APPROPRIATIONS/JUDGMENT: Appropriates funds for payment of a consent judgment against the state in the suit entitled State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co. v. Oliver et al.
HB 45 appropriates $10,000 from Louisiana's general fund to pay a 2023 court judgment against the state in a case brought by State Farm Insurance. The funds cover the judgment's principal, interest, court costs, and expert witness fees related to a highway incident involving the Department of Transportation and Development. This bill directly affects the state's budget and State Farm, which was awarded the payment under the court's order.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 6, 2025
Last action Apr 14, 2025
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Committee
2
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Debbie Villio
RRepublican
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