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Louisiana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 137: INSURERS: Requires insurers to notify the Department of Insurance upon ceasing, pausing, or resuming the writing of policies in a particular region. (1/1/26)

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 137 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana Senate on April 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: INSURERS: Requires insurers to notify the Department of Insurance upon ceasing, pausing, or resuming the writing of policies in a particular region. (1/1/26). Primary sponsor: Kirk Talbot (Republican). It lists 17 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 20, 2025): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 429.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Republican 15

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kirk TalbotPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate10
Mike BayhamCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse103
Stephanie BeraultCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse76
Marcus BryantCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Rhonda ButlerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse38
Dewith CarrierCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse32
Kim CarverCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse89
Tehmi ChassionCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse44
Phillip DeVillierCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse41
Kathy EdmonstonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse88
Gabe FirmentCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse22
John IllgCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse78
Mike JohnsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse27
Alonzo KnoxCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse93
Neil RiserCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse20
Rodney SchamerhornCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Roger WilderCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse71
John WybleCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse75

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 429.
  2. Effective date 1/1/2026.
  3. Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
  4. Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
  5. Signed by the Speaker of the House.
  6. Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 39 yeas and 0 nays.
  7. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
  8. Received from the House with amendments.
  9. Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
  10. Scheduled for floor debate on 06/04/2025.
  11. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
  12. Reported favorably (14-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

Showing 12 most recent of 21 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source