PROPERTY/EXPROPRIATION: Provides relative to expropriation by private entities
HB 180 establishes new definitions and rules for private entities seeking to expropriate (take) property in Louisiana. It defines "foreign adversary" as entities listed in U.S. Treasury sanctions databases and "agent of a foreign adversary" as an entity controlled by such entities (e.g., through ownership or profit-sharing). The bill directly affects private companies or organizations, particularly those linked to foreign adversaries, by requiring them to meet these definitions before proceeding with property expropriation. The key provision mandates that private entities must comply with these definitions as a prerequisite for any expropriation action, aligning Louisiana law with federal sanctions frameworks. (Based on R.S. 9:2717.1.1, prefiling stage as of 2026-02-18.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Feb 18, 2026
Signed Jun 9, 2026
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HB180 Original
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HB180 Act 786
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MINOR
The bill was formally enrolled and approved into law as Act No. 786, confirming its passage. The substantive text of the legislation regarding expropriation definitions remains unchanged, with the only modifications being the addition of co-sponsors and the official approval signatures.
TECHNICAL
Added names of Senators Bass, Cloud, Edmonds, Fesi, Hodges, Miguez, Seabaugh, and Wheat as co-sponsors to Representative Owen.
Added official approval signatures from the Speaker of the House, President of the Senate, and Governor, finalizing the bill as Act No. 786.
Floor votes · Senate May 21, 2026 · House Apr 20, 2026
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 40
May 21, 2026
D
Democratic12
83% Yea
R
Republican28
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
4
Committee
5
May 21, 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
May 13, 2026
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Apr 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 7, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (8-0).
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
lower
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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