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HB409 • 2026

CIVIL/PROCEDURE: Provides for the prescriptive period for certain actions for abuse of a minor

CIVIL/PROCEDURE: Provides for the prescriptive period for certain actions for abuse of a minor

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Mandie Landry
Last action
2026-03-09
Official status
Pending House Civil Law and Procedure
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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CIVIL/PROCEDURE: Provides for the prescriptive period for certain actions for abuse of a minor

CIVIL/PROCEDURE: Provides for the prescriptive period for certain actions for abuse of a minor

What This Bill Does

  • CIVIL/PROCEDURE: Provides for the prescriptive period for certain actions for abuse of a minor

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-09 H

    Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.

  2. 2026-02-27 H

    First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.

  3. 2026-02-25 H

    Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.

  4. 2026-02-25 H

    Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

CIVIL/PROCEDURE: Provides for the prescriptive period for certain actions for abuse of a minor

Current Bill Text

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HLS 26RS-1229 ORIGINAL
2026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 409
BY REPRESENTATIVE MANDIE LANDRY
CIVIL/PROCEDURE: Provides for the prescriptive period for certain actions for abuse of
a minor
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact Section 2 of Act No. 481 of the 2024 Regular Session of the
3 Legislature of Louisiana, relative to prescription; to provide relative to the
4 prescriptive period for certain civil actions against a person for certain acts
5 committed against a minor; to provide relative to implementation; to provide for an
6 effective date; and to provide for related matters.
7 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. Section 2 of Act No. 481 of the 2024 Regular Session of the Legislature
9 of Louisiana is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
10 * * *
11 Section 2. Any person whose cause of action related to sexual abuse of a
12 minor was barred by liberative prescription shall be permitted to file an action under
13 R.S. 9:2800.9 on or before June 14, 2027 2029. It is the express intent of the
14 legislature to revive until June 14, 2027 2029, any cause of action related to sexual
15 abuse of a minor that previously prescribed under any Louisiana prescriptive period.
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions.
HLS 26RS-1229 ORIGINAL
HB NO. 409
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 409 Original 2026 Regular Session Mandie Landry
Abstract: Provides for the revival of claims for abuse of a minor and extends the timeframe
to file an action.
Present law authorizes any person whose cause of action related to sex abuse of a minor was
previously barred by liberative prescription to file an action on or before June 14, 2027.
Present law provides that it is the express intent of the legislature to revive until June 14,
2027, any cause of action related to sexual abuse of a minor that previously prescribed under
any La. prescriptive period.
Proposed law retains present law, but extends the deadline to file an action from June 14,
2027, to June 14, 2029.
(Amends Section 2 of Act 481 of 2024 R.S.)
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
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