Loading chat...

LA HB1016

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/26/2026

Primary Sponsor

Phillip Tarver

Click for details

Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Appropriates $25,000 from the State General Fund for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 to pay a consent judgment in Deborah L. Reynolds v. Beauregard Parish Police Jury, Amguard Insurance Company, and State of Louisiana

  • The consent judgment was signed on February 5, 2026, in the 36th Judicial District Court, Beauregard Parish (Case No. C-2021-0779, Division B)

  • Payment covers principal, interest, court costs, and expert witness fees as awarded in the judgment, and requires documentation submission to the state treasurer

  • Interest on the judgment ceases to accrue as of the effective date of the Act

  • Becomes effective upon the governor's signature or upon expiration of the time for gubernatorial action

Legislative Description

Appropriates funds for payment of the consent judgment against the state in the suit captioned Deborah L. Reynolds v. Beauregard Parish Police Jury et al.

APPROPRIATIONS/JUDGMENT

Last Action

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

3/30/2026

Committee Referrals

Appropriations3/30/2026

Full Bill Text

No bill text available