HB 510 Louisiana House · 2024 Regular Session

INSURANCE/PROPERTY: Provides relative to mandatory binding arbitration with respect to property insurance policies

This bill requires property insurance companies to include a specific, bolded warning on their policy forms that explains how mandatory arbitration affects a customer's legal rights. The warning must inform policyholders that choosing arbitration means giving up the right to file a lawsuit or have a jury trial, as disputes will be settled privately by a neutral third party instead. By mandating this disclosure, the legislation ensures consumers are clearly aware that arbitration decisions are final and that their ability to appeal those decisions in court may be limited. The change directly impacts all individuals holding property insurance policies in the state by altering the information they receive at the time of purchase.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 1, 2024 Last action May 16, 2024
Floor votes · House Apr 4, 2024

How they voted

7916
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 104
Apr 4, 2024
D Democratic32
13 Yea 16 Nay 3
50% Nay
R Republican72
66 Yea 6
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Apr 29, 2024
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
Apr 24, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Apr 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 80, nays 16. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Mar 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (15-0).
lower
Mar 11, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Insurance.
lower
Mar 1, 2024
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Insurance.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Brian Glorioso
Brian Glorioso
RRepublican
LA
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