The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Sharon F. Lyles.
DIGEST
SB 148 Original 2019 Regular Session Hewitt
Present law prohibits consideration of the failure to wear a safety belt in violation of law as evidence
of comparative negligence in any action to recover damages arising out of ownership, common
maintenance, or operation of a motor vehicle.
Present law prohibits admission of the failure to wear a safety belt in violation of law to mitigate
damages.
Proposed law changes present law to allow consideration of evidence of failure to wear a safety belt
in an action to recover damages arising from a motor vehicle accident as comparative negligence and
removes provision prohibiting its admission to mitigate damages.
Effective August 1, 2019.
(Amends R.S. 32:295.1(E))