SB 139
  • Introduced
    Feb 24, 2026
  • Passed Senate
    Mar 24, 2026
  • Passed House
  • Became Law
SB 139
Louisiana Senate Bill
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SUITS AGAINST STATE: Provides for the amount of interest awarded on claims for personal injury or wrongful death in suits against the state or political subdivisions. (8/1/26)
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House • Apr 23, 2026: Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
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Senate Floor Bureau Note, #1157, Foil, Adopted
House Calendar: Senate Instruments Second Reading Returned from the Legislative Bureau
Position: 4

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Mar 24, 2026, Senate
FINAL PASSAGE (#138)
YES: 38
NO: 0
OTHER: 1
YES: 38

NO: 0

    ABSENT: 1

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    • Apr 23, 2026 | House
      • Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
    • Apr 22, 2026 | House
      • Reported favorably (6-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
    • Mar 26, 2026 | House
      • Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
    • Mar 25, 2026 | House
      • Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
    • Mar 24, 2026 | Senate
      • Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
    • Mar 18, 2026 | Senate
      • Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
    • Mar 17, 2026 | Senate
      • Reported favorably.
    • Mar 09, 2026 | Senate
      • Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
    • Feb 24, 2026 | Senate
      • Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
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