Louisiana2026Passed Legislature
HB375
Limits on Liability for Streetcar and Trolley Operators
Last scannedOct 29, 2026, 3:18 AM
In one sentence
This bill creates a new rule that limits when streetcar or trolley operators can be held responsible for accidents involving motor vehicle drivers.
What it does
- Creates a new law, R.S. 9:2800.31, about liability for transit operations.
- States that streetcar or trackless street car or trolley car operators are not liable to motor vehicle drivers unless they acted intentionally or negligently.
- Establishes a presumption that the vehicle is not defective and the operator did not act negligently.
- Allows this presumption to be challenged with evidence in court.
Who it affects
- Operators of streetcars, trackless street cars, or trolley cars
- Regional transit entities as defined by state law
- Drivers of motor vehicles involved in incidents with these transit vehicles
Limits and unknowns
- The bill text does not state when this law will take effect.
- The specific definition of 'regional transit entity' is found in another existing law (R.S. 48:1501(G)(2)) and is not detailed here.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Rebuttable presumption
- A legal assumption that is true unless someone provides evidence to prove it false.
- Negligently
- Failing to act with the care a reasonable person would use, leading to harm or damage.
Official record
Sources
Read the official summary
LIABILITY/CIVIL: Establishes a limitation of liability relative to regional transit operations
Official activity
Bill history
- Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.H
- First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.H
- Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.H
- Prefiled.H