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LA HB291

Bill

Official Source

Status

Passed

6/8/2025

Primary Sponsor

Jay Galle

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Extends the prescriptive period for survival actions to the longer of one year from the death of the deceased OR two years from the date the injury or damage was sustained
  • Extends the prescriptive period for wrongful death actions to the longer of one year from the death of the deceased OR two years from the date the injury or damage was sustained
  • Medical malpractice survival actions remain governed separately by R.S. 9:5628
  • Medical malpractice wrongful death actions retain the one-year prescriptive period from the date of death
  • Amends Louisiana Civil Code Articles 2315.1 and 2315.2

Legislative Description

Provides relative to prescriptive periods for wrongful death and survival actions

CIVIL/PROCEDURE

Last Action

Effective date: 08/01/2025.

6/8/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary A4/30/2025
Civil Law and Procedure4/2/2025

Full Bill Text

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