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Read. Follow. Verify.Louisiana requires rideshare drivers to carry uninsured and underinsured motorist insurance matching policy limits
Last action · March 9, 2026: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Insurance.Sponsor: Mandie Landry
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What This Bill Proposed
Louisiana House Bill 702 mandates that drivers or the companies on their behalf maintain primary automobile insurance containing during both the and s. The coverage amount must equal the bodily injury limits provided by the policy.
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.
Transportation network company drivers
Drivers must maintain primary automobile insurance with uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage matching their policy's bodily injury limits during pre-trip acceptance periods and prearranged rides.
Automobile insurance providers
Insurers providing coverage to rideshare drivers must issue policies that include uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage matching bodily injury limits.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What insurance coverage must rideshare drivers carry under this bill?
What are the required coverage limits for uninsured and underinsured motorist protection?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
4 actions- Mar 9, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Insurance.
- Feb 27, 2026HousePrefiled.
- Feb 27, 2026HouseCommitteeUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Insurance.
- Feb 27, 2026HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 55)
- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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