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LA SB177

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/25/2026

Primary Sponsor

Robert Allain

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends R.S. 22:1261, 1281, 1282, 1283(A), 1284(A), 1285, 1288(A), 1289, 1289.1, and 1292(A) and (B) to make technical and grammatical changes to existing automobile insurance statutes
  • Retains existing consumer protections prohibiting insurers from raising premiums based on nonfault accidents, refusing coverage to persons over 65 who can legally drive, or discriminating against deaf/hard of hearing individuals
  • Maintains prohibitions against charging higher premiums to paid or volunteer firefighters based solely on their firefighting activities
  • Preserves requirements that insurers cannot refuse collision or comprehensive coverage on newly purchased vehicles solely due to a named tropical storm or hurricane in the Gulf of America
  • Effective August 1, 2026

Legislative Description

Provides relative to auto insurance. (8/1/26)

AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE

Last Action

Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Insurance.

3/9/2026

Committee Referrals

Insurance2/25/2026

Full Bill Text

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