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LouisianaHB 11662026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

REAL ESTATE: Requires property disclosures for vacant residential property

Sponsored By: Kim Carver (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Commerce, Consumer Protection and International AffairsCommerce

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.

Buyers gain vacant property contamination listings

Beginning January 1, 2027, Louisiana extends meth-lab contamination reporting and public listings to vacant residential property. State and local law enforcement must report known contamination to the Department of Environmental Quality and the local sheriff. The department must maintain a public website listing of reported contaminated properties. Residential properties remain covered, and the law does not set cleanup standards or costs.

Agents must explain property disclosure rights

Beginning January 1, 2027, Louisiana's agent disclosure duties also cover vacant residential property transactions. Agents representing buyers or sellers must explain their disclosure rights and duties and provide the required written disclosure form. These duties also apply to residential property transactions. Failure can lead to a formal reprimand, required training, license suspension or loss, or fines up to $5,000 per occurrence.

Vacant lot sellers must disclose defects

Beginning January 1, 2027, Louisiana extends property disclosure rules to covered vacant residential property. Sellers must complete the state's disclosure form, report known defects, and give buyers the form. They must state whether buyers must join a homeowners’ association and whether shared property or building restrictions apply. Covered land is legally authorized, classified, or intended for residential use; it can include unusable structures or basic improvements. Land authorized for nonresidential uses is excluded, while homes remain covered by residential property rules. Exemptions include certain mortgage-lender foreclosure transfers, purchases for conversion to nonresidential use, and transfers to spouses or blood relatives. Relocation-assistance entities are exempt when they provide the previous owner's disclosures or inspection reports.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Kim Carver

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 155 • No: 0

Senate vote • 5/25/2026

Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Yes: 38 • No: 0

House vote • 5/5/2026

Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 103, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 103 • No: 0

House vote • 4/21/2026

Reported with amendments

Yes: 14 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 708.

    6/2/2026House

  2. Effective date: 01/01/2027.

    6/2/2026House

  3. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

    5/27/2026House

  4. Received from the Senate without amendments.

    5/26/2026House

  5. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

    5/26/2026House

  6. Signed by the President of the Senate.

    5/26/2026Senate

  7. Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    5/25/2026Senate

  8. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.

    5/18/2026Senate

  9. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

    5/14/2026Senate

  10. Reported favorably.

    5/13/2026Senate

  11. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and International Affairs.

    5/7/2026Senate

  12. Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

    5/6/2026Senate

  13. Called from the calendar.

    5/5/2026House

  14. Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 103, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

    5/5/2026House

  15. Called from the calendar.

    4/28/2026House

  16. Read by title, returned to the calendar.

    4/28/2026House

  17. Notice given.

    4/28/2026House

  18. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/05/2026.

    4/28/2026House

  19. Read by title, returned to the calendar.

    4/27/2026House

  20. Notice given.

    4/27/2026House

  21. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/28/2026.

    4/27/2026House

  22. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/27/2026.

    4/23/2026House

  23. Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

    4/22/2026House

  24. Reported with amendments (14-0).

    4/21/2026House

  25. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Commerce.

    4/1/2026House

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