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HLSHCAHB254 26RS-234469 ENGROSSED2653 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS Regular Session HOUSEAmendmentsproposedbyHouseCommitteeonCivilLawandProceduretoOriginalHouse BILLBill NO.No.
254 BYby REPRESENTATIVERepresentative RISERRiser CIVIL/DONATIONS:AMENDMENT NO.
Provides1 relativeOn topage acts1, ofafter donationline of15, motoradd vehiclesthe ANfollowing: ACT To amend and reenact Civil Code Article 1543, relative to manual gifts;
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and to provide for related matters.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
Section 1.
Civil Code Article 1543 is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
Art.
1543.
Manual gift A.
The Except for the donation of a motor vehicle, the donation inter vivos of a corporeal movable may also be made by delivery of the thing to the donee without any other formality.
B.
The donation inter vivos of a motor vehicle shall be made only to the following:
(1) Ascendants, descendants, or collaterals of the donor.
(2) Charitable organizations.
(3) Post-secondary institutions of higher education.
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HLS 26RS-23 ENGROSSED HB NO.
254 DIGEST ThedigestprintedbelowwaspreparedbyHouseLegislative Services.
It constitutes nopart of the legislative instrument.
The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent.
[R.S.
1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HB 254 Engrossed 2026 Regular Session Riser Abstract:
Limits who can be a donee of a donated motor vehicle.
Present law authorizes the donation inter vivos of a corporeal movable to be made to any donee by delivery of the thing without any other formality.
Proposed law modifies present law to provide that the donation inter vivos of a motor vehicle shall only be available to the following:
(1) Ascendants, descendants, and collaterals of the donor.
(2) Charitable organizations.
(3) Post-secondary institutions of higher education.
(Amends C.C.
Art.
1543) Summary of Amendments Adopted by House The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Civil Law and Procedure to the original bill:
1.
Expand the exceptions in proposed law of who can receive a donated motor vehicle to include post-secondaryinstitutions of higher education.
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