House Committee on Civil Law and Procedure
May 6, 2025
9:30 a.m.
Room 4
Adjourned
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
HB56
HORTON
CIVIL/LAW
- Provides relative to the freedom to display the flag of the United States
HB72
DEWITT
PRESCRIPTION
- Provides relative to prescription of certain debts
HB98
YOUNG
PROPERTY/EXPROPRIATION
- Authorizes the parish of Lincoln to expropriate property by a declaration of taking
HB140
FARNUM
PROPERTY/IMMOVABLE
- Provides relative to residential home improvements
HB217
MENA
CIVIL/PROCEDURE
- Provides for legislative continuances and extensions of time for legislators and legislative employees
HB247
CHENEVERT
PROPERTY/EXPROPRIATION
- Provides relative to the expropriation of blighted property in East Baton Rouge Parish and the city of Baton Rouge
HB287
BACALA
INSURANCE
- Authorizes certain out-of-state insurance companies to apply respective state laws to claims of Louisiana residents
HB289
CARRIER
LIABILITY/CIVIL
- Provides relative to civil liability of firearm and ammunition manufacturers and distributors
HB294
BAGLEY
TAX/SEVERANCE TAX
- (Constitutional Amendment) Provides relative to severance tax revenues remitted to parishes in which the associated severance occurs (EG -$65,000,000 GF RV See Note)
HB371
AMEDEE
RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS
- Provides relative to the free exercise of religion
HB473
EMERSON
FUNDS/FUNDING
- (Constitutional Amendment) Provides relative to the application of state monies to the unfunded accrued liability of the Teachers' Retirement System of La. (RE DECREASE SD RV See Note)
HB678
EMERSON
FUNDS/FUNDING
- (Constitutional Amendment) Modifies disposition of certain state revenues through repeal of the Revenue Stabilization Trust Fund and deposits of certain revenue streams into the Budget Stabilization Fund (RRF INCREASE GF RV See Note)
SB5
WHEAT
COURTS
- Provides for the jurisdictional limit for the City Court of Hammond. (8/1/25)
SB75
GREGORY MILLER
CIVIL PROCEDURE
- Provides for legislative continuances and extensions of time for legislators and legislative employees. (gov sig)
OTHER BUSINESS
PUBLIC COMMENTS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ADJOURNMENT
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