HLS 20RS-1164 ENGROSSED
2020 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 828
BY REPRESENTATIVE HUVAL
INSURANCE: Provides relative to the insurance fraud investigation unit within the
Department of Public Safety and Corrections
1 AN ACT
2To amend and reenact R.S. 22:1931.13 and R.S. 40:1429, relative to the insurance fraud
3 investigation unit within the Department of Public Safety and Corrections; to extend
4 the Sledge Jeansonne Louisiana Insurance Fraud Prevention Act; to extend the
5 termination date of the insurance fraud investigation unit; to provide for an effective
6 date; and to provide for related matters.
7Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. R.S. 22:1931.13 is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
9 §1931.13. Termination of Part
10 This Part shall terminate on July 1, 2020 2024.
11 Section 2. R.S. 40:1429 is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
12 §1429. Effectiveness of Subpart
13 This Subpart shall be null, void, and unenforceable on July 1, 2020 2024.
14 Section 3. This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2020; if vetoed by the governor
15and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become effective on July 1,
162020, or on the day following such approval by the legislature, whichever is later.
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HB NO. 828
DIGEST
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HB 828 Engrossed 2020 Regular Session Huval
Abstract: Extends the insurance fraud investigation unit within the Dept. of Public Safety
and Corrections and the insurance fraud prevention act.
Proposed law changes the termination date of the Sledge Jeansonne Louisiana Insurance
Fraud Prevention Act, authorizing the attorney general to pursue a civil action against
anyone who commits fraud or any other illegal practice to obtain insurance payments, from
July 1, 2020, to July 1, 2024.
Proposed law extends the insurance fraud investigation unit in the Dept. of Public Safety and
Corrections, scheduled to terminate on July 1, 2020, until July 1, 2024.
Effective July 1, 2020.
(Amends R.S. 22:1931.13 and R.S. 40:1429)
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