COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS: Provides relative to the Self-Service Storage Facility Act. (8/1/26)
SB 165 updates Louisiana's rules for self-service storage facilities, affecting both facility owners and renters. It requires owners to send default notices via certified mail, email, and text to a renter’s last known address or email (if provided), and sets specific timelines for selling stored items when rent is unpaid. The bill also allows owners to tow vehicles, boats, or trailers after 60 days of unpaid rent without liability, and states that renters who use storage for 30 days without signing an agreement are deemed to have accepted it. These changes aim to standardize communication, enforcement, and procedures under the Self-Service Storage Facility Act.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 25, 2026
Signed May 29, 2026
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What changed between versions
SB165 Original
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SB165 Act 468
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4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was finalized and enrolled as Act 468, removing the original draft's formatting codes and adding a formal title. Substantively, the definitions were updated to include 'verified mail' and 'wireless telecommunications devices,' and the notice requirements were expanded to allow sending notices via text message, email, and verified mail to ensure lessees are properly informed of their rights and obligations.
Scope change
The scope of the bill remains focused on self-service storage facilities, but the enforcement mechanisms now explicitly include modern communication methods like text messages and emails.
DEFINITION
Added the definition for 'verified mail' to specify acceptable methods for sending legal notices.
Added the definition for 'wireless telecommunications device' to include cell phones and similar devices.
REQUIREMENT
Modified notice requirements to allow owners to send notifications via text message, email, and verified mail in addition to traditional mail.
TECHNICAL
Removed draft formatting codes and updated the document header to reflect its status as an enrolled Act.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 15, 2026 · House May 12, 2026
How they voted
36–1
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 40
Apr 15, 2026
D
Democratic12
83% Yea
R
Republican28
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Amendments
1
May 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 32 yeas and 0 nays.
upper
May 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
lower
May 6, 2026
Introduced
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
lower
May 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (11-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
lower
Apr 21, 2026
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Commerce.
lower
Apr 15, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 1 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Apr 8, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported with amendments.
upper
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and International Affairs.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mark Abraham
RRepublican
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