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Louisiana requires peer-to-peer car sharing programs to maintain physical damage insurance when no contractual package is provided

Original title: INSURANCE: Requires peer-to-peer car sharing programs to maintain physical damage coverage for shared vehicles during the car sharing period

Last action · May 18, 2026: Read by title, returned to the calendar.Sponsor: Edmond Jordan

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What This Bill Proposed

Peer-to-peer car sharing programs must maintain an admitted-insurer physical damage insurance policy covering collision and comprehensive losses for shared vehicles during rental periods if no contractual protection package is provided. The requirement applies when the vehicle owner's personal policy excludes such coverage, allows deductibles up to $1,000 per occurrence, and permits .

Why it matters

Vehicle owners renting cars through peer-to-peer platforms gain mandatory baseline collision and comprehensive insurance protection during sharing periods if platforms do not offer a contractual protection package and personal auto policies exclude such losses.

Background
  • House Bill 625 modifies Louisiana insurance law relating to peer-to-peer car sharing programs during the 2026 Regular Session. context

Who It Would Have Affected

Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

peer-to-peer car sharing programs

Programs must own and maintain a physical damage insurance policy covering shared vehicles during rental periods when contractual protection packages are not provided.

Directly affected

shared vehicle owners

Owners receive backup physical damage coverage for collision and comprehensive losses during the sharing period if their personal policy excludes it and no contractual package is in place.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

When does the peer-to-peer car sharing insurance requirement apply?
It applies during the car sharing period when the program does not provide a contractual physical damage protection package and the vehicle owner's personal policy excludes or does not provide collision and comprehensive coverage.
What is the maximum deductible allowed under the required insurance policy?
The policy may include a deductible in an amount no greater than $1,000 per occurrence.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · passed the House.

Procedural history

16 actions
  1. May 18, 2026House
    Called from the calendar.
  2. May 18, 2026HouseIntroduced
    Read by title, returned to the calendar.
  3. May 13, 2026House
    Called from the calendar.
  4. May 13, 2026HouseIntroduced
    Read by title, returned to the calendar.
  5. May 13, 2026House
    Notice given.
  6. May 13, 2026House
    Scheduled for floor debate on 05/18/2026.
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  1. May 11, 2026HouseIntroduced
    Read by title, returned to the calendar.
  2. May 11, 2026House
    Notice given.
  3. May 11, 2026House
    Scheduled for floor debate on 05/13/2026.
  4. May 7, 2026HouseFloor
    Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
  5. May 7, 2026House
    Scheduled for floor debate on 05/11/2026.
  6. May 6, 2026House
    Reported with amendments (10-0).
  7. Mar 9, 2026HouseIntroduced
    Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Insurance.
  8. Feb 27, 2026House
    Prefiled.
  9. Feb 27, 2026HouseCommittee
    Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Insurance.
  10. Feb 27, 2026House
    First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.

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Sponsors

Connected Entities

House Legislative Services, House Committee on Insurance, Edmond Jordan
OrganizationHouse Legislative Services“Prepared the bill digest.”Map →
OrganizationHouse Committee on Insurance“Proposed amendments to the original bill.”Map →
PersonEdmond Jordan“Representative who authored House Bill 625.”Map →

Sources

Open source document

www.legis.la.gov

Analysis Score

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  • Controversy10
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