Senate Committee on Insurance
April 22, 2026
9:30 a.m.
Room A-B
Adjourned
* Agenda Revised April 20, 2026, 1:19 pm *
Revision Notes:
Added SB 465
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
MINUTES TO BE APPROVED
April 1, 2026
April 8,. 2026
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
SB363
BARROW
HEALTH/ACC INSURANCE
- Provides for health insurance. (8/1/26)
SB465
MCMATH
HEALTH CARE
- Provides for payments to healthcare providers. (8/1/26) (OR +$14,142,247 SG EX See Note)
SB509
CLOUD
INSURANCE DEPARTMENT
- Provides relative to bank-owned life insurance. (8/1/26)
SB511
CATHEY
AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE
- Requires transparency of automobile repairs. (8/1/26)
SB512
CATHEY
AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE
- Creates a mandatory right of appraisal for automobile repairs. (8/1/26)
HB291
BERAULT
INSURANCE/HEALTH
- Prohibits health insurers from taking adverse payment or contracting actions against participating facilities based solely on another provider's network status (EG INCREASE EX See Note)
HB413
CARVER
INSURANCE
- Prohibits an insurer from utilizing a rating factor in an automobile insurance rate filing
HB759
FIRMENT
INSURANCE/PROPERTY
- Provides relative to fortified roof endorsement offers
HB774
BOYER
INSURANCE/HEALTH
- Provides relative to insurance coverage for hearing aids (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)
HB825
BRAUD
INSURANCE
- Provides relative to the Stated Value Homeowner's Policy Act
HB903
ILLG
INSURANCE
- Provides for fines issued by the commissioner of insurance
HB904
BAMBURG
INSURANCE
- Establishes guidelines for the regulation of captive insurance companies and risk retention groups
HB929
FIRMENT
INSURANCE
- Creates the Louisiana Motor Vehicle Glass Law
HB941
HEBERT
INSURANCE
- Provides with respect to additional insured coverage
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
ADJOURNMENT
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