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LA HB600

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

2/26/2026

Primary Sponsor

Lauren Ventrella

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Caps public adjuster fees at 10% for catastrophic insurance claim settlements and 15% for all other insurance claim settlements
  • Expands the definition of "public adjusting" to include acting or aiding on behalf of an insured in negotiating or effecting settlement of first-party property claims
  • Removes prior language that declared contingency fee contracts between public adjusters and insureds null and void as against public policy
  • Excludes motor vehicle damage claims and activities constituting unauthorized practice of law from the definition of public adjusting
  • Amends R.S. 22:1692 and R.S. 22:1703(A) governing public adjuster definitions and fees

Legislative Description

Provides relative to public adjusters

INSURANCE

Last Action

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

3/9/2026

Committee Referrals

Insurance2/26/2026

Full Bill Text

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