SB 75 Louisiana Senate · 2025 Regular Session

CIVIL PROCEDURE: Provides for legislative continuances and extensions of time for legislators and legislative employees. (gov sig)

SB 75 makes minor technical corrections to Louisiana's civil procedure law regarding time extensions for legislators and legislative employees. It updates specific wording in existing statutes (changing "Solely to" to "To amend and," "enacted" to "reenacted," and adding "including the Louisiana Supreme Court" to court references) to clarify that these time extensions apply to all courts. The bill directly affects legislative staff and lawmakers who may need to request court deadline extensions while serving in their official roles. This is a procedural amendment with no new policy changes, solely adjusting existing language for clarity.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Apr 2, 2025 Signed Jun 8, 2025
Maddy AI version diff · 4 comparisons

What changed between versions

SB75 Original → SB75 Act · 4 edits
MODERATE
This bill reenacts and slightly refines Louisiana's law allowing legislators and legislative employees to request court continuances during legislative sessions. The changes clarify who qualifies for these requests, update the timeline for filing motions to align with modern electronic filing standards, and strengthen the presumption that such requests will be granted to ensure lawmakers can focus on their duties without penalty.
Scope change
The scope remains focused on civil and administrative proceedings during legislative sessions, but the definition of 'legislative employee' was expanded to include staff from the Legislative Bureau and those employed full-time during the session.
DEFINITION

The definition of 'legislative employee' was broadened to explicitly include employees of the Legislative Bureau and any person employed full-time during the legislative session, ensuring more staff members are protected.

REQUIREMENT

The requirement for legislators to submit an affidavit proving their attendance was removed, while legislative employees must still provide an affidavit confirming their active participation in legislative work.

TIMELINE

The law was updated to allow motions to be filed electronically (via email or fax) in accordance with current civil procedure rules, replacing older methods of service.

ENFORCEMENT

New provisions were added to protect the requesting party from irreparable harm if they are forced to hire new counsel due to a denied continuance, balancing the interests of both sides.

Floor votes · Senate May 28, 2025 · House May 22, 2025

How they voted

38–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 39
May 28, 2025
D Democratic11
11 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican28
27 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Jun 8, 2025
Became law
Becomes Act No. 101 without the Governor's signature.
May 28, 2025
Senate · Passed
Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays.
May 22, 2025
House · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, 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 with amendments (12-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
Apr 24, 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
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed 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

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Greg Miller
Greg Miller
RRepublican
LA
19