HB 1056 Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session

PROPERTY/PUBLIC: Authorizes the transfer of certain state property in Natchitoches Parish

This bill authorizes the transfer of approximately 1.16 acres of state-owned land in Natchitoches Parish to an individual named Brian Briggs. The transfer excludes mineral rights and allows the state officials to set terms and receive payment for the property. The law also specifies how the transaction will be documented and when it takes effect.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

House Passage

May 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

Jun 2026

Introduced Mar 30, 2026 Signed Jun 8, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB1056 Original → HB1056 Act 871 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was converted from a draft version to an enrolled Act, adding official signatures and removing the legislative digest. The core policy regarding the transfer of state property in Natchitoches Parish to Brian Briggs remains unchanged, but the text was slightly reworded to remove specific names from the negotiation clause and to clarify that sales must follow specific state statutes.

Scope change

The bill's substantive scope regarding property transfer remains the same, though the text was cleaned to remove specific negotiator names and the digest was removed as it is not part of the law.

TECHNICAL

Removed the legislative digest, which is a summary of the bill's intent but is not part of the actual law.

Removed the specific names of the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education president and the commissioner of administration from the negotiation clause, replacing them with the generic term 'parties'.

Changed the header from 'HLS 26RS-1596 ORIGINAL' to 'ENROLLED ACT No. 871' and added official signatures from the Speaker, Senate President, and Governor.

REQUIREMENT

Added a specific requirement that any sale conducted under this Act must follow the provisions of R.S. 41:134 or 140(D).

Floor votes · Senate May 26, 2026 · House Apr 21, 2026

How they voted

38–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 40

May 26, 2026

D Democratic12

11 Yea 1

91% Yea

R Republican28

27 Yea 1

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

May 29, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read by title, roll called, yeas 95, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

lower

May 26, 2026

Upper · Passed

Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

upper

May 19, 2026

Committee

Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

upper

May 18, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably.

upper

Apr 21, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

lower

Apr 14, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably (11-0).

lower

Mar 31, 2026

Committee

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors