HLS 20RS-156 ENGROSSED
2020 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 735
BY REPRESENTATIVES FONTENOT, FIRMENT, MIKE JOHNSON, AND WHEAT
INSURANCE/FIRE-CASUALTY: Provides relative to the fire insurance rating system for
volunteer firefighters
1 AN ACT
2To enact R.S. 22:1460.1, relative to volunteer firefighter credit requirements; to provide for
3 fire insurance rates; to require that the Property Insurance Association of Louisiana
4 credit certified volunteer firefighters the same as on-duty firefighters when making
5 such rates; and to provide for related matters.
6Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 22:1460.1 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
8 ยง1460.1. Volunteer firefighter credit requirements for determination of fire
9 insurance rates
10 When promulgating rates in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 22:1460,
11 the Property Insurance Association of Louisiana shall give volunteer firefighters
12 certified in accordance with National Fire Protection Association Standard 1001,
13 who respond to any fire call with assigned protective clothing ensembles that meet
14 the general NFPA 1001 criteria, the same credit given to on-duty firefighters at fire
15 stations in the ISO Fire Suppression Rating Schedule.
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are additions. HLS 20RS-156 ENGROSSED
HB NO. 735
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part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 735 Engrossed 2020 Regular Session Fontenot
Abstract: Requires the Property Insurance Association of Louisiana to credit certified
volunteer firefighters the same as on-duty firefighters when promulgating rates.
Proposed law requires the Property Insurance Association of Louisiana to give certified
volunteer firefighters the same credit given to on-duty firefighters at the fire stations in the
ISO Fire Suppression Rating Schedule when making fire insurance rates.
(Adds R.S. 22:1460.1)
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