LouisianaSB 1402026 Regular SessionSenate

CIVIL PROCEDURE: Provides for multiple successions in the same proceeding. (8/1/26)

Sponsored By: Gregory A. Miller (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Civil Law and ProcedureJudiciary A

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

One court case for multiple estates

Beginning August 1, 2026, Louisiana allows one court case to open the estates of multiple deceased people. This option applies regardless of when each person died. The court must have authority over each estate under Code of Civil Procedure Article 2811.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Gregory A. Miller

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 143 • No: 0

House vote • 5/12/2026

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 98 • No: 0

House vote • 5/5/2026

Reported favorably

Yes: 8 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/21/2026

Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Yes: 37 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 246.

    5/15/2026Senate
  2. Effective date 8/1/2026.

    5/15/2026Senate
  3. Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.

    5/14/2026Senate
  4. Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.

    5/13/2026Senate
  5. Signed by the Speaker of the House.

    5/13/2026House
  6. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

    5/12/2026House
  7. Received from the House without amendments.

    5/12/2026Senate
  8. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/12/2026.

    5/11/2026House
  9. Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.

    5/7/2026House
  10. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

    5/6/2026House
  11. Reported favorably (8-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

    5/5/2026House
  12. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.

    4/23/2026House
  13. Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.

    4/22/2026House
  14. Called from the Calendar.

    4/21/2026Senate
  15. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    4/21/2026Senate
  16. Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.

    3/23/2026Senate
  17. Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.

    3/11/2026Senate
  18. Reported favorably.

    3/10/2026Senate
  19. Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.

    3/9/2026Senate
  20. Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.

    2/24/2026Senate

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