LouisianaCivil and criminal court filings may use letter-size paper
The enrolled text would let attorneys use letter-size paper for civil and criminal court filings starting January 1, 2026, while keeping electronic-filing and privacy requirements.
What it does
Attorneys may use letter-size paper instead of legal-size paper for civil and criminal court filings, while existing filing methods and privacy rules still apply.
Argument forUsing letter-size paper could make it easier for attorneys to print and handle civil and criminal court filings.
Argument againstAttorneys would still need to remove protected personal information from every filing, which could require extra review even when letter-size paper is allowed.
More detail
Attorneys may file civil and criminal court papers on either letter-size or legal-size paper. The provision covers filings made by attorneys under Louisiana civil and criminal procedure rules. Civil filings must be made in person on paper or sent through an approved electronic filing system. Criminal filings must be made in person on paper or sent through an approved electronic filing system. Filers must keep protected personal information out of filings, including certain identification, financial, and birth-date information. Electronic filing remains subject to clerk systems and acceptance. The civil procedure provision applies on and after January 1, 2026. The criminal procedure provision begins January 1, 2026.
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- Passed House
- Passed Senate
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History
- 2026
- Jun 23Becomes Act No. 927 without the Governor's signature.Latest
- Jun 23Effective date: 08/01/2026.
- May 28Sent to the Governor for executive approval.To Governor
- May 27Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.Minor
- May 27Signed by the President of the Senate.
- May 26Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.Passed Senate
- Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#1315). Result: pass.Upper
- May 26Received from the Senate without amendments.Minor
- May 21Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.Minor
- May 20Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- May 19Reported favorably.Minor
- May 5Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.Minor
- May 4Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.Minor
- Apr 29Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 91, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.Passed House
- Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#814). Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 27Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.Minor
- Apr 27Scheduled for floor debate on 04/29/2026.
- Apr 23Reported favorably (17-0).Minor
- Mar 9Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.Minor
- Feb 20First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/20/2026.
- Feb 19Prefiled.Minor
- Feb 19Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary.Introduced
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