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HB 708 Effective date: 06/21/2026

COURTS/JUSTICE OF PEACE: Authorizes concurrent jurisdiction for justice of the peace and city courts in East Baton Rouge Parish

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11 actions
  1. Jun 23, 2026 lower
    Effective date: 06/21/2026.
  2. Jun 1, 2026 lower
    Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
  3. May 28, 2026 lower
    Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
  4. May 26, 2026 lower
    Scheduled for concurrence on 05/27/2026.
  5. May 21, 2026 upper
    Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 27 yeas and 8 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
  6. May 13, 2026 upper
    Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
  7. May 4, 2026 upper
    Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
  8. Apr 29, 2026 lower
    Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 70, nays 22. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
  9. Apr 27, 2026 lower
    Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
  10. Mar 9, 2026 lower
    Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
  11. Feb 27, 2026 lower
    Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
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