SLS 20RS-155 ENGROSSED
2020 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 156
BY SENATOR LUNEAU
INSURERS. Prohibits insurance contracts from depriving courts of this state of the
jurisdiction or venue of action against insurer. (8/1/20)
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 22:868(A), relative to insurers; to provide relative to insurance
3 contracts; to provide relative to limiting of actions; to provide certain prohibitions;
4 to provide relative to jurisdiction and venue; and to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 22:868(A) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
7 ยง868. Limiting actions; jurisdiction; venue
8 A. No insurance contract delivered or issued for delivery in this state and
9 covering subjects located, resident, or to be performed in this state, or any group
10 health and accident policy insuring a resident of this state regardless of where made
11 or delivered, shall contain any condition, stipulation, or agreement either:
12 (1) Requiring it to be construed according to the laws of any other state or
13 country except as necessary to meet the requirements of the motor vehicle financial
14 responsibility laws of such other state or country.
15 (2) Depriving the courts of this state of the jurisdiction or venue of action
16 against the insurer.
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions. SB NO. 156
SLS 20RS-155 ENGROSSED
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Xavier I. Alexander.
DIGEST
SB 156 Engrossed 2020 Regular Session Luneau
Present law provides that no insurance contract made in the state of Louisiana shall contain
any condition, stipulation, or agreement depriving the courts of this state of jurisdiction of
action against the insurer.
Proposed law provides that no insurance contract made in the state of Louisiana shall contain
any condition, stipulation, or agreement depriving the courts of this state of venue or
jurisdiction of action against the insurer.
Effective August 1, 2020.
(Amends R.S. 22:868(A))
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.