DIGEST The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] Patrick Williams HB No. 9 Abstract: Increases the civil jurisdictional amount in dispute for the City Court of Shreveport from $25,000 to $35,000. Present law provides that in the City Court of Shreveport, the civil jurisdiction is concurrent with the district court in cases where the amount in dispute, or the value of the property involved, does not exceed $25,000. Present law also provides that in the City Court of Abbeville, the City Court of Baker, the City Court of Baton Rouge, the City Court of Kaplan, the City Court of Leesville, the City Court of Minden, the City Court of Springhill, and the City Court of Zachary the civil jurisdiction is concurrent with the district court in cases where the amount in dispute, or the value of the property involved, does not exceed $35,000. Proposed law increases the civil jurisdictional amount in dispute in the City Court of Shreveport from $25,000 to $35,000. (Amends C.C.P. Art. 4843(E) and (G)) Summary of Amendments Adopted by House Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Judiciary to the original bill. 1. Changed the civil jurisdictional amount for the City Court of Shreveport from an amount that does not exceed $50,000 in proposed law to an amount that does not exceed $35,000.