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HB 291 Engrossed 2025 Regular Session Galle
Abstract: Extends the prescriptive period for wrongful death and survival actions.
Present law provides a prescriptive period of one year for survival actions.
Proposed law changes the prescriptive period for survival actions from one year to two years.
Present law provides a prescriptive period of one year for wrongful death actions.
Proposed law changes the prescriptive period for wrongful death actions from one year to two years.
(Amends C.C. Arts. 2315.1(A)(intro. para.) and 2315.2(B))