SLS 14RS-166 ORIGINAL
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.
Regular Session, 2014
SENATE BILL NO. 10
BY SENATOR MORRISH
PROPERTY INSURANCE. Prohibits the recovery of penalties in class action suits against
La. Citizens Property Insurance Corporation. (8/1/14)
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 22:2296.1, relative to recovery against Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance2
Corporation; to prohibit claimants from recovering penalties from Louisiana Citizens3
Property Insurance Corporation in the form of class action lawsuits; and to provide4
for related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 22:2296.1 is hereby enacted to read as follows: 7
ยง2296.1. Recovery of penalties; class action8
Any action to recover a penalty or minimum measure of recovery against9
the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation that is created or10
imposed by statute shall not be maintained as a class action.11 SB NO. 10
SLS 14RS-166 ORIGINAL
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Cheryl Horne.
DIGEST
Proposed law prohibits claimants from using class action lawsuits to seek recovery of
statutorily mandated penalties against Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation.
Effective August 1, 2014.
(Adds R.S. 22:2296.1)