HB 439 - Limits Attorney Contingency Fees - Louisiana Key Vote
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- House Bill Passed
- April 28, 2025
- Introduced
- April 4, 2025
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Title: Limits Attorney Contingency Fees
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that limits attorney contingency fees in Louisiana.
Highlights:
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Limits contingency fees (the money a lawyer makes off a percentage of the lawsuit winnings) to 10% on the first $15,000 in damages (Sec. 1).
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Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor (Sec. 1).
Title: Limits Attorney Contingency Fees
- Dennis Bamburg Jr. (LA - R)
- Gerald 'Beau' Beaullieu IV (LA - R)
- Chad M. Boyer (LA - R)
- Rhonda Gaye Butler (LA - R)
- Joshua Carlson (LA - R)
- Kim Carver (LA - R)
- Emily Chenevert (LA - R)
- Kimberly Landry Coates (LA - R)
- Phillip R. DeVillier (LA - R)
- Daryl Andrew Deshotel (LA - R)
- Jessica Domangue (LA - R)
- Kathy Edmonston (LA - R)
- Julie Emerson (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael 'Gabe' Firment (LA - R)
- Jay Gallé (LA - R)
- Brian Glorioso (LA - R)
- Chance Henry (LA - R)
- Dodie Horton (LA - R)
- Stephanie Hunter Berault (LA - R)
- Jack G. McFarland (LA - R)
- Rodney W. Schamerhorn (LA - R)
- John Wyble (LA - R)