HB173 • 2026

CIVIL/DAMAGES: Provides relative to uninsured motorist recovery limitations

Passed Legislature

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Sponsor: Dennis Bamburg Jr.
Last action: 2026-03-09
Official status: Pending House Civil Law and Procedure - Considered 4/7/26
Effective date: Not listed

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CIVIL/DAMAGES: Provides relative to uninsured motorist recovery limitations

What This Bill Does

CIVIL/DAMAGES: Provides relative to uninsured motorist recovery limitations

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House Committee Amendment #3015 CL&P Draft

Draft

Plain English: HCAHB173 4469 3015 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Civil Law and Procedure to Original House Bill No.

HCAHB173 4469 3015 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Civil Law and Procedure to Original House Bill No.
173 by Representative Bamburg 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 1, line 10, after "driver" delete the remainder of the line and delete line 11 in its 3 entirety and insert "who has failed to maintain compulsory motor vehicle liability security 4 in compliance with this Section for at least thirty days immediately preceding the date of the 5 motor vehicle accident." Page 1 of 1 CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions.

Bill History

2026-03-09 H
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
2026-02-20 H
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/20/2026.
2026-02-18 H
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
2026-02-18 H
Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

CIVIL/DAMAGES: Provides relative to uninsured motorist recovery limitations

Current Bill Text

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HLS 26RS-704 ORIGINAL
2026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 173
BY REPRESENTATIVE BAMBURG
CIVIL/DAMAGES: Provides relative to uninsured motorist recovery limitations
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 32:866(I), relative to compulsory motor vehicle liability security; to provide
3 an exception for recovery; and to provide for related matters.
4 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
5 Section 1. R.S. 32:866(I) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
6 §866. Compulsory motor vehicle liability security; failure to comply; limitation of
7 damages
8 * * *
9 I. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, there shall be
10 no recovery for bodily injury or property damage for a driver with a lapse in
11 coverage that exceeds thirty days.
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 173 Original 2026 Regular Session Bamburg
Abstract: Provides an exception for recovery available to a driver without compulsory
motor vehicle liability security.
Present law (R.S. 32:866) provides that there is no recovery for the first $100,000 of bodily
injury or property damage for injuries or damages occasioned by an owner or operator of a
motor vehicle who fails to own or maintain compulsory motor vehicle liability security.
Proposed law retains present law and also provides that there is no recovery for bodily injury
or property damage for a driver with a lapse in coverage that exceeds 30 days.
(Adds R.S. 32:866(I))
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions.