SR 4 Louisiana Senate · 2025 Regular Session

SENATE: Removes requirement for rendition of a special order by the 19th Judicial District Court prior to issuing interim committee subpoena.

SR 4 removes the requirement that Senate interim committees obtain a special order from the 19th Judicial District Court before issuing a subpoena. This change affects the internal procedures of the Senate, allowing its interim committees to issue subpoenas directly without prior court approval.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 14, 2025 Last action May 14, 2025
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SR4 Original SR4 Enrolled · 2 edits · May 14, 2025
MINOR
This bill simplifies the process for Senate committees to issue subpoenas during legislative breaks by removing the requirement to get a special court order first. Previously, committees had to seek approval from the 19th Judicial District Court before enforcing subpoenas; now they can proceed directly with the required internal approvals. This change speeds up investigations and reduces the administrative burden on both the committees and the courts.
Scope change
The bill applies to all Senate standing committees, joint committees, and subcommittees regarding their subpoena powers during interim sessions.
REQUIREMENT

Eliminated the mandatory requirement for a special order from the 19th Judicial District Court before issuing an interim subpoena.

Updated Senate Rule 13.15 to reflect that subpoenas can now be issued based solely on internal committee approvals without prior court intervention.

Floor votes · Senate May 12, 2025

How they voted

360
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 37
May 12, 2025
D Democratic11
11 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
8
Key actions
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Committee
1
May 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate amendments read and adopted. Read by title and adopted.
upper
May 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Apr 14, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Jay Morris
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LA
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