HB 449 Louisiana House · 2025 Regular Session

ATTORNEYS/FEES: Provides relative to fees reasonably expected to be earned by an attorney

HB 449 addresses regulations concerning the fees that attorneys reasonably expect to earn, directly affecting attorneys and their clients. An amendment to the bill clarifies that its provisions are not considered a violation of the Uniform Trade Secrets Act. Another amendment removed a provision for penalties from the bill's scope. The specific details of how it provides relative to these fees are not detailed in the provided text.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Apr 4, 2025 Last action Apr 30, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB449 Reengrossed → HB449 Engrossed · 2 edits · Apr 28, 2025

MINOR

The bill was re-engrossed to correct a drafting error in the summary that incorrectly listed 'related matters' as a separate goal instead of being connected to penalties. The text now clarifies that penalties are a specific provision within the bill. Additionally, the digest was updated to reflect that the law requires court officers to file complaints with the Attorney Disciplinary Board for violations, reversing a previous House amendment that had removed this enforcement mechanism.

TECHNICAL

Corrected the legislative summary to properly link the requirement for attorneys to disclose interests with the provision for penalties, removing a grammatical break that separated them.

ENFORCEMENT

The digest was updated to reinstate the requirement that court officers must file complaints with the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board when they know an attorney has violated the law, reversing a prior amendment that deleted this enforcement step.

Floor votes · House Apr 28, 2025

How they voted

60–23

Passed · 18 other

Total votes 101

Apr 28, 2025

D Democratic30

1 Yea 20 Nay 9

66% Nay

R Republican71

59 Yea 3 Nay 9

83% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Apr 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 63, nays 23. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

lower

Apr 22, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported with amendments (8-2-1).

lower

Apr 14, 2025

Committee

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.

lower

Apr 4, 2025

Committee

Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.

lower

1 primary · 20 co-sponsors