SR 163 Louisiana Senate · 2025 Regular Session

LIABILITY: Requests the Louisiana State Law Institute to study and make recommendations to the legislature on including digital products in the application of the Louisiana Products Liability Act.

This resolution requests the Louisiana State Law Institute to study whether digital products (like apps and software) should be included under the state's Products Liability Act. The study would examine if digital product designers and manufacturers should face the same safety standards as makers of physical products. The Institute must report its recommendations to the legislature by February 2026.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2025
Committee Review
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jun 2, 2025 Last action Jun 8, 2025
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What changed between versions

SR163 Original → SR163 Enrolled · 2 edits · Jun 8, 2025
MINOR
The bill was finalized and enrolled for signing, removing the original draft header and adding the official Senate President signature. The core policy request remains unchanged: it asks the Louisiana State Law Institute to study whether digital products should be included in the state's product liability laws to ensure they meet the same safety standards as physical goods.
Scope change
The bill's scope regarding digital products liability remains identical to the original draft; no substantive policy changes were made.
TECHNICAL

Replaced the draft header 'SR163 Original' with the official 'ENROLLED' status and added the signature line for the President of the Senate.

Adjusted page numbering and formatting to match the official enrolled version of the legislative document.

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This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
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Total actions
3
Key actions
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Committee
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Jun 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read by title and adopted.
upper
Jun 2, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

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