Louisiana bills · 2026 Regular Session
Louisiana HB 217
TAX/AD VALOREM-EXEMPTION: Authorizes an optional property tax exemption for blighted or derelict properties that have been rehabilitated and provides with respect to local redevelopment plans (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Chance Henry (Republican)
Cosponsors (23)
- Ed Price (Democratic)
- Samuel Jenkins (Democratic)
- Katrina Jackson-Andrews (Democratic)
- Gerald Boudreaux (Democratic)
- Regina Ashford Barrow (Democratic)
- Rashid Young (Democratic)
- John Wyble (Republican)
- Joy Walters (Democratic)
- Wayne McMahen (Republican)
- Chasity Martinez (Democratic)
- C. Denise Marcelle (Democratic)
- Terry Landry Jr
- Mandie Landry (Democratic)
- C. Travis Johnson (Democratic)
- Steven Jackson (Democratic)
- Troy Hebert (Republican)
- Adrian Fisher (Democratic)
- Vincent Cox III (Republican)
- Tehmi Chassion (Democratic)
- Marcus Bryant (Democratic)
- Beth Billings (Republican)
- Dennis Bamburg Jr. (Republican)
- Tony Bacala (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Feb 19, 2026): Prefiled.
Text versions
- House Committee Amendment, #1004, W&M, Draft
- House Committee Amendment, #2794, W&M, Adopted
- House Floor Amendment, #3229, Brass, Adopted
- HB217 Original
- HB217 Engrossed
- HB217 Reengrossed
- HB217 Enrolled
- HB217 Act 422
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2026 Senate | CO-AUTHORS (#1011) | fail | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
| May 19, 2026 Senate | FINAL PASSAGE (#1010) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
| Apr 7, 2026 House | FINAL PASSAGE (#301) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
Actions
- Feb 19, 2026 · House
Prefiled. - Feb 19, 2026 · House
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. - Feb 20, 2026 · House
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/20/2026. - Mar 9, 2026 · House
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Reported with amendments (17-0). - Mar 31, 2026 · House
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading. - Apr 1, 2026 · House
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/07/2026. - Apr 7, 2026 · House
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 84, nays 12. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate. - Apr 8, 2026 · Senate
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading. - Apr 13, 2026 · Senate
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs. - May 11, 2026 · Senate
Reported favorably. - May 12, 2026 · Senate
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau. - May 13, 2026 · Senate
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage. - May 19, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 32 yeas and 2 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled. - May 20, 2026 · House
Received from the Senate without amendments. - May 20, 2026 · House
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House. - May 20, 2026 · Senate
Signed by the President of the Senate. - May 21, 2026 · House
Sent to the Governor for executive approval. - May 29, 2026 · House
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 422. - May 29, 2026 · House
Effective date: See Act.