Senate Committee on Judiciary A
May 24, 2022
10:00 AM
John J. Hainkel, Jr. Room
Adjourned
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
HCR70
FREEMAN
ATTORNEYS
- Requests the La. Supreme Court to implement a minimum continuing legal education requirement for district attorneys and judges on the topic of domestic violence
HCR87
MAGEE
COURTS/COURT COSTS
- Requests the courts to develop and implement a unified court cost system
HB57
HOLLIS
PRIVILEGES/LIENS
- Provides relative to homeowners association privileges
HB248
WILLARD
HOLIDAYS
- Provides relative to legal holidays
HB252
EDMONDS
ADOPTION
- Provides relative to venue and jurisdiction in adoption
HB272
JEFFERSON
FAMILY LAW
- Provides for mental health evaluations in divorce and child custody proceedings
HB297
EDMONDS
ADOPTION
- Provides relative to private and agency adoptions
HB450
CHARLES OWEN
VITAL RECORDS/BIRTH CERT
- Provides for access to an adopted person's original birth certificate
HB644
GREEN
CIVIL/PROCEDURE
- Provides relative to continuances or extensions in court proceedings
HB727
BACALA
ADOPTION
- Provides for uniform prerequisites for adoption finalization
HB887
ROBBY CARTER
CIVIL/ACTIONS
- Provides for the right of action in wrongful death and survival actions
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
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