House Bill No. [insert number] appropriates $250,000 from the State General Fund for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 to pay a consent judgment in the case of James Geduldick v. Amanda Fagane et al., which also includes Ronald L. Courtney and Rebecca L. Morris v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company. The judgment, signed on December 13, 2021, involves the state of Louisiana through the Department of Transportation and Development and several plaintiffs. The bill outlines that payment will cover principal, interest, court costs, and expert witness fees as awarded in the judgment, and it stipulates that the judgment must be final before payment is made.

The bill includes provisions that clarify the relationship between the judgment and the proposed law, stating that if there are any conflicts, the judgment will take precedence. Additionally, it specifies that interest on the judgment will cease to accrue as of the effective date of the proposed law. The act will become effective upon the governor's signature or after the time for gubernatorial action has lapsed.