---
type: "Bill"
title: "CIVIL/ACTIONS: Enacts the Civil Justice Reform Act of 2020 (Item #40)"
description: "CIVIL/ACTIONS: Enacts the Civil Justice Reform Act of 2020 (Item #40)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/la"
legislature: "Louisiana Legislature"
session: "2020s1"
identifier: "HB 57"
citation: "Louisiana HB 57 (2020s1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Clay Schexnayder"]
version_count: 15
action_count: 40
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2020-06-08"
last_action: "2020-07-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eba27307-e668-4f2b-a54e-0f05cca70e40"
source_url: "http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/BillInfo.aspx?i=239218"
source_hash: "82e31cd201c83986009e82e9249f843c7ba81d33e1dea6ea7ea65bcde3b41f13"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-la"]
---

# Louisiana HB 57 (2020s1) — CIVIL/ACTIONS: Enacts the Civil Justice Reform Act of 2020 (Item #40)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **HB57 Original** (filed) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1180636)
2. **Conference Committee Report, #573, House Proposed, Senate Withdrawn** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1184950)
3. **Conference Committee Report, #580, House Adopted, Senate Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1185015)
4. **HB57 Act 37** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1186090)
5. **HB57 Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1180893)
6. **HB57 Reengrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1182250)
7. **House Committee Amendment, #174, CL&P, Draft** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1180659)
8. **House Committee Amendment, #194, CL&P, Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1180859)
9. **House Floor Amendment, #238, Schexnayder, Withdrawn** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1181270)
10. **House Floor Amendment, #287, Stefanski, Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1181735)
11. **Senate Committee Amendment, #242, JUDA, Draft** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1182485)
12. **Senate Committee Amendment, #254, JUDA, Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1182686)
13. **Senate Floor Amendment, #325, Peacock, Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1183290)
14. **Senate Floor Amendment, #328, Fields, Rejected** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1183316)
15. **HB57 Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1185162)

## Votes

- FINAL PASSAGE (#35) — **78–22** (pass) · lower
- AMENDMENT # 325 BY PEACOCK, Object ruling (#80) — **33–5** (pass) · upper
- MOTION TO ADOPT (#184) — **86–15** (pass) · lower
- RECOMMIT TO THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE (#180) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- AMENDMENT # 328 BY FIELDS, HB 57 BY MR. SPEAKER (#82) — **14–24** (fail) · upper
- REJECT SENATE AMENDMENTS (#101) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- RETURN CAL - SUBJ TO CALL (#81) — **11–26** (fail) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE (#83) — **29–9** (pass) · upper
- ADOPT (#164) — **30–8** (pass) · upper
- ADOPT (#182) — **35–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Clay Schexnayder — primary (person)
- Aimee Adatto Freeman — cosponsor (person)
- Alan Seabaugh — cosponsor (person)
- Barbara Reich Freiberg — cosponsor (person)
- Barry Ivey — cosponsor (person)
- Beau Beaullieu — cosponsor (person)
- Beryl Amedee — cosponsor (person)
- Blake Miguez — cosponsor (person)
- Bryan Fontenot — cosponsor (person)
- C. Travis Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Charles A. Henry — cosponsor (person)
- Charles Owen — cosponsor (person)
- Christopher Turner — cosponsor (person)
- Danny McCormick — cosponsor (person)
- Daryl Adams — cosponsor (person)
- Daryl Deshotel — cosponsor (person)
- Dodie Horton — cosponsor (person)
- Foy Gadberry — cosponsor (person)
- Francis C. Thompson — cosponsor (person)
- Gabe Firment — cosponsor (person)
- Gregory A. Miller — cosponsor (person)
- Jack McFarland — cosponsor (person)
- Jerome Zeringue — cosponsor (person)
- John "Big John" Illg , Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- John Stefanski — cosponsor (person)
- Jonathan Goudeau — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Emerson — cosponsor (person)
- Lance Harris — cosponsor (person)
- Larry Bagley — cosponsor (person)
- Larry Frieman — cosponsor (person)
- Larry Selders — cosponsor (person)
- Les Farnum — cosponsor (person)
- Mack Cormier — cosponsor (person)
- Malinda White — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Wright — cosponsor (person)
- Mary DuBuisson — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Echols — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Huval — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Neil Riser — cosponsor (person)
- Pat Moore — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick Page Cortez — cosponsor (person)
- Paula Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Phillip DeVillier — cosponsor (person)
- Polly Thomas — cosponsor (person)
- R. Dewith Carrier — cosponsor (person)
- Ray Garofalo — cosponsor (person)
- Raymond Crews — cosponsor (person)
- Rhonda Butler — cosponsor (person)
- Richard Nelson — cosponsor (person)
- Rick Edmonds — cosponsor (person)
- Robert "Bob" Owen — cosponsor (person)
- Rodney Schamerhorn — cosponsor (person)
- Scott McKnight — cosponsor (person)
- Sherman Q. Mack — cosponsor (person)
- Stuart J. Bishop — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Pressly — cosponsor (person)
- Timothy P. Kerner — cosponsor (person)
- Tony Bacala — cosponsor (person)
- Troy D. Romero — cosponsor (person)
- Valarie Hodges — cosponsor (person)
- Vincent J. St. Blanc , III — cosponsor (person)
- Wayne McMahen — cosponsor (person)
- William "Bill" Wheat , Jr. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-07-13** Effective date: 01/01/2021.
- **2020-07-13** Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 37. `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-01** Sent to the Governor for executive approval. `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-30** Signed by the President of the Senate.
- **2020-06-30** Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
- **2020-06-30** Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
- **2020-06-30** Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 35 yeas and 4 nays.
- **2020-06-30** Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.
- **2020-06-30** Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 86, nays 15. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.
- **2020-06-30** Rules suspended.
- **2020-06-30** Conference Committee report received.
- **2020-06-30** House conferees appointed: Schexnayder, Gregory Miller, and Stefanski.
- **2020-06-30** Notice House recommitted the report to the Conference Committee.
- **2020-06-30** The House recommitted the bill to Conference Committee by a vote of 95 yeas and 0 nays.
- **2020-06-30** The Senate recommitted the report to the Conference Committee.
- **2020-06-30** Reconsidered.
- **2020-06-30** Rules suspended.
- **2020-06-29** Scheduled for floor debate on 06/30/20.
- **2020-06-29** Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.
- **2020-06-29** Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
- **2020-06-29** Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 30 yeas and 8 nays.
- **2020-06-29** Rules suspended.
- **2020-06-28** Notice of Senate conferees appointed.
- **2020-06-24** Senate conference committee members appointed: Cortez, Peacock, and Luneau.
- **2020-06-24** Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
- **2020-06-24** Notice House rejected the Senate amendments.
- **2020-06-24** House conferees appointed: Schexnayder, Gregory Miller, and Stefanski.
- **2020-06-24** Read by title, roll called, yeas 96, nays 0, Senate amendments rejected, conference committee appointment pending.
- **2020-06-23** Scheduled for concurrence on 06/24/20.
- **2020-06-23** Received from the Senate with amendments.
- **2020-06-22** Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 29 yeas and 9 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled. `passage`
- **2020-06-19** Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
- **2020-06-18** Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- **2020-06-17** Reported with amendments.
- **2020-06-15** Received in the Senate; read by title Rules suspended. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A. `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-15** Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 78, nays 22. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate. `passage`
- **2020-06-10** Scheduled for floor debate on 06/15/20.
- **2020-06-10** Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
- **2020-06-09** Reported with amendments (10-0-1).
- **2020-06-08** Read by title, rules suspended, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure. `referral-committee`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eba27307-e668-4f2b-a54e-0f05cca70e40`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Louisiana legislature records).