Louisiana bills · 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana SB 200

HOMELAND SECURITY: Allows for expropriation of land near military bases that is owned by foreign adversaries or agents of foreign adversaries when the ownership poses a threat to public health and safety. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

1. Introduced
2. In committee
3. Passed Senate
4. Passed House
5. To Governor
6. Became law

Sponsors

• Valarie Hodges (Republican)

Summary

Text versions

• Senate Floor Bureau Note, #1072, Hodges, Adopted
• House Legislative Bureau Amendment, #3029, BUREAU, Adopted
• House Floor Amendment, #4992, Owen, Charles, Withdrawn
• House Floor Amendment, #5507, Chenevert, Adopted
• House Floor Amendment, #5512, Horton, Adopted
• SB200 Original
• SB200 Engrossed
• SB200 Reengrossed
• SB200 Enrolled
• SB200 Act 474

Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.

Actions

• Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
  Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.
• Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
  Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
• Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
  Reported favorably.
• Mar 18, 2026 · Senate
  Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
• Mar 24, 2026 · Senate
  Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
• Mar 25, 2026 · House
  Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
• Mar 26, 2026 · House
  Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
• May 5, 2026 · House
  Reported favorably (14-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
• May 6, 2026 · House
  Reported with Legislative Bureau amendments.
• May 7, 2026 · House
  Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.
• May 11, 2026 · House
  Scheduled for floor debate on 05/12/2026.
• May 12, 2026 · House
  Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 1. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
• May 12, 2026 · Senate
  Received from the House with amendments.
• May 19, 2026 · Senate
  Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays.
• May 20, 2026 · Senate
  Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
• May 21, 2026 · Senate
  Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
• May 25, 2026 · House
  Signed by the Speaker of the House.
• May 29, 2026 · Senate
  Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 474.
• May 29, 2026 · Senate
  Effective date 5/29/2026.