Louisiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Louisiana HB1043: COURTS: Provides relative to the civil jurisdictional amounts for the First and Second Parish Courts
Status: Chaptered, June 23, 2026
What the bill says
An act To amend and reenact Code of Civil Procedure Article 4842(A), relative to the jurisdictional amount for parish courts; to provide for a jurisdictional amount of fifty thousand dollars for parish courts; and to provide for related matters.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT To amend and reenact Code of Civil Procedure Article 4842(A), relative to the jurisdictional amount for parish courts; to provide for a jurisdictional amount of fifty thousand dollars for parish courts; and to provide for related matters. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana: Section 1. Code of Civil Procedure Article 4842(A) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: Art. 4842. Parish court jurisdiction; amount in dispute; injunctive actions by a political subdivision A. Except as otherwise provided by law, the civil jurisdiction of a parish court is concurrent with the district court in cases where the amount in dispute, or the value of the property involved, does not exceed twenty fifty thousand dollars. * * * DIGEST The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HB 1043 Original 2026 Regular Session Green Abstract: Increases the civil jurisdictional amount for parish courts. Present law provides that the parish courts have concurrent jurisdiction with the district courts in cases where the amount in dispute does not exceed $20,000. Page 1 of CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; …
Sponsors
- Green Jr., Kyle (D, 83) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Effective date: 06/19/2026.
- : Becomes Act No. 935 without the Governor's signature.
- : Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
- : Signed by the President of the Senate.
- : Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
- : Read by title, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
- : Scheduled for concurrence on 05/26/2026.
- : Received from the Senate with amendments.
- : Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
- : Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
Votes
- House Vote on HB 1043, CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1475) (May 26, 2026): 97 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Vote on HB 1043, FINAL PASSAGE (#929) (May 18, 2026): 35 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Vote on HB 1043, FINAL PASSAGE (#589) (April 20, 2026): 95 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB1043?
- HB1043 is a bill in the Louisiana Legislature (2026 Regular Session): COURTS: Provides relative to the civil jurisdictional amounts for the First and Second Parish Courts.
- What does HB1043 do?
- In its own words: An act To amend and reenact Code of Civil Procedure Article 4842(A), relative to the jurisdictional amount for parish courts; to provide for a jurisdictional amount of fifty thousand dollars for parish courts; and to provide for related matters.
- What is the status of HB1043?
- Chaptered as of June 23, 2026. Latest action: Effective date: 06/19/2026. (June 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1043?
- Green Jr., Kyle (D, 83).
- Where is the official record for HB1043?
- On the Louisiana Legislature website: https://legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26RS&b=HB1043
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