Louisiana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 291: CIVIL/PROCEDURE: Provides relative to prescriptive periods for wrongful death and survival actions

Enacted Last action June 8, 2025: Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 176.

Plain-language summary

HB 291 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana House on April 2, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: CIVIL/PROCEDURE: Provides relative to prescriptive periods for wrongful death and survival actions. Primary sponsor: Jay Gallé (Republican). It lists 17 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 8, 2025): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 176.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Jay Gallé (Republican). 17 co-sponsors.