Louisiana 2026 Regular Session Status: Passed House 1 D cosponsors

HB 1006 — CIVIL/PROCEDURE: Extends the time delay for filing of oppositions to motions for summary judgment

Last action — Called from the Calendar.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the House. Introduced March 25, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

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Prognosis

Advancing 48% · moderate confidence

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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In plain language

This bill extends the time for filing oppositions to motions for summary judgment.

The legislation allows more time for parties to file their oppositions to summary judgment motions. This change aims to give individuals and organizations additional time to prepare their responses.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

34 added · 27 removed

Plain-language change summary

The revised bill HB 1006 has made important updates regarding motions for summary judgment in Louisiana's legal process. It now allows courts to grant extensions for filings without needing the agreement of all parties involved, which can help streamline proceedings. Additionally, the time frame for filing an opposition to a motion has been reduced from 15 days to 10 days before the hearing. These changes aim to provide more flexibility and efficiency in the court system, making it easier for parties to navigate legal proceedings.

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HLS 26RS-2351 ENGROSSED Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.
HLS 26RS-2351 REENGROSSED Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.
Extends the time delay for filing of oppositions to motions for summary judgment AN ACT To amend and reenact Code of Civil Procedure Article 966(B)(2), relative to motions for summary judgment;
Extends the time delay for filing of oppositions to motions for summary judgment AN ACT To amend and reenactCode of Civil Procedure Article 966(B)(introductoryparagraph) and (C)(1)(introductory paragraph), relative to motions for summary judgment;
to change the time delay for filing oppositions;
to provide relative to the time delay for filing oppositions;
Code of Civil Procedure Article 966(B)(2) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
Code of Civil Procedure Article 966(B)(introductory paragraph) and (C)(1)(introductory paragraph) are herebyamended and reenacted to read as follows:
Unless extended bythe court and agreedto byall of the parties, a motion for summary judgment shall be filed, opposed, or replied to in accordance with the following provisions:
Unless extended bythe court and agreed to byall of the parties, a motion for summary judgment shall be filed, opposed, or replied to in accordance with the following provisions:
* * * (2) Except for any document provided for under pursuant to Subsubparagraph (A)(4)(b) of this Article, any opposition to the motion and all documents in support of the opposition shall be filed and served in accordancewith Article 1313(A)(4) not less than fifteen ten days prior to the hearing on the motion.
* * * C.(1) Unless otherwise agreed to by all of the parties and authorized by the court:
HLS 26RS-2351 ENGROSSED HB NO.
HLS 26RS-2351 REENGROSSED HB NO.
1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HB 1006 Engrossed 2026 Regular Session Wilford Carter Abstract:
1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HB 1006 Reengrossed 2026 Regular Session Wilford Carter Abstract:
Extends time period to file an opposition to a motion for summary judgment.
Authorizes the court to grant extensions without approval by all the parties for filings regarding motions for summary judgment.
Present law requires any opposition to a motion for summary judgment and all documents in support of the opposition be filed and served in accordancewith presentlawnot lessthan days prior to the hearing on the motion.
Present law permits the court, with agreementbyall theparties,to extend the time delayfor filings for motions for summary judgment.
Proposed law changes the time delay to file an opposition from 15 days to 10 days prior to the hearing on the motion.
Proposed law retains present law but removes language that requires the parties to agree to an extension for a time delay regarding motions for summary judgment.
966(B)(2)) Page 2 of 2 CODING:
966(B)(intro.
para.) and (C)(1)(intro.
para.)) Summary of Amendments Adopted by House The House Floor Amendments to the engrossed bill:
1.
Remove proposed language that changes the time delay to file an opposition to the motion for summary judgment.
2.
Authorize the court to determine an extension on a time delay to file an opposition or other filings regarding motions for summary judgment without agreement from the involved parties.
3.
Make technical changes.
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Amendments

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Action History

  1. Called from the Calendar.

  2. Senate floor amendments read and adopted.

  3. Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.

  4. Rules suspended.

  5. Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.

  6. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.

  7. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  8. Rules suspended. Reported with amendments.

  9. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.

  10. Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

  11. Called from the calendar.

  12. Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 57, nays 38. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

  13. Read by title, returned to the calendar.

  14. Notice given.

  15. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/14/2026.

  16. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/13/2026.

  17. Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

  18. Reported favorably (5-4).

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

  20. Read by title. Lies over under the rules.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on · 37 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (146)

146 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

FINAL PASSAGE (#518)

Passed 57 Yea · 38 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 26103
Republican 273605
Unaffiliated 4102
Total 5738010
% of votes cast 54%36%0%10%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
Stagni — Yea
Amedee — Nay
Mr. Speaker — Not Voting
Galle — Not Voting
Johnson, T. — Yea
Landry, T. — Yea
St. Blanc — Yea
Adrian Fisher Democrat Yea
Aimee Adatto Freeman Democrat Yea
Alonzo L. Knox Democrat Not Voting
Barbara Carpenter Democrat Yea
C. Denise Marcelle Democrat Yea
Candace N. Newell Democrat Yea
Chasity Martinez Democrat Yea
Dana Henry Democrat Yea
Delisha Boyd Democrat Yea
Ed Murray Democrat Yea
Edmond Jordan Democrat Yea
Gerald Boudreaux Democrat Nay
III, Ed Larvadain Democrat Yea
Joy Walters Democrat Yea
Jr., Kyle M. Green Democrat Yea
Ken Brass Democrat Yea
Mandie Landry Democrat Yea
Marcus Anthony Bryant Democrat Yea
Pat Moore Democrat Yea
Rashid Armand Young Democrat Yea
Robby Carter Democrat Yea
Rodney Lyons Democrat Yea
Roy Daryl Adams Democrat Yea
Shaun Raphael Mena Democrat Not Voting
Sr., Wilford Carter Democrat Yea
Steven Jackson Democrat Yea
Sylvia Elaine Taylor Democrat Yea
Tammy T. Phelps Democrat Yea
Tehmi Jahi Chassion Democrat Not Voting
Vanessa Caston LaFleur Democrat Yea
Annie Spell Republican Nay
Barbara Reich Freiberg Republican Yea
Beth Anne Billings Republican Yea
Brett F. Geymann Republican Nay
Brian Leonard Glorioso Republican Nay
Bryan Fontenot Republican Nay
Chad Michael Boyer Republican Yea
Chance Keith Henry Republican Nay
Christopher Turner Republican Nay
Danny McCormick Republican Nay
Daryl Andrew Deshotel Republican Yea
Debbie Villio Republican Nay
Dixon Wallace McMakin Republican Nay
Dodie Horton Republican Nay
Emily Chenevert Republican Not Voting
Foy Bryan Gadberry Republican Yea
Francis C. Thompson Republican Not Voting
Gregory A. Miller Republican Yea
III, Roger William Wilder Republican Nay
III, Vincent E. Cox Republican Yea
IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu Republican Nay
Jack McFarland Republican Yea
Jacob Braud Republican Yea
Jacob Jules Landry Republican Nay
Jason Brian DeWitt Republican Yea
Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley Republican Yea
Jeremy LaCombe Republican Yea
Jerome Zeringue Republican Yea
Jessica Domangue Republican Yea
John E. Wyble Republican Nay
Joseph A. Orgeron Republican Yea
Josh Carlson Republican Nay
Jr., Dennis Bamburg Republican Nay
Jr., John R. Illg Republican Yea
Jr., Michael Robert Bayham Republican Yea
Kathy Edmonston Republican Nay
Kellee Hennessy Dickerson Republican Nay
Kim Carver Republican Nay
Kimberly Landry Coates Republican Nay
Larry A. Bagley Republican Not Voting
Lauren Ventrella Republican Yea
Laurie Schlegel Republican Nay
Les Farnum Republican Nay
Mark Wright Republican Nay
Michael "Gabe" Firment Republican Nay
Michael Charles Echols Republican Not Voting
Michael Melerine Republican Nay
Mike Johnson Republican Yea
Neil Riser Republican Yea
Nicholas Muscarello Republican Yea
Paul Sawyer Republican Yea
Phillip Eric Tarver Republican Nay
Polly Thomas Republican Nay
R. Dewith Carrier Republican Yea
Raymond J. Crews Republican Nay
Reese "Skip" Broussard Republican Nay
Rhonda Gaye Butler Republican Not Voting
Robert "Bob" Owen Republican Nay
Rodney Schamerhorn Republican Nay
Ryan Bourriaque Republican Nay
Shane Mack Republican Nay
Sr., Peter F. Egan Republican Nay
Stephanie H. Berault Republican Nay
Stephanie Hilferty Republican Nay
Timothy P. Kerner Republican Yea
Tony Bacala Republican Yea
Troy Jude Hebert Republican Yea
Wayne McMahen Republican Yea

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Who sponsors HB 1006?
HB 1006 is sponsored by Sr., Wilford Carter (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 1006?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced March 25, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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