HB 765 Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session

INSURANCE: Provides relative to procedures for joining liability insurers and asserting coverage defenses

HB 765 modifies Louisiana law governing liability insurance procedures. It allows insurers to be added as defendants in court cases solely to enforce final judgments or settlements, rather than requiring them to be part of the original lawsuit. The bill also mandates that insurers denying coverage must provide written notice to all attorneys and the insured within 60 days of certain triggers (like receiving a claim) and no later than 30 days before trial. These changes directly affect insurers, insured individuals/businesses, and their legal representatives in liability claims.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2026 Last action Mar 31, 2026
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What changed between versions

HB765 Original → HB765 Engrossed · 1 edit · Mar 30, 2026
MINOR
The bill text was updated from its original draft to its engrossed version, finalizing the document for the 2026 Regular Session. The primary changes involve standardizing the header titles to reflect the 'Engrossed' status and updating the coding instructions to clarify that struck-through text represents deletions while underscored text represents additions. These modifications are administrative and technical, ensuring the bill is properly formatted for final passage without altering any substantive policy, eligibility criteria, or legal requirements.
TECHNICAL

Updated the document header and coding instructions to distinguish between the 'Original' and 'Engrossed' versions, clarifying how text modifications are visually represented.

Floor votes · House Mar 30, 2026

How they voted

102–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 107
Mar 30, 2026
D Democratic33
32 Yea 1
96% Yea
R Republican74
70 Yea 4
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Mar 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 100, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Mar 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (12-0).
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Insurance.
lower
Feb 27, 2026
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Insurance.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Aimee Freeman
Aimee Freeman
DDemocratic
LA
98