23 March 2008

rep. chris roy: hooking up the trial lawyers; driving up the cost of modular housing

hb795 by representative roy "provides that immunity from civil liability under worker's compensation law shall not extend to situations where an employer removes adequate safeguards"

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hb532 "provides an exception to the compulsory motor vehicle liability security law"
I. Any health care provider, hospital, or ambulance service that furnishes emergency medical services or supplies to the owner of a motor vehicle, who fails to own or maintain compulsory motor vehicle liability security, shall have the right to recover the reasonable charges or fees for such services or supplies from the owner of the other vehicle and his insurer, regardless of the provisions of this Part.
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representative roy's crème de la crème is hb800. this eleven page legislative boondoggle creates something called the louisiana modular housing act. this bureaucratic nightmare will to drive up the pricing of modular homes, hb800 promises to: to provide legislative findings; to provide for definitions; to provide for rules and regulations relative to modular housing; to provide for third-party inspectors and design review agencies; to provide for standards of construction for modular housing; to provide for enforcement of the building code; to provide for enforcement of building code amendments; to provide for design review; to provide for inspections of modular housing; to provide for decals or insignia on modules; to provide for reciprocity of modular housing; to provide for local government authority; and to provide for related matters.

those "related matters" can be found in the bill's digest "proposed law authorizes the council to establish reasonable fees to enforce proposed law." "reasonable" fees to be borne by guess who.

in these uncertain economic times that we live in and most economists agree that we are already in a recession, some predict a full blown depression, doesnt it make sense that if representative roy was really concerned with the plight of his fellow louisianaians he would be working to remove taxes, fees, rules and regulations that drive up prices and restrict commerce and industry instead of pouring more on? especially when you stop and think that a lot of us, if we're lucky, are probably going to be living in a modular home before long.

even if representative roy is concerned about unscrupulous modular home builders ripping off louisianaians, dont we already have consumer protection laws and fraud laws and misrepresentation laws like for example the unfair trade practices and consumer protection law found at La. R.S. 51:1401 already on the books? and hey what about caveat emptor?

the louisiana legislature is like a senile person. they do the exact opposite of what they are told to do, of whats expected of them - just for spite. senator edwin murray talking about his bill, sb6 to create a state cocktail was quoted as saying "we will probably have a little fun with this bill." the thing is, is that we dont send you to baton rouge to "have a little fun" we send you to baton rouge to help create a better louisiana for everyone. something that the legislature is totally deficient and incapable of doing by creating unwanted and unneeded laws and crimes and rules and regulations, taxes and fees out of thin air that make life harder for your average louisianaian, while at the same time they protect their criminal friends.
click here to download hb800 eleven page .pdf
see also
hb518 provides for special permits for the transportation of modular
buildings- three page .pdf
and also
hb379 expands license classifications of the state licensing board for
contractors to include modular building contractors - five page .pdf
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click the link to view all bills filed by representative chris roy jr.
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see also
bob vila
modular homes make sense
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