Louisiana 2020 2020 Regular Session

Louisiana Senate Bill SB86 Comm Sub / Analysis

                    The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Xavier I. Alexander.
DIGEST
SB 86 Original	2020 Regular Session	Connick
Present law authorizes a jury trial when the amount in controversy exceeds $50,000.
Proposed law reduces the threshold for a jury trial to $20,000.
Effective January 1, 2021.
(Amends C.C.P. Art. 1732(1))