2025 Regular Session • Louisiana Legislature
HB291
Legislative Summary
Provides relative to prescriptive periods for wrongful death and survival actions
Demographic Impact
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Bill History
4/2/2025
Prefiled.
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
Reported favorably (12-0-1).
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/24/2025.
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Notice given.
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/28/2025.
House of Representatives
4/28/2025
Called from the calendar.
House of Representatives
4/28/2025
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 90, nays 6. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
House of Representatives
4/29/2025
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
Senate
4/30/2025
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
Senate
5/14/2025
Reported with amendments.
Senate
5/19/2025
Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
Senate
5/20/2025
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
Senate
5/28/2025
The 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.
Senate
5/29/2025
Received from the Senate with amendments.
House of Representatives
Amendments
House Floor Amendment #1840 Galle Adopted
House Floor Amendment #1840 Galle Adopted
Adopted
House Floor Amendment #1831 Melerine Adopted
House Floor Amendment #1831 Melerine Adopted
Adopted
Senate Committee Amendment #1635 JUDA Draft
Senate Committee Amendment #1635 JUDA Draft
Not Adopted
Senate Committee Amendment #1636 JUDA Proposed
Senate Committee Amendment #1636 JUDA Proposed
Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Senate Vote on HB 291 FINAL PASSAGE (#439)
5/28/2025
36
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Vote on HB 291 FINAL PASSAGE (#37)
4/28/2025
90
Yea
5
Nay
0
Not Voting
9
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Vote on HB 291 FINAL PASSAGE (#37)
4/28/2025
90
Yea
6
Nay
0
Not Voting
8
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(4/29/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Republican: 13
Democrat: 5
Primary Sponsor
Jay Galle
Republican
Co-Sponsors (17)
Daryl Adams
Democrat
Lawrence Bagley
Republican
Mike Bayham
Republican
Stephanie Berault
Republican
Dewith Carrier
Republican
Robert Carter
Democrat
Kim Carver
Republican
Tehmi Chassion
Democrat
Raymond Crews
Republican
Kellee Dickerson
Republican
Kathy Edmonston
Republican
Peter Egan
Republican
Alonzo Knox
Democrat
Joseph Stagni
Republican
Sylvia Taylor
Democrat
Lauren Ventrella
Republican
Roger Wilder
Republican