SLS 21RS-248 ORIGINAL
2021 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 68
BY SENATOR CONNICK
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
INSURANCE POLICIES. Provides with respect to uninsured motorist coverage for
transportation network drivers during the pre-trip acceptance period. (8/1/21)
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 22:1295(1)(a)(iii), relative to uninsured motorist coverage; to
3 prohibit the rejection of uninsured motorist coverage, the selection of lower limits,
4 or the selection of economic-only coverage by a transportation network company;
5 and to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 22:1295(1)(a)(iii) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as
8 follows:
9 ยง1295. Uninsured motorist coverage
10 The following provisions shall govern the issuance of uninsured motorist coverage
11 in this state:
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13 (iii) This Subparagraph and its requirement for uninsured motorist coverage shall
14 apply to any liability insurance covering any accident which occurs in this state and involves
15 a resident of this state. No transportation network company, as defined in R.S. 45:201.1
16 et seq. shall reject uninsured coverage, select lower limits, or select economic-only
17 coverage for its drivers while a driver is logged on a transportation network company's
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SLS 21RS-248 ORIGINAL
1 digital network.
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The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Cheryl Cooper.
DIGEST
SB 68 Original 2021 Regular Session Connick
Present law requires uninsured automobile liability insurance coverage with respect to any
motor vehicle designed for use on public highways and required to be registered in this state
unless the named insured in the policy either rejects uninsured motorist coverage, selects
lower limits, or selects economic-only coverage only on a form prescribed by the
commissioner of insurance. The prescribed form shall be provided by the insurer and signed
by the named insured or his legal representative.
Proposed law retains present law and prohibits a transportation network company from
rejecting uninsured motorist coverage, selecting lower limits, or selecting economic-only
coverage for its drivers while logged on to the company's digital network.
Effective August 1, 2021.
(Amends R.S. 22:1295(1)(a)(iii))
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.