Civil Law Committee reports several constitutional amendments and other bills to the House
April 13, 2026 | 2026 Legislature LA, Louisiana
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The House Civil Law Committee advanced a broad group of measures on Wednesday, ranging from constitutional amendments to technical statutory fixes. Key actions included:
- HB446 (Representative Boyer): Constitutional amendment to provide eligible election dates for local bond and tax elections; committee adopted the 6.8A report and reported the bill without amendments.
- HB244 (Representative Green): Constitutional convention delegate election procedures and ratification thresholds (two‑thirds votes for sending proposals, and a requirement tied to parish ratification); a technical amendment set (3,526) was adopted and the bill reported with amendments.
- HB1043 (Representative Green): Raised jurisdictional limits for Jefferson Parish parish courts (first and second parish courts) from $20,000 to $35,000 in the adopted amendment set 3567; reported as amended.
- HB473 (Representative Green): Substitute clarifying a presumption of shared physical custody between parents unless the court finds it infeasible or not in the child's best interest; substitute and amendment set 3551 adopted and the bill reported favorably by substitute.
- SB127 (Chairman Miller): Limited, court-supervised authority for curators to make charitable donations on behalf of certain interdicted persons and narrow reductions in forced-heir portions in limited circumstances; amendment set 3498 adopted and bill reported with amendments.
- HB214, HB514, HB27 and HB225: Constitutional and tax-exemption measures (rehabilitated blighted-property exemptions, additional ad valorem exemptions for seniors, use of nonrecurring state monies for retirement liabilities, and gubernatorial term-limit ballot language) — committee adopted 6.8A reports and reported these measures either without amendments or with minor ballot-language amendments as noted.
Most of these items were handled without extended debate; the committee also discussed scheduling and technical amendment numbers that staff will finalize.
- HB446 (Representative Boyer): Constitutional amendment to provide eligible election dates for local bond and tax elections; committee adopted the 6.8A report and reported the bill without amendments.
- HB244 (Representative Green): Constitutional convention delegate election procedures and ratification thresholds (two‑thirds votes for sending proposals, and a requirement tied to parish ratification); a technical amendment set (3,526) was adopted and the bill reported with amendments.
- HB1043 (Representative Green): Raised jurisdictional limits for Jefferson Parish parish courts (first and second parish courts) from $20,000 to $35,000 in the adopted amendment set 3567; reported as amended.
- HB473 (Representative Green): Substitute clarifying a presumption of shared physical custody between parents unless the court finds it infeasible or not in the child's best interest; substitute and amendment set 3551 adopted and the bill reported favorably by substitute.
- SB127 (Chairman Miller): Limited, court-supervised authority for curators to make charitable donations on behalf of certain interdicted persons and narrow reductions in forced-heir portions in limited circumstances; amendment set 3498 adopted and bill reported with amendments.
- HB214, HB514, HB27 and HB225: Constitutional and tax-exemption measures (rehabilitated blighted-property exemptions, additional ad valorem exemptions for seniors, use of nonrecurring state monies for retirement liabilities, and gubernatorial term-limit ballot language) — committee adopted 6.8A reports and reported these measures either without amendments or with minor ballot-language amendments as noted.
Most of these items were handled without extended debate; the committee also discussed scheduling and technical amendment numbers that staff will finalize.
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