Louisiana HB 708 — COURTS/JUSTICE OF PEACE: Authorizes concurrent jurisdiction for justice of the peace and city courts in East Baton Rouge Parish

Louisiana, 2026. HB 708: COURTS/JUSTICE OF PEACE: Authorizes concurrent jurisdiction for justice of the peace and city courts in East Baton Rouge Parish

Plural source record ↗

Official legislative source ↗

Latest action

June 23, 2026 — Becomes Act No. 950 without the Governor's signature.

Summary

No summary was supplied. Use the original legislative source for the bill text.

Sponsors

• Lauren Ventrella — primary sponsor

Bill text

HB708 Act 950 Read version ↗

HB708 Enrolled Read version ↗

HB708 Engrossed Read version ↗

HB708 Original Read version ↗

Senate Floor Amendment, #3914, Miller, G., Adopted Read version ↗

House Committee Amendment, #4342, JUD, Adopted Read version ↗

House Committee Amendment, #2751, JUD, Draft Read version ↗

Recorded votes

Legislative history

1. February 27, 2026Prefiled.
2. February 27, 2026Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
3. February 27, 2026First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
4. March 9, 2026Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
5. April 23, 2026Reported with amendments (13-3-1).
6. April 27, 2026Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
7. April 27, 2026Scheduled for floor debate on 04/29/2026.
8. April 29, 2026Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 70, nays 22. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
9. April 29, 2026Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
10. May 4, 2026Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
11. May 12, 2026Reported favorably.
12. May 13, 2026Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
13. May 14, 2026Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
14. May 21, 2026Rules 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.
15. May 25, 2026Received from the Senate with amendments.
16. May 26, 2026Scheduled for concurrence on 05/27/2026.
17. May 27, 2026Read by title, roll called, yeas 87, nays 7, Senate amendments concurred in.
18. May 28, 2026Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
19. May 28, 2026Signed by the President of the Senate.
20. June 1, 2026Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
21. June 23, 2026Becomes Act No. 950 without the Governor's signature.
22. June 23, 2026Effective date: 06/22/2026.

State and local records are supplied by Plural Open (Open States), with links to original legislative sources. Coverage and update times vary. A vote passing one chamber does not mean a bill became law. State source changes are checked hourly; some detailed records may appear later because of source limits.