HB 369 Louisiana House · 2024 Regular Session

COURTS: Repeals environmental docket for the 24th JDC

This bill removes a specific section of state law that established a separate environmental docket within the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court in Louisiana. By repealing this provision, the legislation eliminates the requirement for the court to maintain a distinct track for environmental cases, meaning these matters will likely be handled alongside other civil or criminal cases in the same courtroom. The change directly affects judges, court clerks, and attorneys in that district who previously managed cases under this specialized system. Ultimately, the bill simplifies the court's internal organization by ending a dedicated procedural framework for environmental litigation in that specific jurisdiction.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Feb 29, 2024 Signed May 15, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 7, 2024 · House Apr 11, 2024

How they voted

37–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 38
May 7, 2024
D Democratic12
12 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican26
25 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
21
Key actions
4
Committee
5
May 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Apr 24, 2024
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
Apr 23, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Apr 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (16-0).
lower
Mar 11, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
lower
Feb 29, 2024
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Rodney Lyons
Rodney Lyons
DDemocratic
LA
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