SB 31: PUBLIC LANDS: Provides for the transfer of certain state property in Caddo Parish. (gov sig) - Louisiana

SB31 Original → SB31 Act · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was converted from a draft to an enrolled act, adding official act numbers and a formal title. The primary substantive change is the expansion of the bill's scope from transferring property to a single individual to a multi-party transfer involving two different recipients and a new public entity. The bill now authorizes the transfer of two distinct parcels: one to private individuals and a larger, multi-parcel tract to a state university health center.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from a single private transfer to include a significant transfer of state land to the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport, alongside the original private transfer.

SCOPE

Added a new Section 5 authorizing the transfer of four specific tracts of land to the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport, expanding the bill beyond the original single private transfer.

ELIGIBILITY

Added a new Section 7 authorizing the transfer of the same four tracts to the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Foundation Shreveport, creating a second recipient for the university property.

Modified Section 1 to change the recipient of the first parcel from Jeremy Lance Evans and Karen A. Evans to Bruce Hamill Weaver III.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill header to reflect its status as an 'ENROLLED' Act No. 93 and revised the summary title to include the new reservation of mineral rights and effective date provisions.

REQUIREMENT

Added new Sections 6 and 9 to authorize agreements and document execution specifically for the new university property transfers, ensuring compliance with state constitutional requirements for such exchanges.

SB31 Enrolled → SB31 Original · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was reverted from an 'Enrolled' version to its 'Original' draft version. The primary substantive change is that the property transfer in Section 1 was changed from a joint transfer to Jeremy Lance Evans and Karen A. Evans (0.696 acres) to a sole transfer to Bruce Hamill Weaver III (1.5 acres). Additionally, the bill was shortened by removing provisions related to a separate property transfer to the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center.

Scope change

The bill's scope was reduced by removing the transfer of property to the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center and changing the recipient of the Caddo Parish property transfer from two individuals to one.

ELIGIBILITY

The recipient of the state property in Caddo Parish was changed from Jeremy Lance Evans and Karen A. Evans to Bruce Hamill Weaver III.

The size of the property being transferred was changed from approximately 0.696 acres to approximately 1.5 acres.

SCOPE

All provisions authorizing the transfer of property to the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center and the LSU Health Sciences Foundation Shreveport were deleted.

TECHNICAL

The bill was reverted from the final 'Enrolled' version to the 'Original' draft version, removing the official signature line and digest.

SB31 Engrossed → SB31 Enrolled · 4 edits · Jun 8, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was finalized as an enrolled version, adding a formal title and splitting the original single property transfer into multiple distinct sections. This change clarifies that the state is transferring different parcels of land to three separate recipients: Jeremy Lance Evans and Karen A. Evans, Bruce Hamill Weaver III, and the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center.

Scope change

The scope expanded from a single property transfer to a multi-party transaction involving three specific recipients and four distinct property descriptions.

SCOPE

Added a formal title and purpose statement to the bill, explicitly listing the transfer of property to three different entities.

Split the original Section 1 into Sections 1 through 5, creating separate legal authorizations for each property transfer to ensure clarity and distinct legal standing for each recipient.

ELIGIBILITY

Added a new Section 5 authorizing the transfer of specific university property to the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport and its Foundation.

TECHNICAL

Included page headers, coding instructions, and a digest section to formally mark the bill as an enrolled version ready for the Governor's signature.

PUBLIC LANDS: Provides for the transfer of certain state property in Caddo Parish. (gov sig)

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