HB516

Provides relative to recovery limitations for failure to maintain compulsory motor vehicle liability security

Introduced·2/26/26
Ment Text

Louisiana HB516 modifies recovery limitations for failure to maintain compulsory motor vehicle liability security.

Louisiana HB516 amends recovery limitations for failure to maintain compulsory motor vehicle liability security. The bill changes the monetary amount from $100,000 to $15,000 for bodily injury and property damage. It affects claimants and insurers by altering the threshold for recovery and subrogation rights. The changes apply to cases where no suit is filed and where the owner of a motor vehicle institutes an action.

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Where it stands

Current
Civil Law and Procedure Committee
Next
Committee decision

Sponsors

DD
2
0
Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Calendar

Apr 7

9:30 AM

House Committee on Civil Law and Procedure

History

Mar 9

House

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.

Feb 27

House

First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.

Feb 26

House

Prefiled.