SB 35 Louisiana Senate · 2024 Regular Session

LIABILITY: Provides for sale of litigious rights. (8/1/24)

SB 35 allows individuals to sell their legal rights to sue for personal injury or property damage in exchange for a lump sum payment. This change directly affects people who have been injured or whose property has been damaged, enabling them to monetize their potential lawsuit claims. The bill removes specific language regarding debt instruments to clarify that these financial transactions apply broadly to litigious rights. By permitting the sale of these rights, the legislation creates a new mechanism for resolving legal disputes through financial compensation rather than traditional court proceedings.
Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Vetoed
May 2024
Introduced Feb 26, 2024 Vetoed May 28, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 25, 2024 · House May 8, 2024

How they voted

370
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 38
Mar 25, 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
18
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Amendments
1
May 28, 2024
Vetoed
Veto message from the Governor received and read.
upper
May 24, 2024
Vetoed
Vetoed by the Governor.
upper
May 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 23, 2024
Introduced
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
lower
Apr 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (11-0-1). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
lower
Mar 26, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
lower
Mar 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Mar 19, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported with amendments.
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
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Photo of Jay Morris
Jay Morris
RRepublican
LA
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