LA HB 437
died on adjournmentEVIDENCE: Provides relative to expert witness fees
Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Did LA HB 437 pass?
No. LA HB 437 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-05-07): Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
What is LA HB 437 about?
LA HB 437 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “EVIDENCE: Provides relative to expert witness fees”.
Who sponsors LA HB 437?
Michael Melerine is the primary sponsor of LA HB 437, joined by 1 cosponsor.
- Introduced
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- Latest action
- 2026-05-07 — Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Michael Melerineprimary
- Stephanie Beraultcosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-05-07
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
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2026-05-06
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
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2026-05-05
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 77, nays 18. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
passage
2026-04-29
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/05/2026.
2026-04-28
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
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2026-04-27
Reported with amendments (6-1-1).
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2026-03-09
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
referral-committee
2026-02-27
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
2026-02-25
Prefiled.
filing
2026-02-25
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
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Versions
Documents
Votes
FINAL PASSAGE (#857)
2026-05-05 · pass · 77-18
Member-level votes (105)
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- Mack: yes
- Adams: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Amedee: yes
- Domangue: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Echols: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Bagley: yes
- Edmonston: yes
- McMakin: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Egan: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Bayham: yes
- Farnum: yes
- Muscarello: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Firment: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Berault: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- Owen: yes
- Billings: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Riser: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Galle: yes
- Schamerhorn: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Geymann: yes
- Spell: yes
- Brass: yes
- Glorioso: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Braud: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Butler: yes
- Hilferty: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Carlson: yes
- Horton: yes
- Turner: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Illg: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Carver: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- Villio: yes
- Chassion: yes
- Johnson, T.: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Coates: yes
- Knox: yes
- Wright: yes
- Cox: yes
- LaFleur: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Crews: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- Lyons: yes
- Bryant: no
- Jordan: no
- Miller: no
- Carpenter: no
- LaCombe: no
- Moore: no
- Carter, R.: no
- Landry, M.: no
- Murray: no
- Carter, W.: no
- Larvadain: no
- Newell: no
- Freeman: no
- Marcelle: no
- Phelps: no
- Henry, D.: no
- Martinez: no
- Taylor: no
- Boyer: other
- Landry, T.: other
- Walters: other
- Fisher: other
- Mena: other
- Young: other
- Green: other
- Schlegel: other
- Jackson: other
- Stagni: other
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