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Read. Follow. Verify.Louisiana House Bill 914 qualifies building consultants as insurance appraisers and sets new licensing rules
Last action · March 9, 2026: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Insurance.Sponsor: Gabe Firment
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What This Bill Proposed
Louisiana House Bill 914 expands insurance appraiser qualifications to include licensed building consultants and establishes a new building consultant classification under the board starting January 1, 2026. The measure defines building consultants, outlines testing and fee requirements, and subjects them to board oversight.
Changes insurance appraisal eligibility for property claims and creates mandatory state licensing, examination, and fee requirements for individuals offering building consultation and construction oversight services.
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.
Building consultants
Must obtain a new license, pass an examination, pay fees, and comply with board oversight to operate and qualify as insurance appraisers.
Insurance appraisers
The pool of qualified professionals eligible to serve as insurance appraisers is expanded to include licensed building consultants.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
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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.
Version history
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 45)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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