HB 180 — PROPERTY/EXPROPRIATION: Provides relative to expropriation by private entities
Last action — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 786.
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 18, 2026. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Jeff Landry (Republican) on June 09, 2026.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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9 sponsors
1 primary, 8 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (8 R).
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Mixed recorded votes
2 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
In plain language
The bill regulates the process for private entities to expropriate property.
This legislation outlines the rules that private companies must follow when taking private property for public use. It is intended to clarify the expropriation process to ensure fairness and transparency.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
11 added · 25 removedPlain-language change summary
In the latest version of Bill HB 180, a reference to "ACT No. 786" has been removed. This change simplifies the language in the bill by eliminating potentially confusing legal jargon. It matters because it makes the bill clearer and easier for everyone to understand, ensuring better public engagement with the legislation.
HLSENROLLED 26RS-859 ENGROSSED Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.
180 BY REPRESENTATIVE OWEN PROPERTY/EXPROPRIATION:AND SENATORS BASS, CLOUD, EDMONDS, FESI, HODGES, MIGUEZ, SEABAUGH, AND WHEAT AN ACT To enact R.S.
Provides relative to expropriation by private entities AN ACT To enact R.S.
A person or entity that directlyorindirectlyhastherightdirectlyorindirectlyhastherighttovotefiftypercentormoreofthevotinginterests to votefiftypercentormoreofthevotinginterests of an entity or is entitled to fifty percent or more of its profits is presumed to have thePage power1 to direct or cause the direction of the2 managementCODING: or policies of the juridical person.
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HLS 26RS-859 ENGROSSED HB NO.
180 DIGESTENROLLED ThedigestprintedbelowwaspreparedbyHouseLegislativethe Services.power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of the juridical person.
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[R.S.
1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HB 180 Engrossed 2026 Regular Session Owen Abstract:
Provides definitions relative to expropriation by a private entity.
Proposed law defines "foreign adversary" as an individual or a government identified as a foreign adversary in 15 CFR 7.4(a) and identified in the database maintained by the U.S.
Dept.
of the Treasury, office of foreign assets control.
Proposed law defines "agent of a foreign adversary" as the juridical person that the foreign adversaryhasthepowerto directorcausethedirectionofthemanagementorpoliciesofthe juridicalpersonwhetherthroughownershipofsecurities,bycontract,orotherwise.
Further provides that a person or entity that directly or indirectly has the right to vote 50% or more of the voting interests of an entity or is entitled to 50% or more of its profits is presumed to havethepowertodirectorcausethedirectionofthemanagementorpoliciesofthejuridical person.
(Adds R.S.
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- HB180 Original View text pdf
Action History
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Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 786.
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Effective date: 08/01/2026.
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Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
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Received from the Senate without amendments.
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Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
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Signed by the President of the Senate.
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Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
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Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
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Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
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Reported favorably.
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Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
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Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
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Called from the calendar.
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Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
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Called from the calendar.
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Read by title, returned to the calendar.
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Notice given.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 04/20/2026.
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Read by title, returned to the calendar.
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Notice given.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 04/14/2026.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 04/13/2026.
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Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
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Reported favorably (8-0).
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Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
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First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/20/2026.
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Prefiled.
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Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
Sponsors
- William "Bill" Wheat Jr. · Cosponsor
- Alan Seabaugh · Cosponsor
- Blake Miguez · Cosponsor
- Valarie Hodges · Cosponsor
- Michael "Big Mike" Fesi · Cosponsor
- Rick Edmonds · Cosponsor
- Heather Cloud · Cosponsor
- Adam Bass · Cosponsor
- Charles Owen · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 138 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Charles Owen Republican
Co-sponsors (8)
- Jr., William "Bill" Wheat Republican
- Alan Seabaugh Republican
- Blake Miguez Republican
- Valarie Hodges Republican
- Michael "Big Mike" Fesi
- Rick Edmonds Republican
- Heather Cloud Republican
- Adam Bass Republican
Not signed on (138)
138 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 138 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 8 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Unaffiliated | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| % of votes cast | 21% | 0% | 0% | 79% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. President | — | Not Voting |
| Edward J. Price | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Gary Carter | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jay Luneau | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Larry Selders | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Regina Barrow | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Royce Duplessis | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Sam Jenkins | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Sidney Barthelemy II | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Adam Bass | Republican | Yea |
| Alan Seabaugh | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Mizell | Republican | Not Voting |
| Blake Miguez | Republican | Yea |
| Bob Hensgens | Republican | Not Voting |
| Brach Jerad Myers | Republican | Not Voting |
| Caleb Kleinpeter | Republican | Not Voting |
| Eddie J. Lambert | Republican | Not Voting |
| Franklin J. Foil | Republican | Not Voting |
| Glen Womack | Republican | Not Voting |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Not Voting |
| Heather Cloud | Republican | Yea |
| Jeremy Stine | Republican | Not Voting |
| John C. "Jay" Morris | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jr., William "Bill" Wheat | Republican | Yea |
| Kirk Talbot | Republican | Not Voting |
| Mark Abraham | Republican | Not Voting |
| Michael "Big Mike" Fesi | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Reese | Republican | Not Voting |
| Patrick Connick | Republican | Not Voting |
| Patrick McMath | Republican | Not Voting |
| Rick Edmonds | Republican | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Not Voting |
| Robert Allain | Republican | Not Voting |
| Stewart Jr. Cathey | Republican | Not Voting |
| Thomas A. Pressly | Republican | Not Voting |
| Valarie Hodges | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 35 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 90% | 0% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. President | — | Yea |
| Edward J. Price | Democrat | Yea |
| Gary Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Luneau | Democrat | Yea |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews | Democrat | Yea |
| Larry Selders | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Regina Barrow | Democrat | Yea |
| Royce Duplessis | Democrat | Yea |
| Sam Jenkins | Democrat | Yea |
| Sidney Barthelemy II | Democrat | Yea |
| Adam Bass | Republican | Yea |
| Alan Seabaugh | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Mizell | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Miguez | Republican | Yea |
| Bob Hensgens | Republican | Yea |
| Brach Jerad Myers | Republican | Yea |
| Caleb Kleinpeter | Republican | Yea |
| Eddie J. Lambert | Republican | Yea |
| Franklin J. Foil | Republican | Not Voting |
| Glen Womack | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Heather Cloud | Republican | Yea |
| Jeremy Stine | Republican | Yea |
| John C. "Jay" Morris | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., William "Bill" Wheat | Republican | Yea |
| Kirk Talbot | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Abraham | Republican | Yea |
| Michael "Big Mike" Fesi | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Reese | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick Connick | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick McMath | Republican | Not Voting |
| Rick Edmonds | Republican | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Allain | Republican | Yea |
| Stewart Jr. Cathey | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas A. Pressly | Republican | Yea |
| Valarie Hodges | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 26 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Republican | 66 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 96 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| % of votes cast | 91% | 0% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Amedee | — | Yea |
| Galle | — | Yea |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Not Voting |
| Stagni | — | Not Voting |
| Johnson, T. | — | Yea |
| Landry, T. | — | Not Voting |
| St. Blanc | — | Yea |
| Adrian Fisher | Democrat | Yea |
| Aimee Adatto Freeman | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Alonzo L. Knox | Democrat | Yea |
| Barbara Carpenter | Democrat | Yea |
| C. Denise Marcelle | Democrat | Yea |
| Candace N. Newell | Democrat | Yea |
| Chasity Martinez | Democrat | Yea |
| Dana Henry | Democrat | Yea |
| Delisha Boyd | Democrat | Yea |
| Ed Murray | Democrat | Yea |
| Edmond Jordan | Democrat | Yea |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Yea |
| III, Ed Larvadain | Democrat | Yea |
| Joy Walters | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jr., Kyle M. Green | Democrat | Yea |
| Ken Brass | Democrat | Yea |
| Mandie Landry | Democrat | Yea |
| Marcus Anthony Bryant | Democrat | Yea |
| Pat Moore | Democrat | Yea |
| Rashid Armand Young | Democrat | Yea |
| Robby Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Rodney Lyons | Democrat | Yea |
| Roy Daryl Adams | Democrat | Yea |
| Shaun Raphael Mena | Democrat | Yea |
| Sr., Wilford Carter | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Steven Jackson | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Sylvia Elaine Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| Tammy T. Phelps | Democrat | Yea |
| Tehmi Jahi Chassion | Democrat | Yea |
| Vanessa Caston LaFleur | Democrat | Yea |
| Annie Spell | Republican | Yea |
| Barbara Reich Freiberg | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Anne Billings | Republican | Yea |
| Brett F. Geymann | Republican | Not Voting |
| Brian Leonard Glorioso | Republican | Yea |
| Bryan Fontenot | Republican | Yea |
| Chad Michael Boyer | Republican | Yea |
| Chance Keith Henry | Republican | Yea |
| Christopher Turner | Republican | Yea |
| Danny McCormick | Republican | Yea |
| Daryl Andrew Deshotel | Republican | Yea |
| Debbie Villio | Republican | Yea |
| Dixon Wallace McMakin | Republican | Yea |
| Dodie Horton | Republican | Yea |
| Emily Chenevert | Republican | Yea |
| Foy Bryan Gadberry | Republican | Yea |
| Francis C. Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| III, Roger William Wilder | Republican | Yea |
| III, Vincent E. Cox | Republican | Yea |
| IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu | Republican | Yea |
| Jack McFarland | Republican | Yea |
| Jacob Braud | Republican | Yea |
| Jacob Jules Landry | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Brian DeWitt | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley | Republican | Yea |
| Jeremy LaCombe | Republican | Yea |
| Jerome Zeringue | Republican | Yea |
| Jessica Domangue | Republican | Yea |
| John E. Wyble | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph A. Orgeron | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Carlson | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., Dennis Bamburg | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., John R. Illg | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., Michael Robert Bayham | Republican | Yea |
| Kathy Edmonston | Republican | Yea |
| Kellee Hennessy Dickerson | Republican | Yea |
| Kim Carver | Republican | Yea |
| Kimberly Landry Coates | Republican | Yea |
| Larry A. Bagley | Republican | Yea |
| Lauren Ventrella | Republican | Yea |
| Laurie Schlegel | Republican | Yea |
| Les Farnum | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Wright | Republican | Yea |
| Michael "Gabe" Firment | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Charles Echols | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Melerine | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Neil Riser | Republican | Yea |
| Nicholas Muscarello | Republican | Yea |
| Paul Sawyer | Republican | Yea |
| Phillip Eric Tarver | Republican | Yea |
| Polly Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| R. Dewith Carrier | Republican | Yea |
| Raymond J. Crews | Republican | Yea |
| Reese "Skip" Broussard | Republican | Yea |
| Rhonda Gaye Butler | Republican | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Yea |
| Rodney Schamerhorn | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Bourriaque | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Mack | Republican | Yea |
| Sr., Peter F. Egan | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie H. Berault | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie Hilferty | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy P. Kerner | Republican | Yea |
| Tony Bacala | Republican | Yea |
| Troy Jude Hebert | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne McMahen | Republican | Not Voting |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HB 180?
- HB 180 is sponsored by Jr., William "Bill" Wheat (Republican), Alan Seabaugh (Republican), Blake Miguez (Republican), Valarie Hodges (Republican), Michael "Big Mike" Fesi, Rick Edmonds (Republican), Heather Cloud (Republican), Adam Bass (Republican), and Charles Owen (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB 180?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 18, 2026. Enacted.
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