TAX/AD VALOREM-EXEMPTION: (Constitutional Amendment) Authorizes a property tax exemption for blighted or derelict properties that have been rehabilitated (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)
HB 214 is a proposed constitutional amendment (not yet enacted) that would allow Louisiana property owners to qualify for an optional property tax exemption on blighted or derelict properties after rehabilitation. It requires the legislature to define terms like "blighted property" and establish rules for the exemption, including its duration and administration. The exemption would apply to tax years starting January 1, 2027, if approved by voters in November 2026. This change directly affects property owners who rehabilitate eligible properties and local governments that would administer the program.
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
May 2026
Introduced Feb 19, 2026
Signed May 21, 2026
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HB214 Original
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2 edits
MINOR
The bill was finalized and enrolled for the official record, adding sponsors and removing draft metadata. The core policy content regarding the property tax exemption for rehabilitated blighted or derelict properties remains unchanged, with the effective date set for January 1, 2027.
TECHNICAL
Added enrolled status and sponsors (Representatives Chance Henry and Chassion; Senators Barrow, Boudreaux, Jackson-Andrews, Jenkins, and Price) to the official version.
Removed original draft headers, legislative service codes, and page numbering from the initial version.
Floor votes · Senate May 19, 2026 · House Apr 20, 2026
How they voted
34–2
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 40
May 19, 2026
D
Democratic12
83% Yea
R
Republican28
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Amendments
1
May 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 33 yeas and 2 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 12, 2026
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Apr 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 80, nays 12. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 13, 2026
Introduced
Reported without amendments (6-0-1).
lower
Mar 31, 2026
Committee
Read by title, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
lower
Mar 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (17-0). To be recommitted to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
lower
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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