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Read. Follow. Verify.Louisiana requires a Rule 10.1 conference before deeming requests for admission admitted
Last action · June 23, 2026: Effective date: 08/01/2026.Sponsors: Robert Carter and 1 other
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What This Bill Does
Act 942 requires that a Rule 10.1 Certificate of Conference be issued in accordance with district court rules before a court can order that an unanswered request for admission is deemed admitted, effective August 1, 2026.
Litigants facing unanswered requests for admission gain an additional procedural requirement, ensuring parties must confer before admissions are automatically imposed by the court.
- Requests for admission are a pre-trial discovery tool allowing one party to request that another party admit the truth of certain facts or the genuineness of documents. context
- Rule 10.1 conferences under Louisiana district court rules require parties to confer in person or by telephone to resolve discovery disputes before filing formal motions with the court. context
Who It Affects
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litigants
Parties involved in civil lawsuits must undergo a conference requirement before unanswered discovery requests are deemed admitted by the court.
district courts
Judges and court personnel must verify that a Rule 10.1 Certificate of Conference has been issued before ruling that a matter is deemed admitted.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Became law without the governor's signature.
Procedural history
25 actions- Jun 23, 2026HouseBecomes Act No. 942 without the Governor's signature.
- Jun 23, 2026HouseEffective date: 08/01/2026.
- Jun 1, 2026SenateEnrolledSigned by the President of the Senate.
- Jun 1, 2026HouseSent to the Governor for executive approval.
- May 31, 2026HouseEnrolledEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
- May 29, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, roll called, yeas 99, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
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- May 28, 2026SenateCalled from the Calendar.
- May 28, 2026SenateFloorSenate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 29 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
- May 28, 2026HouseReceived from the Senate with amendments.
- May 28, 2026HouseScheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.
- May 13, 2026SenateRules suspended.
- May 13, 2026SenateIntroducedRead by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
- May 7, 2026SenateFloorReported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
- May 6, 2026SenateIntroducedRead by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- May 5, 2026SenateCommitteeRules suspended. Reported favorably.
- Mar 31, 2026SenateCommitteeRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
- Mar 30, 2026SenateReceived in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
- Mar 26, 2026HouseFloorRead third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 89, nays 2. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
- Mar 25, 2026HouseScheduled for floor debate on 03/26/2026.
- Mar 24, 2026HouseFloorRead by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
- Mar 23, 2026HouseReported with amendments (8-0-1).
- Mar 9, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
- Feb 20, 2026HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/20/2026.
- Feb 19, 2026HousePrefiled.
- Feb 19, 2026HouseCommitteeUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
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Addition of Mandatory Discovery Conference
The measure introduces a pre-requisite conference rule before civil courts can treat unresponded requests for admission as admitted facts.
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