LA HB291 | 2025 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 13-5)
Status: Passed on June 8 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-06-08 - Effective date: 08/01/2025.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

Provides relative to prescriptive periods for wrongful death and survival actions

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Title

Provides relative to prescriptive periods for wrongful death and survival actions

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2025-06-03 - House - House Vote on HB 291 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#800) (Y: 94 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 11) [PASS]
2025-05-28 - Senate - Senate Vote on HB 291 FINAL PASSAGE (#439) (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-04-28 - House - House Vote on HB 291 FINAL PASSAGE (#37) (Y: 90 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2025-04-28 - House - House Vote on HB 291 FINAL PASSAGE (#37) (Y: 90 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 9) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2025-06-08HouseEffective date: 08/01/2025.
2025-06-08HouseSigned by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 176.
2025-06-05HouseSent to the Governor for executive approval.
2025-06-04SenateSigned by the President of the Senate.
2025-06-04HouseEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2025-06-03HouseRead by title, roll called, yeas 94, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
2025-06-02HouseScheduled for concurrence on 06/03/2025.
2025-05-29HouseReceived from the Senate with amendments.
2025-05-28SenateThe amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2025-05-20SenateReported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2025-05-19SenateCommittee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2025-05-14SenateReported with amendments.
2025-04-30SenateRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
2025-04-29SenateReceived in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2025-04-28HouseRead third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 90, nays 6. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2025-04-28HouseCalled from the calendar.
2025-04-24HouseScheduled for floor debate on 04/28/2025.
2025-04-24HouseNotice given.
2025-04-24HouseRead by title, returned to the calendar.
2025-04-23HouseScheduled for floor debate on 04/24/2025.
2025-04-16HouseRead by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2025-04-15HouseReported favorably (12-0-1).
2025-04-14HouseRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
2025-04-02HouseUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
2025-04-02HousePrefiled.

Subjects


Louisiana State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=25rs&b=HB291&sbi=y
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1402177
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1405501
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1409159
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1421529
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1425100
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1409031
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1408980
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1414062
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1414063
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1402191
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1405717
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1409390
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1414748
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1419176
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1427899
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1409055
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1409452
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1419053
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1421105

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