HB 605 Louisiana House · 2024 Regular Session

INSURANCE: Provides relative to hearings and delivery of notices

HB 605 is a technical amendment to an existing insurance law that changes the conditions under which hearings and notices are required. The bill replaces the word "whenever" with "if" to clarify when these procedures must occur, and it adds a new section outlining penalties for violations. These changes directly affect insurance companies and regulators by refining the rules for handling notices and potential legal consequences. The legislation does not create new insurance products or alter coverage standards, but rather adjusts the procedural framework for enforcement.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Mar 1, 2024 Signed May 22, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 14, 2024 · House Apr 3, 2024

How they voted

350
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 38
May 14, 2024
D Democratic12
11 Yea 1
91% Yea
R Republican26
24 Yea 2
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
4
Committee
5
May 14, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Apr 22, 2024
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
Apr 17, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Apr 3, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 100, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Mar 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (14-0).
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
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Photo of Chance Henry
Chance Henry
RRepublican
LA
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