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Read. Follow. Verify.Louisiana allows jury bonds to be filed by mail or commercial courier
Last action · May 22, 2026: Effective date: 08/01/2026.Sponsor: Michael Melerine
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What This Bill Does
Louisiana law now permits litigants to file s in person, through the United States Postal Service, or via , expanding paper filing options in civil court proceedings.
Litigants and attorneys gain additional delivery methods for submitting court s without needing to appear in person.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Litigants and Attorneys
Litigants and legal counsel gain alternative delivery methods for submitting jury bonds to court clerks.
Court Clerks
Clerks of court must accept jury bonds delivered via U.S. mail and commercial couriers in addition to in-person filings.
Key Facts
- Code of Civil Procedure Article 253(B)(3)(e) is enacted to permit the filing of a jury bond in paper form.
- Original jury bonds may be submitted in person, by United States mail, or by commercial courier.
- The act applies to civil court proceedings in Louisiana.
- The measure becomes effective on August 1, 2026.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
20 actions- May 22, 2026HouseEnrolledSigned by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 298.
- May 22, 2026HouseEffective date: 08/01/2026.
- May 19, 2026HouseReceived from the Senate without amendments.
- May 19, 2026HouseEnrolledEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
- May 19, 2026SenateEnrolledSigned by the President of the Senate.
- May 19, 2026HouseSent to the Governor for executive approval.
Show 14 earlier actions
- May 18, 2026SenateFloorRules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 33 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
- 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.
- Apr 20, 2026SenateCommitteeRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
- Apr 15, 2026HouseFloorRead third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
- Apr 15, 2026SenateReceived in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
- Apr 14, 2026HouseScheduled for floor debate on 04/15/2026.
- Apr 13, 2026HouseFloorRead by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
- Apr 9, 2026HouseCommitteeReported favorably (12-0).
- Mar 9, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
- Feb 27, 2026HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
- Feb 24, 2026HousePrefiled.
- Feb 24, 2026HouseCommitteeUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
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