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Read. Follow. Verify.Louisiana Enacts Motor Vehicle Glass Law to Regulate Repair Shops and Prohibit Rebates
Last action · May 22, 2026: Effective date: 05/22/2026.Sponsors: Gabe Firment and 1 other
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What This Bill Does
Louisiana Governor signed House Bill 929, establishing the Louisiana Motor Vehicle Glass Law to prohibit s by auto glass repair shops, ban customer inducements like rebates for filing claims, and require written disclosures regarding calibrations.
Vehicle owners must now receive written cost estimates, claim numbers, and notices before glass repair contracts are finalized, and are barred from assigning their insurance policy benefits to third parties.
- State legislatures frequently enact specialized trade practice laws to address emerging consumer dispute trends and technological advancements like advanced driver assistance systems in modern vehicles. context
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Motor vehicle glass repair shops
Shops are subject to new operating restrictions, mandatory written disclosure requirements, and prohibitions against offering customer incentives and charging above-customary fees.
Insured vehicle owners
Vehicle owners receive mandatory written estimates, detailed ADAS calibration notices, and protections against deceptive pricing, but lose the ability to assign insurance policy benefits to third parties.
Insurers
Insurers gain statutory backing against fraudulent glass claims and unauthorized assignment of benefits, while maintaining the ability to recommend repair shops and run repair networks.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can an auto glass repair shop offer me a free gift card if I file an insurance claim through them?
Can I assign my auto glass insurance claim rights to a repair shop?
What disclosures must a glass repair shop provide regarding my vehicle's safety systems?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
22 actions- May 22, 2026HouseEnrolledSigned by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 327.
- May 22, 2026HouseEffective date: 05/22/2026.
- May 19, 2026HouseSent to the Governor for executive approval.
- May 18, 2026HouseEnrolledEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
- May 18, 2026SenateEnrolledSigned by the President of the Senate.
- May 13, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, roll called, yeas 98, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
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- May 12, 2026HouseReceived from the Senate with amendments.
- May 12, 2026HouseScheduled for concurrence on 05/13/2026.
- May 11, 2026SenateFloorThe amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
- Apr 28, 2026SenateFloorReported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
- Apr 27, 2026SenateFloorCommittee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- Apr 22, 2026SenateReported with amendments.
- Apr 7, 2026SenateCommitteeRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Insurance.
- Apr 1, 2026HouseFloorRead third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
- Apr 1, 2026SenateReceived in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
- Mar 30, 2026HouseScheduled for floor debate on 04/01/2026.
- Mar 26, 2026HouseFloorRead by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
- Mar 25, 2026HouseCommitteeReported favorably (14-0).
- 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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Prohibition of Insurance Benefit Assignments
The law explicitly invalidates any contract that transfers an insured's glass repair policy rights or benefits to a third party, altering standard repair shop assignment practices.
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Sources
www.legis.la.gov
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