APPROPRIATIONS/JUDGMENT: Appropriates funds for the consent judgment against the state in the suit captioned Gina Raymond v. Allstate Ins. Co. et al.

HLS 26RS-1496 ORIGINAL
2026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 1015
BY REPRESENTATIVE VILLIO
APPROPRIATIONS/JUDGMENT: Appropriates funds for the consent judgment against
the state in the suit captioned Gina Raymond v. Allstate Ins. Co. et al.
1 AN ACT
2 Relative to the appropriation of monies out of the state general fund to be used to pay the
3 consent judgment captioned "Gina Raymond versus AllState Insurance Company,
4 Geico Casualty Insurance Company and Preston J. Volpi" between the State of
5 Louisiana, through the Department of Transportation and Development, and Gina
6 Raymond; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters.
7 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. The sum of Sixty-Five Thousand and No/100 ($65,000.00) Dollars is
9 hereby payable out of the State General Fund (Direct) for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 for
10 payment of the consent judgment captioned "Gina Raymond versus AllState Insurance
11 Company, Geico Casualty Insurance Company and Preston J. Volpi", signed on February
12 4, 2026, between the state of Louisiana, through the Department of Transportation and
13 Development, and Gina Raymond, bearing number 819-252, Division E, on the docket of
14 the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District, parish of Jefferson, state of Louisiana.
15 Section 2. The judgment may only be paid from this appropriation if it is final and
16 shall be paid as to principal, interest, court costs, and expert witness fees as awarded in the
17 judgment. If the provisions of the judgment conflict with the provisions of this Act, the
18 provisions of the judgment shall be controlling. Any other provision of this Act not in
19 conflict with the provisions of the judgment shall control. Payment shall be made only after
20 presentation to the state treasurer of documentation required by the state treasurer. Further,
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HLS 26RS-1496 ORIGINAL
HB NO. 1015
1 the judgment shall be deemed to have been paid on the effective date of this Act, and interest
2 shall cease to run as of that date.
3 Section 3. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
4 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
5 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
6 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
7 effective on the day following such approval.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 1015 Original 2026 Regular Session Villio
Appropriates $65,000 out of the State General Fund (Direct) for FY 2025-2026 for payment
of the consent judgment against the state in the suit captioned Gina Raymond v. AllState Ins.
Co. et al., bearing No. 819-252, Division E, on the docket of the 24th Judicial District, parish
of Jefferson.
Proposed law provides relative to payment. Provides relative to conflicts between judgment
and proposed law. Prohibits accrual of interest on the judgment as of the effective date of
proposed law.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
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