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Louisiana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 644: COURTS/COURT COSTS: Provides for the assessment of a fee for filing civil and criminal matters (EN +$694,384 SG RV See Note)

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 644 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana House on April 22, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: COURTS/COURT COSTS: Provides for the assessment of a fee for filing civil and criminal matters (EN +$694,384 SG RV See Note). Primary sponsor: Chad Brown. Most recent recorded action (June 11, 2025): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 299.

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Sponsors

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Chad BrownPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 299.
  2. Effective date: See Act.
  3. Signed by the President of the Senate.
  4. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
  5. Read by title, roll called, yeas 101, nays 0. The Senate amendments, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, were concurred in.
  6. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
  7. Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 1 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
  8. Received from the Senate with amendments.
  9. Scheduled for concurrence on 06/09/2025.
  10. Reported with amendments. Rules suspended. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
  11. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
  12. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source