SB 340 Louisiana Senate · 2026 Regular Session

TAX/AD VALOREM: Requires the tax assessor of each parish to provide property owners with a form for permanent registration of the homestead exemption. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)

SB 340 requires tax assessors in 46 specific Louisiana parishes to provide property owners with a permanent registration form for the homestead exemption. This change eliminates the need for homeowners to reapply annually for the exemption, streamlining the process for those who qualify. The bill directly affects homeowners in the listed parishes who currently qualify for the homestead exemption under Louisiana law (R.S. 47:1703). It takes effect upon gubernatorial approval or legislative override of a veto, as specified in Section 2.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Feb 27, 2026 Signed Apr 30, 2026
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What changed between versions

SB340 Original SB340 Act 34 · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill simplifies the homestead exemption registration process by removing a specific list of parishes and requiring all parishes in Louisiana to provide permanent registration forms to property owners. Previously, only a designated group of parishes was required to offer this service, while Bossier, Madison, Plaquemines, and St. Charles were excluded. The change ensures uniform access to permanent homestead exemption registration across the entire state.
Scope change
The bill expands the scope of the requirement from a specific list of parishes to every parish in the state, eliminating the previous exclusion of Bossier, Madison, Plaquemines, and St. Charles parishes.
SCOPE

Removed the specific list of parishes previously required to provide permanent registration forms, which included Acadia, Allen, Ascension, Assumption, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Bienville, Caddo, Calcasieu, Caldwell, Cameron, Catahoula, Claiborne, Concordia, DeSoto, East Baton Rouge, East Carroll, East Feliciana, Evangeline, Franklin, Grant, Iberia, Iberville, Jackson, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, Lafourche, LaSalle, Lincoln, Livingston, Morehouse, Natchitoches, Orleans, Ouachita, Pointe Coupee, Rapides, Red River, Richland, Sabine, St. Bernard, St. Helena, St. James, St. John the Baptist, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Tensas, Terrebonne, Union, Vermilion, Vernon, Washington, Webster, West Baton Rouge, West Carroll, West Feliciana, and Winn.

Added a requirement for the tax assessors of all parishes in the state (specifically naming Vermilion, Vernon, Washington, Webster, West Baton Rouge, West Carroll, West Feliciana, and Winn as examples in the text) to provide permanent registration forms to property owners.

Modified the applicability of the law to include Bossier, Madison, Plaquemines, and St. Charles parishes, which were previously exempt from the registration requirement.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 17, 2026 · House Apr 28, 2026

How they voted

390
Passed
Total votes 39
Mar 17, 2026
D Democratic11
11 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican28
28 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
20
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Apr 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 92, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 22, 2026
Introduced
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
lower
Apr 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (12-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
lower
Mar 23, 2026
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
lower
Mar 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Mar 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Stewart Cathey
RRepublican
LA
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