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HB1004 • 2026
COURTS/JUSTICE OF PEACE: Increases the jurisdictional threshold for justice of peace courts
COURTS/JUSTICE OF PEACE: Increases the jurisdictional threshold for justice of peace courts
Passed Legislature
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- Sponsor
- Mike Bayham
- Last action
- 2026-03-25
- Official status
- Pending House Judiciary - Considered 4/28/26
- Effective date
- Not listed
Plain English Breakdown
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COURTS/JUSTICE OF PEACE: Increases the jurisdictional threshold for justice of peace courts
COURTS/JUSTICE OF PEACE: Increases the jurisdictional threshold for justice of peace courts
What This Bill Does
- COURTS/JUSTICE OF PEACE: Increases the jurisdictional threshold for justice of peace courts
Limits and Unknowns
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Amendments
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Plain English: HCAHB1004 4872 2701
HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS
2026 Regular Session
Amendments proposed by House Committee on Judiciary to Original House Bill No.
- HCAHB1004 4872 2701
HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS
2026 Regular Session
Amendments proposed by House Committee on Judiciary to Original House Bill No.
- 1004
by Representative Bayham
1 AMENDMENT NO.
- 1
2 On page 1, line 2, after "Procedure" delete the remainder of the line and insert "Articles
3 4911(A) and 4912(A)(1) and (3) and (B), relative to the jurisdictional"
4 AMENDMENT NO.
- 2
5 On page 1, delete line 7 and 8 in their entirety and insert the following:
6 "Section 1.
Bill History
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2026-03-25
H
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
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2026-03-24
H
Read by title. Lies over under the rules.
Official Summary Text
COURTS/JUSTICE OF PEACE: Increases the jurisdictional threshold for justice of peace courts
Current Bill Text
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HLS 26RS-2107 ORIGINAL
2026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 1004
BY REPRESENTATIVE BAYHAM
COURTS/JUSTICE OF PEACE: Increases the jurisdictional threshold for justice of peace
courts
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact Code of Civil Procedure Article 4911(A), relative to the jurisdictional
3 amount in the justice of the peace courts; to provide for a ten thousand dollar
4 jurisdictional amount for the justice of the peace courts; and to provide for related
5 matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. Code of Civil Procedure Article 4911(A) is hereby amended and
8 reenacted to read as follows:
9 Art. 4911. Jurisdiction in justice of the peace courts; concurrent with district court;
10 amount in dispute
11 A. The civil jurisdiction of a justice of the peace court is concurrent with the
12 district court in cases where the amount in dispute does not exceed five ten thousand
13 dollars.
14 * * *
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions.
HLS 26RS-2107 ORIGINAL
HB NO. 1004
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 1004 Original 2026 Regular Session Bayham
Abstract: Increases the civil jurisdictional amount for justice of the peace courts.
Present law provides that the justice of the peace courts have concurrent jurisdiction with
the district courts in cases where the amount in dispute does not exceed $5,000.
Proposed law changes present law to increase the amount from $5,000 to $10,000.
(Amends C.C.P. Art. 4911(A))
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
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