LA HB708 | 2026 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Enrolled on May 28 2026 - 75% progression
Action: 2026-06-01 - Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Status: Enrolled on May 28 2026 - 75% progression
Action: 2026-06-01 - Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Summary
Authorizes concurrent jurisdiction for justice of the peace and city courts in East Baton Rouge Parish
Title
Authorizes concurrent jurisdiction for justice of the peace and city courts in East Baton Rouge Parish
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2026-05-27 - House - House Vote on HB 708 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1605) (Y: 87 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 11) [PASS]
2026-05-21 - Senate - Senate Vote on HB 708 FINAL PASSAGE (#1144) (Y: 27 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2026-04-29 - House - House Vote on HB 708 FINAL PASSAGE (#823) (Y: 70 N: 22 NV: 0 Abs: 13) [PASS]
2026-05-21 - Senate - Senate Vote on HB 708 FINAL PASSAGE (#1144) (Y: 27 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2026-04-29 - House - House Vote on HB 708 FINAL PASSAGE (#823) (Y: 70 N: 22 NV: 0 Abs: 13) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-01 | House | Sent to the Governor for executive approval. |
| 2026-05-28 | Senate | Signed by the President of the Senate. |
| 2026-05-28 | House | Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House. |
| 2026-05-27 | House | Read by title, roll called, yeas 87, nays 7, Senate amendments concurred in. |
| 2026-05-26 | House | Scheduled for concurrence on 05/27/2026. |
| 2026-05-25 | House | Received from the Senate with amendments. |
| 2026-05-21 | Senate | 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. |
| 2026-05-14 | Senate | Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage. |
| 2026-05-13 | Senate | Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau. |
| 2026-05-12 | Senate | Reported favorably. |
| 2026-05-04 | Senate | Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A. |
| 2026-04-29 | Senate | Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading. |
| 2026-04-29 | House | Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 70, nays 22. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate. |
| 2026-04-27 | House | Scheduled for floor debate on 04/29/2026. |
| 2026-04-27 | House | Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading. |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Reported with amendments (13-3-1). |
| 2026-03-09 | House | Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary. |
| 2026-02-27 | House | First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026. |
| 2026-02-27 | House | Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary. |
| 2026-02-27 | House | Prefiled. |
