INSURERS: Provides relative to liability insurance for arborists
This bill amends Louisiana law to clarify that individuals must hold a valid arborist license before they can purchase the liability insurance required to perform tree care work. Specifically, it adds a provision stating that obtaining this insurance without a license constitutes a violation of the state's arborist regulations. The change directly affects tree care professionals by tying their ability to secure necessary insurance coverage to their possession of a current license. This measure aims to ensure that only licensed arborists can access the insurance protections needed for their work, thereby reinforcing the existing licensing requirements.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Apr 15, 2024
Signed May 23, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 13, 2024 · House Apr 18, 2024
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 39
May 13, 2024
D
Democratic11
90% Yea
R
Republican28
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
4
Committee
3
May 13, 2024
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 1, 2024
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
Apr 30, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Apr 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 87, nays 8. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read by title, substitute title adopted, lies over in the same order of business, substitute for HB No. 587 reported by the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development (13-0-1).
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Marcus Bryant
DDemocratic
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