Louisiana bills · 2026 Regular Session
Louisiana SB 139
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)
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Franklin J. Foil (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Feb 24, 2026): Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
Text versions
- Senate Floor Bureau Note, #1157, Foil, Adopted
- SB139 Original
- SB139 Engrossed
- SB139 Reengrossed
- SB139 Enrolled
- SB139 Act
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2026 House | FINAL PASSAGE (#807) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
| Mar 24, 2026 Senate | FINAL PASSAGE (#138) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
Actions
- Feb 24, 2026 · Senate
Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary A. - Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A. - Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
Reported favorably. - Mar 18, 2026 · Senate
Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage. - 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 25, 2026 · House
Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules. - Mar 26, 2026 · House
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure. - Apr 22, 2026 · House
Reported favorably (6-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau. - Apr 23, 2026 · House
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. - Apr 27, 2026 · House
Read by title, passed to 3rd reading. - Apr 27, 2026 · House
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/28/2026. - Apr 28, 2026 · House
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 92, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate. - Apr 28, 2026 · Senate
Received from the House without amendments. - Apr 29, 2026 · Senate
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate. - Apr 29, 2026 · House
Signed by the Speaker of the House. - Apr 29, 2026 · Senate
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate. - Apr 30, 2026 · Senate
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 13. - Apr 30, 2026 · Senate
Effective date 8/1/2026.