SR 174 Louisiana Senate · 2025 Regular Session

LIABILITY: Authorizes and directs the Louisiana State Law Institute to study and recommend legislation relative to the Louisiana Governmental Claims Act.

SR 174 is a procedural resolution directing the Louisiana State Law Institute to study the Louisiana Governmental Claims Act and related laws governing lawsuits against state entities, political subdivisions, and employees. It authorizes the Institute to review current claims procedures, risk management rules, and judicial interpretations, with a report due to the legislature by March 1, 2026. This resolution does not change existing law but sets the stage for potential future legislative recommendations. It directly affects how the state administers claims against government entities, though no policy changes are enacted by this bill itself.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jun 2025

Committee Review

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jun 4, 2025 Last action Jun 10, 2025

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What changed between versions

SR174 Original → SR174 Enrolled · 2 edits · Jun 10, 2025

MINOR

The bill was finalized and enrolled, removing draft markings and adding the signature of the Senate President. The core policy remains the same: directing the Louisiana State Law Institute to review and recommend changes to the Louisiana Governmental Claims Act by March 1, 2026.

Scope change

The scope of the study was slightly broadened in the final text to explicitly include the 'administration of claims covered by the state risk management program,' whereas the original draft focused more narrowly on the substantive and procedural law for asserting claims.

REQUIREMENT

The final enrolled version clarifies the task for the Louisiana State Law Institute to include reviewing the administration of claims under the state risk management program, in addition to the laws regarding suing the state.

TECHNICAL

Removed draft headers, page numbers, and the legislative services digest, while adding the official signature of the Senate President to finalize the document.

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How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Jun 9, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read by title and adopted.

upper

Jun 4, 2025

Introduced

Rules suspended. Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors