HB1043 • 2026

COURTS: Provides relative to the civil jurisdictional amounts for the First and Second Parish Courts

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Kyle M. Green , Jr.
Last action: 2026-06-23
Official status: Became law without the Governor's signature - Act 935
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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COURTS: Provides relative to the civil jurisdictional amounts for the First and Second Parish Courts

What This Bill Does

COURTS: Provides relative to the civil jurisdictional amounts for the First and Second Parish Courts

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Summary of Senate Amendments to HB1043

Filed

Plain English: SSHB1043 4747 5619 HOUSE SUMMARY OF SENATE AMENDMENTS HB 1043 2026 Regular Session Green COURTS: Provides relative to the civil jurisdictional amounts for the First and Second Parish Courts Synopsis of Senate Amendments 1.

SSHB1043 4747 5619 HOUSE SUMMARY OF SENATE AMENDMENTS HB 1043 2026 Regular Session Green COURTS: Provides relative to the civil jurisdictional amounts for the First and Second Parish Courts Synopsis of Senate Amendments 1.
Increases the civil jurisdictional limit of the 1st and 2nd Parish Courts of Jefferson Parish from $20,000 to $50,000.
2.
Provides for an effective date upon the signature of the governor or upon expiration of time for bills to become law without signature.

House Floor Amendment #3845 Green Adopted

Adopted

Plain English: HFAHB1043 4747 3845 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Representative Green to Engrossed House Bill No.

HFAHB1043 4747 3845 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Representative Green to Engrossed House Bill No.
1043 by Representative Green 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 1, line 13, after "fees" delete the remainder of the line and delete lines 14 and 15 3 in their entirety and at the beginning of line 16, delete "4844(A)" 4 AMENDMENT NO.
2 5 On page 2, line 8, after "fees" delete the remainder of the line and delete lines 9 and 10 in 6 their entirety and at the beginning of line 11, delete "4844(A)" Page 1 of 1 CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions.

House Committee Amendment #3642 CL&P Adopted

Adopted

Plain English: HCAHB1043 4747 3642 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Civil Law and Procedure to Original House Bill No.

HCAHB1043 4747 3642 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Civil Law and Procedure to Original House Bill No.
1043 by Representative Green 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 1, line 2, delete "Code of Civil Procedure Article 4842(A)," and insert "R.S.
3 13:2561.2(A) and 2562.2(A)," 4 AMENDMENT NO.

House Committee Amendment #3567 CL&P Adopted

Adopted

Plain English: HCAHB1043 4747 3567 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Civil Law and Procedure to Original House Bill No.

HCAHB1043 4747 3567 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Civil Law and Procedure to Original House Bill No.
1043 by Representative Green 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 1, line 2, delete "Code of Civil Procedure Article 4842(A)," and insert "R.S.
3 13:2561.2(A) and 2562.2(A)," 4 AMENDMENT NO.

House Vote on HB 1043 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1475)

Filed

Plain English: 2026 Regular Session Sequence: 1475 HBS AMENDED BY SENATE TO BE CONCURRED IN HB 1043 BY GREEN CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS Date: 5/26/2026 Time: 2:07:37 PM ROLL CALL The roll was called with the following result: YEAS Adams Amedee Beaullieu Berault Billings Boudreaux Bourriaque Boyd Boyer Brass Braud Broussard Bryant Butler Carlson Carpenter Carrier Carter, R.

2026 Regular Session Sequence: 1475 HBS AMENDED BY SENATE TO BE CONCURRED IN HB 1043 BY GREEN CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS Date: 5/26/2026 Time: 2:07:37 PM ROLL CALL The roll was called with the following result: YEAS Adams Amedee Beaullieu Berault Billings Boudreaux Bourriaque Boyd Boyer Brass Braud Broussard Bryant Butler Carlson Carpenter Carrier Carter, R.
Carter, W.
Carver Chassion Chenevert Coates Cox Crews Deshotel Dewitt Dickerson Domangue Echols Edmonston Egan Farnum Firment Fisher Fontenot Freeman Freiberg Gadberry Galle Geymann Glorioso Green Hebert Henry, C.
Henry, D.

Senate Floor Amendment #3552 Miller G. Adopted

Adopted

Plain English: SFAHB1043 4335 3552 SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Senator Miller to Reengrossed House Bill No.

SFAHB1043 4335 3552 SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Senator Miller to Reengrossed House Bill No.
1043 by Representative Green 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 1, line 3, change "thirty-five" to "fifty" and on line 4, after the semicolon ";" insert 3 "to provide for an effective date;" 4 AMENDMENT NO.
2 5 On page 2, after line 18, add the following: 6 "Section 2.

Senate Committee Amendment #3182 JUDA Adopted

Adopted

Plain English: SCAHB1043 359 3182 SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Judiciary A to Reengrossed House Bill No.

SCAHB1043 359 3182 SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Judiciary A to Reengrossed House Bill No.
1043 by Representative Green 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 1, line 13, change "thirty-five" to "fifty" 3 AMENDMENT NO.
2 4 On page 2, line 1, change "thirty-five" to "fifty" 5 AMENDMENT NO.

Senate Committee Amendment #3080 JUDA Draft

Draft

Plain English: SCAHB1043 359 3080 SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Judiciary A to Reengrossed House Bill No.

SCAHB1043 359 3080 SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Judiciary A to Reengrossed House Bill No.
1043 by Representative Green 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 1, line 13, change "thirty-five" to "fifty" 3 AMENDMENT NO.
2 4 On page 2, line 1, change "thirty-five" to "fifty" 5 AMENDMENT NO.

Bill History

2026-06-23 H
Effective date: 06/18/2026.
2026-06-23 H
Becomes Act No. 935 without the Governor's signature.
2026-05-29 H
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-05-27 S
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-27 H
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-26 H
Read by title, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
2026-05-25 H
Scheduled for concurrence on 05/26/2026.
2026-05-19 H
Received from the Senate with amendments.
2026-05-18 S
Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-05-07 S
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-05-06 S
Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-05-05 S
Rules suspended. Reported with amendments.
2026-04-22 S
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
2026-04-21 S
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-04-20 H
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-04-15 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/20/2026.
2026-04-14 H
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-04-13 H
Reported with amendments (6-0-1).
2026-03-31 H
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
2026-03-30 H
Read by title. Lies over under the rules.

Official Summary Text

COURTS: Provides relative to the civil jurisdictional amounts for the First and Second Parish Courts

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED
ACT No. 9352026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 1043
BY REPRESENTATIVE GREEN
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 13:2561.2(A) and 2562.2(A), relative to the jurisdictional
3 amount for parish courts; to provide for a jurisdictional amount of fifty thousand
4 dollars for the First and Second Parish Courts of Jefferson Parish; to provide for an
5 effective date; and to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 13:2561.2(A) and 2562.2(A) are hereby amended and reenacted to
8 read as follows:
9 §2561.2. Civil jurisdiction
10 A. Subject to the limitations provided in R.S. 13:2561.4, this court has civil
11 jurisdiction concurrent with that of the district court, within its territorial boundaries,
12 when the amount in dispute, or the value of the property involved, does not exceed
13 twenty fifty thousand dollars, exclusive of interest, costs, and attorney fees, and in
14 suits for possession of leased premises when the amount of the rental does not
15 exceed the jurisdictional amounts provided in Code of Civil Procedure Article
16 4844(A); and in case of any reconventional demand, intervention, or third-party
17 opposition filed in the court and necessarily connected with or growing out of the
18 main demand, the court shall be divested of jurisdiction over the main demand and
19 all of the incidental demands when the amount in dispute or the value of the property
20 involved in the reconventional demand, intervention, or third-party opposition
21 exceeds twenty fifty thousand dollars, exclusive of interest, costs, and attorney fees,
22 and the case shall be removed to the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court.
23 * * *
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HB NO. 1043 ENROLLED
1 §2562.2. Civil jurisdiction
2 A. Subject to the limitations provided in R.S. 13:2562.4, this court has civil
3 jurisdiction concurrent with that of the district court, within its territorial boundaries,
4 when the amount in dispute, or the value of the property involved, does not exceed
5 twenty fifty thousand dollars, exclusive of interest, costs, and attorney fees and in
6 suits for possession of leased premises when the amount of the rental does not
7 exceed the jurisdictional amounts provided in Code of Civil Procedure Article
8 4844(A); and in case of any reconventional demand, intervention, or third-party
9 opposition filed in the court and necessarily connected with or growing out of the
10 main demand, the court shall be divested of jurisdiction over the main demand and
11 all of the incidental demands when the amount in dispute or the value of the property
12 involved in the reconventional demand, intervention, or third-party opposition
13 exceeds twenty fifty thousand dollars, exclusive of interest, costs, and attorney fees,
14 and the case shall be removed to the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court.
15 * * *
16 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
17 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
18 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
19 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
20 effective on the day following such approval.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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