TAX/AD VALOREM TAX: Provides for an alternative to minimum bids when selling adjudicated property and requires costs associated with the termination of a lien certificate to apply to adjudicated property (RE NO IMPACT LF RV See Note)
HB 591 changes how certain properties sold after court judgments (adjudicated property) are handled in Louisiana. It allows sellers to use an alternative to the usual minimum bid requirement during sales and requires costs to clear outstanding liens (like mortgages) to be paid from the property sale proceeds instead of the buyer. This primarily affects property owners, lenders, and buyers involved in court-ordered property sales. The bill takes effect when related legislation becomes effective, with some provisions applying January 1, 2026.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 4, 2025
Last action May 28, 2025
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What changed between versions
HB591 Reengrossed
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HB591 Engrossed
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3 edits
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May 14, 2025
MINOR
The bill was finalized from its reengrossed version to the engrossed version, incorporating technical corrections to the language regarding how this new law interacts with a previous 2024 legislative act. The core policy provisions regarding the sale of adjudicated property and tax lien termination remain unchanged, but the text now explicitly clarifies that this Act supersedes the prior Act of 2024 to prevent legal conflicts.
Scope change
The scope of the bill's applicability was clarified to explicitly state that it supersedes and controls over the provisions of Act No. 774 of the 2024 Regular Session, ensuring the new rules take precedence over the older legislation.
TECHNICAL
Added specific language in Section 2 to clarify that the new provisions supersede and control over the provisions of Act No. 774 of the 2024 Regular Session, replacing the previous phrasing about 'superseding' to ensure legal clarity.
Removed the 'Summary of Amendments Adopted by House' section, which is an internal legislative record item and not part of the final enacted law.
Adjusted the header and footer text to change the status from 'REENGROSSED' to 'ENGROSSED', indicating the bill has passed its final stage before becoming law.
Floor votes · House Apr 24, 2025
How they voted
90–0
Passed · 11 other
Total votes 101
Apr 24, 2025
D
Democratic30
76% Yea
R
Republican71
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
3
Committee
5
May 13, 2025
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Apr 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 93, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (14-0).
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Roger Wilder
RRepublican
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