SB 5 Louisiana Senate · 2025 Regular Session

COURTS: Provides for the jurisdictional limit for the City Court of Hammond. (8/1/25)

SB 5 adjusts Louisiana's court jurisdiction rules by lowering the civil case limit for the Hammond City Court from $50,000 to $30,000. This means residents and businesses in Hammond can no longer file most civil lawsuits exceeding $30,000 in the city court - they must now use the district court. The bill amends specific sections of the Code of Civil Procedure to place Hammond under the $30,000 jurisdictional category (previously listed with higher limits in another section). This change directly affects individuals and entities filing civil cases in Hammond involving amounts under $30,000.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Signed into Law

Jun 2025

Introduced Feb 25, 2025 Signed Jun 4, 2025

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MINOR

This bill updates the jurisdictional limits for Louisiana City Courts, specifically expanding the authority of the City Court of Hammond. Previously, Hammond could only handle cases involving up to $30,000; this change raises that limit to $50,000, aligning it with other courts like Alexandria and East St. Tammany. This allows Hammond to resolve more civil disputes locally without needing to transfer them to the District Court.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope of the City Court of Hammond by increasing the maximum monetary value of cases it can hear from $30,000 to $50,000.

ELIGIBILITY

Increased the civil jurisdiction limit for the City Court of Hammond from $30,000 to $50,000.

TIMELINE

The bill is now enacted as an Act (Enrolled), whereas the original draft was marked with an effective date of August 1, 2025.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 22, 2025 · House May 22, 2025

How they voted

36–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 39

Apr 22, 2025

D Democratic11

9 Yea 2

81% Yea

R Republican28

27 Yea 1

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Amendments

Jun 4, 2025

Became law

Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 21.

May 22, 2025

House · Passed

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 92, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

May 7, 2025

House · Amendment offered

Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

May 6, 2025

House · Reported by committee

Reported favorably (9-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

Apr 23, 2025

House · Referred to committee

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

Apr 22, 2025

Senate · Passed

Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Apr 15, 2025

Senate · Reported by committee

Reported favorably.

Apr 14, 2025

Senate · Referred to committee

Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors