SLS 20RS-893 ENGROSSED
2020 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 506
BY SENATORS BARROW, BERNARD, BOUIE, CATHEY, JACKSON, ROBERT
MILLS AND TALBOT
PROPERTY INSURANCE. Authorizes property insurance policies insuring commercial
and residential buildings to cover cost of disinfecting fumigation. (gov sig)
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 22:49, relative to property insurance; to authorize insurance policies to cover
3 disinfecting fumigation costs of the insured property where a person with a positive
4 diagnosis for COVID-19 resides or works; and to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 22:49 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
7 ยง49. Property insurance coverage of fumigation because of COVID-19
8 Any contract to insure a commercial or residential building may include
9 coverage of the cost of disinfecting fumigation of the building if a person who
10 works or resides in the building has a positive diagnosis for COVID-19 based
11 upon ten cents per square foot of the area fumigated.
12 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
13 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
14 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
15 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
16 effective on the day following such approval.
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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. 506
SLS 20RS-893 ENGROSSED
The original instrument was prepared by Jerry J. Guillot. The following
digest, which does not constitute a part of the legislative instrument, was
prepared by Brandi Cannon.
DIGEST
SB 506 Engrossed 2020 Regular Session Barrow
Proposed law authorizes an insurance company to offer coverage for the cost of disinfecting
fumigation of a building if a person who works or resides in the building has a positive
diagnosis for COVID-19 based upon ten cents per square foot of the area fumigated.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Adds R.S. 22:49)
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Insurance to the original
bill
1. Changes the requirement for an insurer to provide the coverage to an
authorization that an insurer may offer the coverage.
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.