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HB 215
Louisiana House•Passed
Summary
HB 215, which provides relative to small successions, was introduced in the House on Feb 19, 2026 by Rep. Robert Carter (D) with 2 co-sponsors. It last saw action on May 22, 2026: Effective date: 08/01/2026.
Record
Text
HB 215 has 2 co-sponsors and 2 roll calls.
hb215/chaptered.txtENROLLED2026 Regular SessionACT No. 293HOUSE BILL NO. 215BY REPRESENTATIVES ROBBY CARTER, KNOX, AND TAYLOR1AN ACT2 To amend and reenact Code of Civil Procedure Article 3421(1), relative to small3successions; to increase the threshold for property values relative to small4successions; and to provide for related matters.5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6Section 1. Code of Civil Procedure Article 3421(1) is hereby amended and reenacted7 to read as follows:8Art. 3421. Small successions defined9A small succession, within the meaning of this Title, is any of the following:10(1) The succession of a person who died domiciled in Louisiana and who died11leaving property with a gross value of one hundred twenty-five two hundred12thousand dollars or less valued as of the date of death.13* * *SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESPRESIDENT OF THE SENATEGOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANAAPPROVED:Page 1 of 1CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscoredare additions.
Provides relative to small successions
Sponsors
Rep. Robert Carter (D) sponsors HB 215, and 2 members have co-sponsored it.
Committees
HB 215 went before 2 committees: Civil Law and Procedure and Judiciary A.
History
HB 215 has taken 20 actions since Feb 19, 2026, the latest on May 22, 2026.
| Chamber | Action | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 22, 2026 | House | Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 293. | ||
May 22, 2026 | House | Effective date: 08/01/2026. | ||
May 19, 2026 | House | Sent to the Governor for executive approval. | ||
May 18, 2026 | House | Received from the Senate without amendments. | ||
May 18, 2026 | House | Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House. |
Votes
HB 215 went to 2 roll calls across both chambers, the latest on May 13, 2026 at 33–0.
| Chamber | Question | Yea | Nay | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May 13, 2026 | Senate | Senate Vote on HB 215 FINAL PASSAGE (#876) | 33 | 0 | ||
Mar 26, 2026 | House | House Vote on HB 215 FINAL PASSAGE (#127) | 92 | 0 |
Source: legis.la.gov · legiscan.com
