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Read. Follow. Verify.Louisiana House Bill 216 Authorizes Attorneys to Choose Preferred Service Method
Last action · March 9, 2026: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.Sponsor: Robert Carter
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What This Bill Proposed
Attorneys representing clients in Louisiana civil cases can now inform the court of their preferred method for receiving future at the start of a case.
Lawyers involved in litigation gain the ability to streamline how court documents are delivered to them across ongoing proceedings.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
counsel of record
Attorneys gain the option to declare a preferred method for receiving future pleadings at the start of a case.
Key Facts
- Counsel of record may inform the court of a preferred method of service for all future pleadings at the onset of a case.
- This provision is enacted as Code of Civil Procedure Article 1313(E).
Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
4 actions- 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.
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 25)
- Controversy5Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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