HB 1027 Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session

REAL ESTATE/APPRAISERS: Provides relative to real estate appraiser liability in certain circumstances

This bill amends Louisiana law to clarify that real estate agents and licensed appraisers are not legally responsible if a home seller fails to install required smoke or carbon monoxide detectors in one- or two-family homes. The key provision removes liability from these professionals when the seller neglects to comply with detector installation rules. This change directly affects real estate agents and appraisers by protecting them from lawsuits related to a seller's failure to meet safety equipment requirements. The bill does not alter the requirement for sellers to install detectors, only the liability consequences for agents and appraisers involved in the transaction.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House Passage

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

May 2026

Introduced Mar 30, 2026 Signed May 15, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB1027 Original → HB1027 Act · 2 edits

MINOR

This bill removes the legislative digest and related metadata from the official text of HB 1027, converting it from an original draft to an enrolled act. No substantive policy changes were made to the law itself; the text of the amendment to R.S. 40:1581(F) regarding real estate appraiser liability remains identical to the original version.

Scope change

The scope of the law itself is unchanged; the change is limited to the document format, removing the explanatory digest and adding official enrollment signatures.

TECHNICAL

Removed the legislative digest, abstract, and original bill header information.

Added official enrollment markers, including signatures from the Speaker of the House, President of the Senate, and the Governor.

Floor votes · Senate May 12, 2026 · House Apr 20, 2026

How they voted

36–0

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 40

May 12, 2026

D Democratic12

9 Yea 3

75% Yea

R Republican28

27 Yea 1

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

May 12, 2026

Upper · Passed

Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

upper

Apr 29, 2026

Committee

Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

upper

Apr 28, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably.

upper

Apr 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 90, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

lower

Apr 13, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably (11-0).

lower

Mar 31, 2026

Committee

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Commerce.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors