2025 Regular Session • Louisiana Legislature
HB450
Legislative Summary
Provides relative to evidentiary presumptions in personal injury claims
Demographic Impact
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Bill History
4/4/2025
Prefiled.
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
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 (13-0-1).
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 68, nays 24. 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 favorably.
Senate
5/19/2025
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
5/21/2025
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 28 yeas and 9 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
Senate
5/22/2025
Received from the Senate without amendments.
House of Representatives
5/22/2025
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
House of Representatives
5/27/2025
Signed by the President of the Senate.
Senate
5/28/2025
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
House of Representatives
5/28/2025
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 18.
House of Representatives
5/28/2025
Effective date: 05/28/2025.
House of Representatives
Amendments
House Floor Amendment #1314 Melerine Proposed
House Floor Amendment #1314 Melerine Proposed
Not Adopted
House Floor Amendment #1506 Melerine Proposed
House Floor Amendment #1506 Melerine Proposed
Not Adopted
Senate Committee Amendment #1694 JUDA Draft
Senate Committee Amendment #1694 JUDA Draft
Not Adopted
Senate Floor Amendment #2123 Jenkins Rejected
Senate Floor Amendment #2123 Jenkins Rejected
Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Senate Vote on HB 450 FINAL PASSAGE (#341)
5/21/2025
28
Yea
9
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Vote on HB 450 AMENDMENT # 2123 BY JENKINS HB 450 BY MELERINE (#340)
5/21/2025
12
Yea
25
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: FAILED
House Vote on HB 450 FINAL PASSAGE (#48)
4/28/2025
67
Yea
24
Nay
0
Not Voting
13
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Vote on HB 450 FINAL PASSAGE (#48)
4/28/2025
68
Yea
24
Nay
0
Not Voting
12
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(5/28/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Republican: 48
Primary Sponsor
Michael Melerine
Republican
Co-Sponsors (47)
Beryl Amedee
Republican
Tony Bacala
Republican
Lawrence Bagley
Republican
Dennis Bamburg
Republican
Beau Beaullieu
Republican
Stephanie Berault
Republican
Beth Billings
Republican
Ryan Bourriaque
Republican
Chad Boyer
Republican
Rhonda Butler
Republican
Josh Carlson
Republican
Kim Carver
Republican
Emily Chenevert
Republican
Kimberly Coates
Republican
Vincent Cox
Republican
Raymond Crews
Republican
Paula Davis
Republican
Daryl Deshotel
Republican
Phillip DeVillier
Republican
Kellee Dickerson
Republican
Jessica Domangue
Republican
Michael Echols
Republican
Kathy Edmonston
Republican
Peter Egan
Republican
Julie Emerson
Republican
Gabe Firment
Republican
Jay Galle
Republican
Brian Glorioso
Republican
Troy Hebert
Republican
Chance Henry
Republican
Dodie Horton
Republican
Mike Johnson
Republican
Shane Mack
Republican
Jack McFarland
Republican
Wayne McMahen
Republican
Dixon McMakin
Republican
Joseph Orgeron
Republican
Charles Owen
Republican
Troy Romero
Republican
Rodney Schamerhorn
Republican
Laurie Schlegel
Republican
Phillip Tarver
Republican
Christopher Turner
Republican
Debbie Villio
Republican
Roger Wilder
Republican
John Wyble
Republican
Jerome Zeringue
Republican