DIGEST
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or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 455 Original 2025 Regular Session Riser
Abstract: Prohibits a beneficiary from receiving financial proceeds when involved in the
unjustifiable killing of the account holder.
Proposed law provides relative to certificates of deposit, mutual funds, individual retirement
accounts, pension plans, or other financial instruments that may be payable upon the death,
disablement, or injury of the account holder.
Proposed law provides that if a beneficiary, assignee, or payee is found criminally responsible for,
or has participated in, the intentional, unjustified killing of the account holder, such beneficiary is
disqualified from receiving any benefits from the deceased's financial accounts.
Proposed law provides that the proceeds will transfer to the next eligible beneficiary or, if none exist,
to the account holder's estate.
(Adds R.S. 6:339)