HB 644 - Louisiana House (2025) - COURTS/COURT COSTS: Provides for the assessment of a fee for filing civil and criminal matters (EN +$694,384 SG RV See Note) - Bill Sponsor

Louisiana House Bill 644

Session 2025

COURTS/COURT COSTS: Provides for the assessment of a fee for filing civil and criminal matters (EN +$694,384 SG RV See Note)

Became Law

Became Law on Jun 11, 2025

Sponsor

First Action

Apr 22, 2025

Latest Action

Jun 11, 2025

Origin Chamber

House

Type

Bill

Bill Number

644

State

Louisiana

Session

2025

Sponsorship by Party

Primary

House Votes (2)

Senate Votes (1)

Motion Text

CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1017)

House Roll Call Votes

Republicans

Democrats

Unknowns

Yes

Aimee Adatto Freeman

Yes

Yes

Amedee

Yes

Yes

Barbara Reich Freiberg

Yes

Barbara W. Carpenter

Yes

Yes

Yes

Brett F. Geymann

Other

Yes

Yes

C. Denise Marcelle

Yes

C. Travis Johnson

Yes

Candace N. Newell

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Christopher Turner

Yes

Danny McCormick

Yes

Daryl Andrew Deshotel

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Ed Larvadain III

Yes

Yes

Emily Chenevert

Yes

Foy Bryan Gadberry

Yes

Francis C. Thompson

Yes

Galle

Yes

Gerald "Beau" Alphonse Beaullieu, IV

Yes

Yes

Jack G. McFarland

Other

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Jeremy S. LaCombe

Yes

Jerome "Zee" Zeringue

Yes

Jessica Domangue

Yes

John R. Illg, Jr.

Yes

Yes

Joseph A. Stagni

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Kathy Edmonston

Yes

Kellee Hennessy

Yes

Kendricks "Ken" Brass

Yes

Yes

Yes

Kyle M. Green, Jr.

Other

Lauren Ventrella

Yes

Laurie Schlegel

Yes

Lawrence A. "Larry" Bagley

Yes

Leslie "Les" Farnum

Yes

Yes

Marcus Anthony Bryant

Yes

Yes

Matthew Willard

Yes

Michael "Gabe" Firment

Yes

Michael Charles Echols

Yes

Michael Melerine

Yes

Michael T. Johnson

Yes

Yes

Mr. Speaker

Yes

Yes

Nicholas Muscarello, Jr.

Yes

Patricia "Pat" Moore

Yes

Yes

Yes

Phillip Eric Tarver

Yes

Yes

R. Dewith Carrier

Yes

Yes

Raymond J. Crews

Yes

Rhonda Gaye Butler

Yes

Other

Yes

Rodney Wayne Schamerhorn

Yes

Yes

Roy Daryl Adams

Yes

Ryan Joseph Bourriaque

Yes

Yes

Sherman Q. Mack

Yes

Stephanie Berault

Yes

Stephanie Hilferty

Yes

Yes

Yes

Tammy T. Phelps

Yes

Yes

Yes

Timothy P. Kerner

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Vanessa Caston LaFleur

Yes

Vincent "Vinney" J. St. Blanc III

Yes

Yes

Yes

Wilford Dan Carter, Sr.

Yes

Summary

Unavailable

Text (8)

HB644 Act 299

https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1425613

HB644 Enrolled

https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1423408

HB644 Engrossed

https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1417590

HB644 Original

https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1406880

Senate Committee Amendment, #2851, FNCE, Adopted

https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1421618

Senate Committee Amendment, #2830, FNCE, Draft

https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1421519

House Committee Amendment, #3395, JUD, Adopted

https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1417563

House Committee Amendment, #3319, JUD, Draft

https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1417168

Documents (5)

Resume Digest for HB644

https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1428003

Summary of Senate Amendments to HB644

https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1423128

Senate Green Sheet Digest for HB644

https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1422063

Digest of HB644 Engrossed

https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1417655

Digest of HB644 Original

https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1406881

Actions (19)

Show Only Major Actions

06/11/2025

House

Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 299.

06/11/2025

House

Effective date: See Act.

06/10/2025

Senate

Signed by the President of the Senate.

06/10/2025

House

Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

06/09/2025

House

Read by title, roll called, yeas 101, nays 0. The Senate amendments, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, were concurred in.

06/09/2025

House

Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

06/08/2025

Senate

Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 1 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

06/08/2025

House

Received from the Senate with amendments.

06/08/2025

House

Scheduled for concurrence on 06/09/2025.

06/04/2025

Senate

Reported with amendments. Rules suspended. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

06/04/2025

Senate

Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.

05/29/2025

Senate

Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Finance.

05/28/2025

House

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 93, nays 0. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

05/28/2025

Senate

Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

05/27/2025

House

Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

05/27/2025

House

Scheduled for floor debate on 05/28/2025.

05/22/2025

House

Reported with amendments (14-0).

04/23/2025

House

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

04/22/2025

House

Read by title. Lies over under the rules.

Sources

LA Legislature

https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/BillInfo.aspx?i=248861

Open States

https://openstates.org/la/bills/2025/HB644/

Record Created

Apr 22, 2025 5:14:36 PM

Record Updated

Jul 14, 2025 5:20:53 PM