2025 Regular Session • Louisiana Legislature
HB438
Legislative Summary
Provides relative to advertising expenses and prohibits use of certain expenses in setting insurance rates
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Bill History
4/4/2025
Prefiled.
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Insurance.
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Insurance.
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
Reported favorably (14-0).
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
House of Representatives
4/28/2025
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/30/2025.
House of Representatives
4/30/2025
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 100, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
House of Representatives
4/30/2025
Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
Senate
5/5/2025
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Insurance.
Senate
5/14/2025
Reported favorably.
Senate
5/19/2025
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
Senate
5/20/2025
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
Senate
5/28/2025
Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
Senate
5/29/2025
Received from the Senate without amendments.
House of Representatives
5/29/2025
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
House of Representatives
5/30/2025
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
House of Representatives
Roll Call Votes
Senate Vote on HB 438 FINAL PASSAGE (#446)
5/28/2025
36
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Vote on HB 438 FINAL PASSAGE (#143)
4/30/2025
100
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Enrolled(5/29/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Republican: 25
Democrat: 2
Primary Sponsor
Gabe Firment
Republican
Co-Sponsors (26)
Daryl Adams
Democrat
Tony Bacala
Republican
Lawrence Bagley
Republican
Chad Boyer
Republican
Rhonda Butler
Republican
Josh Carlson
Republican
Dewith Carrier
Republican
Robert Carter
Democrat
Emily Chenevert
Republican
Phillip DeVillier
Republican
Jason DeWitt
Republican
Kellee Dickerson
Republican
Kathy Edmonston
Republican
Peter Egan
Republican
Julie Emerson
Republican
Foy Gadberry
Republican
Chance Henry
Republican
Stephanie Hilferty
Republican
Dodie Horton
Republican
Mike Johnson
Republican
Jeremy LaCombe
Republican
Charles Owen
Republican
Rodney Schamerhorn
Republican
Joseph Stagni
Republican
Lauren Ventrella
Republican
John Wyble
Republican