SB 121 Louisiana Senate · 2024 Regular Session

COURTS: Provides for the jurisdictional limits for the city courts located in the 15th judicial district. (8/1/24)

SB 121 updates the jurisdictional limits for city courts within the 15th judicial district by expanding the specific sections of the Civil Procedure Code they can reference. The bill modifies the legal text to include additional subsections, allowing these courts to handle cases under a broader set of existing rules. This change directly affects the scope of authority for judges and clerks in the designated district, enabling them to process certain types of civil matters that were previously excluded. The legislation does not create new laws but rather clarifies which parts of the current Civil Procedure Code apply to these specific courts.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Feb 28, 2024 Signed May 15, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 18, 2024 · House May 1, 2024

How they voted

360
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 37
Mar 18, 2024
D Democratic12
11 Yea 1
91% Yea
R Republican25
25 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Amendments
1
May 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 39 yeas and 0 nays.
upper
May 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 90, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 3, 2024
Introduced
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
lower
Apr 2, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (12-0-1). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
lower
Mar 20, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
lower
Mar 18, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Mar 12, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Mar 11, 2024
Committee
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of J.P. Coussan
J.P. Coussan
RRepublican
LA
23