COURTS: Provides relative to the filing of jury bonds by person, mail, or commercial courier

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Michael Melerine
Last action: 2026-05-22
Official status: Signed by the Governor - Act 298
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Checked against official source text during the last sync.

Jury Bond Filing Methods

This act allows people to file jury bonds with the court by mail or commercial courier, not just in person.

What This Bill Does

Changes a law about how documents are filed in court.
Adds that jury bonds can now be sent through the United States Postal Service.
Allows jury bonds to also be delivered by commercial couriers.

Who It Names or Affects

People who need to file jury bonds with courts.

Terms To Know

Jury bond: A type of document that is filed in court when a person requests a trial by jury.
Commercial courier: A company that delivers packages and documents quickly, like FedEx or UPS.

Limits and Unknowns

The act only changes how jury bonds can be filed; it does not change other court procedures.
It is unclear if there are specific requirements for mailing or courier delivery of these bonds.

Bill History

2026-05-22 H
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-05-22 H
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 298.
2026-05-19 H
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-05-19 S
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-19 H
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-19 H
Received from the Senate without amendments.
2026-05-18 S
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 33 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
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-05-05 S
Rules suspended. Reported favorably.
2026-04-20 S
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
2026-04-15 S
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-04-15 H
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-04-14 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/15/2026.
2026-04-13 H
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-04-09 H
Reported favorably (12-0).
2026-03-09 H
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
2026-02-27 H
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
2026-02-24 H
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
2026-02-24 H
Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

COURTS: Provides relative to the filing of jury bonds by person, mail, or commercial courier

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED
ACT No. 2982026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 299
BY REPRESENTATIVE MELERINE
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact Code of Civil Procedure Article 253(B)(3)(introductory paragraph)
3 and to enact Code of Civil Procedure Article 253(B)(3)(e), relative to documents
4 filed in court; to provide for the filing of a jury bond in person, by United States
5 mail, or by commercial courier; and to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. Code of Civil Procedure Article 253(B)(3)(introductory paragraph) is
8 hereby amended and reenacted and Code of Civil Procedure Article 253(B)(3)(e) is hereby
9 enacted to read as follows:
10 Art. 253. Pleadings, documents, and exhibits to be filed with clerk
11 * * *
12 B.
13 * * *
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HB NO. 299 ENROLLED
1 (3) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subparagraph (2) of this Paragraph,
2 the following original documents may be filed in paper form, either in person, by
3 U.S. mail United States Postal Service, or by commercial courier:
4 * * *
5 (e) A jury bond.
6 * * *
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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