026Senate

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

    5/4/2026Senate

  14. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 70, nays 22. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

    4/29/2026House

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

    4/29/2026Senate

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

    4/27/2026House

  17. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/29/2026.

    4/27/2026House

  18. Reported with amendments (13-3-1).

    4/23/2026House

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

    3/9/2026House

  20. Prefiled.

    2/27/2026House

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

    2/27/2026House

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

    2/27/2026House

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