HLS 17RS-372 ORIGINAL
2017 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 440
BY REPRESENTATIVE DAVIS
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
CONTRACTORS: Requires contractors to provide certain license, classification, and
insurance information
1 AN ACT
2To enact R.S. 37:2159.1, relative to contractors; to require the provision of license,
3 classification, and insurance information to certain persons; to provide for penalties,
4 and to provide for related matters.
5Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 37:2159.1 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
7 ยง2159.1. Notification of license number and classification; evidence of required
8 insurance
9 A. Any person required to be licensed under the provisions of this Chapter
10 shall provide, in writing, to the party with whom he has contracted to perform
11 contracting services his contracting license number, classification, and certificates
12 evidencing the amount of workers' compensation and liability insurance maintained,
13 whether or not such information is requested by the contracting party for whom the
14 work is to be performed.
15 B. Failure of the contractor to comply with the provisions of this Section shall
16 be deemed a willful failure to comply with the provisions of this Chapter pursuant
17 to R.S. 37:2158(A)(3).
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions. HB NO. 440
HLS 17RS-372 ORIGINAL
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 440 Original 2017 Regular Session Davis
Abstract: Requires the contractor to provide the contractor's license number, classification,
and evidence of insurance to the contracting party for whom the work is to be
performed.
Proposed law requires a contractor to provide his license number, classification, and
evidence of insurance to the contracting party for whom the work is to be performed, and
further provides that failure to comply with proposed law shall subject the contractor to
penalties under present law.
(Adds R.S. 37:2159.1)
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions.