Louisiana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
HB 291: CIVIL/PROCEDURE: Provides relative to prescriptive periods for wrongful death and survival actions
Enacted Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
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.
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Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5 · Republican 12
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Gallé | Primary sponsor | Republican | House | 104 |
| Roy Adams | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 62 |
| Larry Bagley | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 7 |
| Mike Bayham | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 103 |
| Stephanie Berault | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 76 |
| Dewith Carrier | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 32 |
| Robby Carter | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 72 |
| Kim Carver | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 89 |
| Tehmi Chassion | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 44 |
| Raymond Crews | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 8 |
| Kathy Edmonston | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 88 |
| Peter Egan | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 74 |
| Kellee Hennessy | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 64 |
| Alonzo Knox | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 93 |
| Joe Stagni | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Sylvia Taylor | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 57 |
| Lauren Ventrella | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 65 |
| Roger Wilder | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 71 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 176.
- Effective date: 08/01/2025.
- Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
- Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
- Signed by the President of the Senate.
- Read by title, roll called, yeas 94, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
- Scheduled for concurrence on 06/03/2025.
- Received from the Senate with amendments.
- The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
- Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
- Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- Reported with amendments.
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