HLS 25RS-769 ORIGINAL
2025 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 227
BY REPRESENTATIVE HILFERTY
APPROPRIATIONS/JUDGMENT: Appropriates funds for payment of the consent
judgment against the state in the suit entitled Rogers et al. v. Dantin et al.
1 AN ACT
2To provide relative to the appropriation of monies out of the state general fund to be used
3 to pay the consent judgment captioned "Ronnie Rogers and Andrea Rogers,
4 individually and on behalf of their minor child, Hayley Rogers versus Richard A.
5 Dantin on behalf of his minor child, Olivia Elizabeth Dantin; Geico Casualty
6 Company, the State of Louisiana through the Department of Transportation and
7 Development, and the Parish of Jefferson" between the state of Louisiana, through
8 the Department of Transportation and Development, and Hayley Rogers, Ronnie
9 Rogers, and Andrea Rogers; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for
10 related matters.
11Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
12 Section 1. The sum of Four Hundred Thousand and No/100 ($400,000.00) Dollars
13is hereby payable out of the State General Fund (Direct) for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 for
14payment of the consent judgment captioned "Ronnie Rogers and Andrea Rogers,
15individually and on behalf of their minor child, Hayley Rogers versus Richard A. Dantin on
16behalf of his minor child, Olivia Elizabeth Dantin; Geico Casualty Company, the State of
17Louisiana through the Department of Transportation and Development, and the Parish of
18Jefferson", signed on March 20, 2025, between the state of Louisiana, through the
19Department of Transportation and Development, and Hayley Rogers, Ronnie Rogers, and
20Andrea Rogers, bearing Number 777-197, Division B, on the docket of the Twenty-Fourth
21Judicial District, parish of Jefferson, state of Louisiana.
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1 Section 2. The judgment may only be paid from this appropriation if it is final and
2shall be paid as to principal, interest, court costs, and expert witness fees as awarded in the
3judgment. If the provisions of the judgment conflict with the provisions of this Act, the
4provisions of the judgment shall be controlling. Any other provision of this Act not in
5conflict with the provisions of the judgment shall control. Payment shall be made only after
6presentation to the state treasurer of documentation required by the state treasurer. Further,
7the judgment shall be deemed to have been paid on the effective date of this Act, and interest
8shall cease to run as of that date.
9 Section 3. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
10signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
11by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
12vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
13effective on the day following such approval.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 227 Original 2025 Regular Session Hilferty
Appropriates $400,000 out of the State General Fund (Direct) for FY 2024-2025 for payment
of the consent judgment against the state in the suit entitled "Ronnie Rogers et al. v. Richard
A. Dantin on behalf of his minor child, Olivia Elizabeth Dantin et al.," bearing No. 777-197,
Division B, on the docket of the 24
th
Judicial District, parish of Jefferson.
Proposed law provides relative to payment. Provides relative to conflicts between the
judgment and proposed law. Prohibits accrual of interest on the judgment as of the effective
date of proposed law.
Effective upon signature of governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
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