HB216

Provides relative to service of process

Introduced·2/19/26
Ment Text

Louisiana HB216 allows counsel of record to choose a preferred method for serving future pleadings in a case.

Louisiana HB216 amends the Code of Civil Procedure to allow counsel of record to select a preferred method of service for all future pleadings in a case. The bill retains the existing methods of service by mail, delivery, or electronic means. At the start of a case, counsel can inform the court of their chosen method. This change aims to streamline the service process by giving counsel flexibility in how they receive future documents.

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Where it stands

Current
Civil Law and Procedure Committee
Next
Committee decision

Sponsors

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1
0
Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Calendar

Mar 23

9:30 AM

House Committee on Civil Law and Procedure

History

Mar 9

House

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

Feb 20

House

First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/20/2026.

Feb 19

House

Prefiled.