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LA SR163

Resolution

Status

Passed

6/3/2025

Primary Sponsor

W. Jay Luneau

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Origin

Senate

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requests the Louisiana State Law Institute to study whether digital products should be included under the Louisiana Products Liability Act and report findings by February 1, 2026

  • References Act No. 10 of the 2024 Third Extraordinary Session, which already recognizes, defines, and taxes "digital products" in Louisiana

  • Addresses concerns about federal Section 230 protections for online platforms, citing Fifth Circuit cases including Doe v. MySpace, Inc. (2008) and Doe v. Snap, Inc. (2023)

  • Aims to hold designers and manufacturers of digital products to the same safety standards as manufacturers of physical products under existing liability law

Legislative Description

Requests the Louisiana State Law Institute to study and make recommendations to the legislature on including digital products in the application of the Louisiana Products Liability Act.

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Last Action

Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate and sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate on 6/5/2025.

6/8/2025

Full Bill Text

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