HB 150

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 2026 Regular Session
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 HOUSE BILL NO. 150
 BY REPRESENTATIVE BOURRIAQUE
1AN ACT
2 To enact Chapter 18 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised
3of R.S. 33:7151, relative to Cameron Parish; to authorize the creation of a local
4insurance program; to provide relative to the administration and management of the
5program; to provide relative to program eligibility; to authorize the creation of a
6local insurance fund; and to provide for related matters.
7Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published
8as provided by Article III, Section 13 of the Constitution of
9Louisiana.
10 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
11Section 1. Chapter 18 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950,
12 comprised of R.S. 33:7151, is hereby enacted to read as follows:
13CHAPTER 18. LOCAL INSURANCE PROGRAM; CAMERON PARISH
14§7151. Local insurance program; Cameron Parish; creation
15A. The governing authority of the parish of Cameron may establish, by
16ordinance, a local insurance program, referred to in this Section as the "program",
17to assist homeowners who reside within the parish with offsetting homeowners' and
18flood insurance costs. The ordinance establishing the program shall provide for the
19administration and management of the program. The ordinance shall also provide
20for the adoption of rules and regulations to establish eligibility criteria to determine
21which homeowners qualify for program assistance.
22B. The parish governing authority may establish, by ordinance, a local
23insurance fund to provide funding for the program. The parish governing authority
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1may appropriate local parish funds to the local insurance fund. The parish governing
2authority may also solicit and accept voluntary contributions and grants to carry out
3the purposes of the program.
4C. The program shall be modified or repealed as provided in the ordinance
5establishing the program.      If the program ceases to exist, all funds shall be
6transferred to the general fund of the parish of Cameron.
  SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
  GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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