SB 61 Louisiana Senate · 2025 Regular Session

INSURANCE RATES: Provides for the use of credit information in underwriting or rating of certain personal insurance policies. (8/1/25)

SB 61 requires insurers to provide consumers with a copy of the specific credit information they used when underwriting or setting rates for personal insurance policies (like auto or home insurance). This directly affects policyholders who apply for or renew personal insurance, giving them transparency into the credit data influencing their premiums. The key provision mandates that insurers must disclose this credit information upon initial application or renewal, rather than keeping it confidential. The bill passed unanimously in the Senate but does not change how credit data is used in rate calculations, only requiring disclosure to consumers.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Apr 2, 2025 Signed Jun 30, 2025
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What changed between versions

SB61 Original SB61 Act · 6 edits
MODERATE
This bill updates Louisiana's insurance laws to strengthen consumer protections regarding the use of credit information. It clarifies when insurers must provide disclosure statements, adds specific requirements for explaining adverse actions taken against consumers, and establishes a formal review process for insurance scoring models by the state commissioner.
Scope change
The bill expands the scope of required disclosures and adverse action notifications, ensuring consumers receive clearer explanations of how their credit affects their insurance rates and why they may be denied coverage or charged higher premiums.
REQUIREMENT

Revised the initial notification requirement to clarify that disclosure statements are not needed for policy renewals if the consumer was already informed previously.

Added a new requirement for insurers to notify consumers of how they can obtain a copy of the specific credit information used in their underwriting or rating process.

Strengthened adverse action notification rules by requiring insurers to explain the specific reasons for denial or rate increases and describing up to four primary factors influencing the decision, banning vague terms like 'poor credit history'.

Mandated that insurers file their insurance scoring models with the Department of Insurance for review to ensure compliance with state laws.

TIMELINE

Set the effective date of the new provisions to July 1, 2026.

DEFINITION

Added a provision stating that filings related to credit information are considered trade secrets under state law.

Floor votes · Senate May 12, 2025 · House Jun 3, 2025

How they voted

370
Passed
Total votes 37
May 12, 2025
D Democratic11
11 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican26
26 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Jun 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays.
upper
Jun 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 100, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
lower
May 29, 2025
Introduced
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
lower
May 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (10-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
lower
May 14, 2025
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Insurance.
lower
May 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read by title, passed by a vote of 39 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported with amendments.
upper
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Insurance.
upper
1 primary · 26 co-sponsors

Sponsors