2016 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 217
BY SENATOR BISHOP AND REPRESENTATIVE BAGNERIS
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 44:4.1(B)(11) and to enact R.S. 22:2045, relative to insurance
3 receiverships; to provide for the confidential treatment of documents disclosed to the
4 commissioner of insurance by an insurance receivership; to provide for the
5 confidential treatment of documents disclosed by the commissioner of insurance to
6 an insurance receivership; to provide for an exemption to the Public Records Law
7 for such documents; and to provide for related matters.
8 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
9 Section 1. R.S. 22:2045 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
10 §2045. Confidentiality
11 A. All working papers, recorded information, documents, and copies
12 thereof produced by, obtained by, or disclosed to the commissioner, or any
13 other person, in the course of an action pursuant to this Chapter, which are
14 confidential or privileged pursuant to any other provision of law, shall be given
15 confidential treatment and shall not be subject to subpoena or disclosed
16 pursuant to the Public Records Law.
17 B. All working papers, recorded information, documents, and copies
18 thereof disclosed by the commissioner, or any other person, to the receiver in
19 the course of an action pursuant to this Chapter, which are confidential or
20 privileged pursuant to any other provision of law, shall be given confidential
21 treatment and shall not be subject to subpoena or disclosed pursuant to the
22 Public Records Law.
23 C. Nothing contained in this Chapter shall be construed to limit the
24 commissioner's authority to use any working papers, recorded information,
25 documents, and copies thereof or any other information discovered or
26 developed during the course of any action pursuant to this Chapter in the
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1 furtherance of any legal or regulatory action that the commissioner may, in his
2 sole discretion, deem appropriate.
3 Section 2. R.S. 44:4.1(B)(11) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
4 §4.1. Exceptions
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6 B. The legislature further recognizes that there exist exceptions, exemptions,
7 and limitations to the laws pertaining to public records throughout the revised
8 statutes and codes of this state. Therefore, the following exceptions, exemptions, and
9 limitations are hereby continued in effect by incorporation into this Chapter by
10 citation:
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12 (11) R.S. 22:2, 14, 31, 42.1, 88, 244, 263, 265, 461, 550.7, 571, 572, 572.1,
13 574, 618, 639, 691.4, 691.5, 691.6, 691.7, 691.8, 691.9, 691.9.1, 691.10, 691.38,
14 691.56, 732, 752, 753, 771, 834, 972(D), 1008, 1019.2, 1203, 1460, 1464, 1466,
15 1488, 1546, 1559, 1566(D), 1644, 1656, 1723, 1796, 1801, 1927, 1929, 1983, 1984,
16 2036, 2045, 2056, 2085, 2091, 2293, 2303
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PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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