HB 575 Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session

PUBLIC PROPERTY: Establishes a priority status for the acquisition of surplus state vehicles for youths in the extended foster care program (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

HB 575 establishes a priority for youth in Louisiana's extended foster care program to purchase surplus state vehicles. It directly affects young adults aged 18-21 who are eligible for and participating in the extended foster care program under state law (R.S. 46:288.1 et seq.). The bill amends state property law to give these foster youth first preference over other buyers when the state disposes of surplus vehicles, ensuring they have priority access to vehicles that would otherwise be sold publicly. The law takes effect on July 1, 2026.

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 26, 2026 Signed May 29, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB575 Original → HB575 Act 436 · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill was enrolled as Act No. 436, expanding the list of sponsors from a single representative to over 50 legislators. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, establishing a priority for youth in extended foster care to acquire surplus state vehicles before other entities.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding the priority for acquiring surplus state vehicles remains identical to the original draft; only the procedural status and sponsor list were updated.

TECHNICAL

The bill status changed from 'ORIGINAL' to 'ENROLLED' and the Act number was assigned as 436.

The list of bill sponsors was expanded from Representative Carver to include Representatives Adams, Bamburg, Bayham, and 47 others.

The legislative digest, which summarized the law's purpose and legal basis, was removed from the enrolled version.

The header identifying the document as 'HLS 26RS-942 ORIGINAL' was replaced with the enrolled act header.

Floor votes · Senate May 20, 2026 · House Apr 7, 2026

How they voted

37–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 40

May 20, 2026

D Democratic12

10 Yea 2

83% 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 20, 2026

Upper · Passed

Rules suspended. 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 12, 2026

Committee

Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

upper

May 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably.

upper

Apr 7, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 100, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

lower

Mar 30, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably (18-0).

lower

Mar 9, 2026

Committee

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

lower

Feb 26, 2026

Committee

Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

lower

1 primary · 56 co-sponsors