Agenda - Judiciary

House Committee on Judiciary
March 19, 2026 9:00 a.m. Room 1
Adjourned

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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
	HB9	WALTERS	STATE SYMBOL - Designates Shreveport as the Stuffed Shrimp Capital of Louisiana
	HB10	CHANCE HENRY	FAIRS/FESTIVALS - Provides for the annual closure of the Acadia Parish Courthouse in recognition of the International Rice Festival
	HB16	ST. BLANC	COURTS/CITY - Extends the jurisdiction of the City Court of Franklin
	HB44	BAYHAM	JUDGES/JUSTICE OF PEACE - Provides jurisdictional exceptions for constables and justices of peace
	HB46	BAGLEY	INSURANCE/GROUP-SHERIFFS - Provides relative to premium costs of group hospital and health insurance for retired sheriffs and retired deputy sheriffs in DeSoto Parish
	HB61	BAYHAM	HOLIDAYS - Creates the holiday of the Battle of New Orleans Day
	HB101	MCMAKIN	STATE SYMBOL - Recognizes the mottled duck as the official state waterfowl
	HB126	MANDIE LANDRY	COURTS - Provides relative to the use of a facility dog by a witness during certain circumstances
	HB153	MANDIE LANDRY	COURTS/CRIMINAL - Provides with respect to the collection of criminal court fines and fees
	HB164	HEBERT	COURTS/COMMISSIONERS - Provides for the powers and duties of the commissioner in the 15th Judicial District Court (EG NO IMPACT LF EX See Note)
	HB233	DEWITT	JURY DUTY - Provides relative to jury duty mileage reimbursement (OR INCREASE LF EX See Note)
	HB242	CARVER	LAW ENFORCEMENT - Provides with respect to deputy constables in St. Tammany Parish (EG SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)
	HB436	DICKERSON	VETERANS - Authorizes the appointment of veterans as wardens at state and municipal parks
	HB455	CARVER	EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS - Provides relative to the definition of "first responder"
	HB571	LAFLEUR	COURTS/COURT COSTS - Provides relative to creating the Complex Litigation Section Program in the Nineteenth Judicial District Court (OR NO IMPACT See Note)
	HB594	LACOMBE	SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH - Designates February 24 as SCN2A awareness day
OTHER BUSINESS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ADJOURNMENT

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