House Bill No. 336 amends the Code of Civil Procedure Article 76 to establish specific venue provisions for actions involving uninsured and underinsured motorist policies. The bill stipulates that actions on these types of insurance policies must be brought in the parish where the wrongful conduct occurred or where the defendant is domiciled. Additionally, it allows for actions solely against the uninsured and underinsured motorist policy to be brought in the parish where the insured is domiciled. This change creates an exception to the existing venue rules for other types of insurance policies.

The proposed law supersedes existing provisions in Articles 42 and 45 of the Code of Civil Procedure and R.S. 22:1269, which outline general venue rules and conditions for direct actions against insurers. The bill clarifies that while actions on life and health insurance policies can be brought in specific parishes related to the insured or the incident, uninsured and underinsured motorist policy actions have distinct venue requirements aimed at ensuring that such cases are heard in a more relevant jurisdiction.