GREEN SHEET REDIGEST
HB 879 2024 Regular Session Farnum
MOTOR CARRIERS: Provides relative to required insurance coverage applicable to
trucks transporting waste.
DIGEST
Present law specifies that the commission must require specific insurance policies and
indemnity bonds including $3,000 bond from all common carriers of freight by motor
vehicle, public liability and property damage insurance on trucks and passenger vehicles
operated by common and contract carriers of $250,000 for injury or death up to $500,000 per
occurrence and $10,000 for property damage.
Proposed law removes the $3,000 bond requirement from common carriers, adds a
qualification for the public liability and property damage insurance on trucks to only apply
to trucks transporting nonhazardous waste, and increases the property damage portion from
$10,000 to $25,000.
Present law further provides for public liability and property damage insurance for tow trucks
or wreckers providing coverage of at least $500,000 combined single limits coverage.
Proposed law retains present law.
Proposed law adds a provision for public liability and property damage insurance on trucks
transporting waste by both common and contract carriers providing coverage of not less than
$750,000 combined single limits coverage.
Present law provides for public liability insurance on passenger buses with coverage of
$250,000 for injury or death to any one person not to exceed $500,000 per occurrence and
property damage insurance on passenger buses providing coverage of $10,000.
Proposed law increases the property damage coverage for passenger buses from $10,000 to
$25,000.
(Amends R.S. 45:163(D))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Commerce to the
original bill:
1. Make technical changes.
2. Require producers of waste to verify that a truck has proper coverage and impose
a penalty for producers who do not comply.
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Commerce, Consumer
Protection, and International Affairs to the engrossed bill
1. Remove the public liability and property damage insurance requirement on trucks
transporting household goods and salt water utilized in oil well exploration and
production and instead require public liability and property damage insurance on
trucks transporting nonhazardous waste.
2. Change the amount of public liability and property damage insurance on trucks
transporting waste by both common and contract carriers from not less than
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Prepared by Xavier Alexander. $1,000,000 combined single limits coverage and an excess or umbrella liability
policy of at least $4,000,000 combined single limits coverage to not less than
$750,000 combined single limits coverage.
3. Remove requirement of producers of waste to verify that a truck has proper
coverage and penalty for provision for failure to comply.
4. Make technical changes.
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Prepared by Xavier Alexander.