COURTS: Authorizes the Twenty-Fifth Judicial District Court to hold certain sessions of court west of the Mississippi River
This bill authorizes the Twenty-Fifth Judicial District Court to hold specific criminal sessions west of the Mississippi River to improve judicial efficiency and access to legal representation. It permits these sessions to take place at a designated location for non-jury matters and summary proceedings, while explicitly stating that the law does not approve moving or relocating the Plaquemines Parish courthouse. The measure directly affects individuals involved in these specific types of criminal cases who may now have court hearings held at a different site.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
Jun 2024
Introduced Mar 1, 2024
Signed Jun 19, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 14, 2024 · House May 28, 2024
How they voted
34–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 38
May 14, 2024
D
Democratic12
91% Yea
R
Republican26
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
5
Committee
5
May 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read by title, roll called, yeas 100, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
lower
May 14, 2024
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 8, 2024
Committee
Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported with amendments.
upper
Apr 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 103, 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
Mar 1, 2024
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jacob Braud
RRepublican
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