All Roll Calls
Yes: 217 • No: 26
LouisianaHB 2172026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET
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)
Sponsored By: Chance Keith Henry (Republican)
Signed by Governor
Revenue and Fiscal AffairsWays and Means
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Local tax breaks for restored homes
Louisiana parishes can adopt property-tax exemptions for rehabilitated blighted or derelict property by resolution. Blighted property must have been declared blighted and a public nuisance by a court or authorized hearing officer. Derelict buildings qualify based on unsafe conditions, inadequate exits, fire hazards, or other threats to health or safety. Owners must hold title and meet parish rehabilitation and approval standards. Residential property can receive an exemption covering up to 75% of assessed value for up to 20 years. Unimproved land beside a lot with a residential or commercial building can receive up to 25% for up to 10 years. Each owner can receive exemptions for no more than two unimproved tracts or lots. The exemption covers all property-tax rates within the parish. Parishes must set application procedures and rules for revoking exemptions; the Louisiana Tax Commission can issue implementation rules. The law takes effect January 1, 2027, and applies to tax years beginning on or after that date. It takes effect only if voters adopt the constitutional amendment in House Bill 214 of 2026 and that amendment becomes effective.
Local redevelopment can bypass tax limits
Louisiana parishes and municipalities can set aside this law's property-tax limits in designated redevelopment areas, blight elimination zones, or similar districts. An adopted redevelopment plan must use property-tax revenue for public financing, such as bonds or reimbursements. Financing can address gaps between property values and development costs, or pay for site preparation, infrastructure, and redevelopment. Designated areas can cover the entire parish or municipality. Local officials set the duration, scope, and application of exemption or redevelopment-plan choices under the plan and applicable law. They can assign public bodies, nonprofits, or qualified development groups to help plan, arrange financing, and carry out redevelopment. Authorities and designated groups managing or investing these tax revenues face financial oversight, including periodic audits or financial reports. Oversight follows applicable law or requirements local officials determine appropriate. These powers take effect January 1, 2027, only if voters adopt the constitutional amendment in House Bill 214 of 2026 and it becomes effective.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Chance Keith Henry
Republican • House
Cosponsors
Adrian Fisher
Democratic • House
Beth Anne Billings
Republican • House
C. Denise Marcelle
Democratic • House
C. Travis Johnson
Democratic • House
Chasity Martinez
Democratic • House
Dennis Bamburg Jr.
Republican • House
John E. Wyble
Republican • House
Joy Walters
Democratic • House
Mandie Landry
Democratic • House
Marcus Anthony Bryant
Democratic • House
Rashid Armand Young
Democratic • House
Regina Barrow
Democratic • Senate
Steven Jackson
Democratic • House
Tehmi Jahi Chassion
Democratic • House
Terry Landry Jr.
Democratic • House
Tony Bacala
Republican • House
Troy Jude Hebert
Republican • House
Vincent E. Cox III
Republican • House
Wayne McMahen
Republican • House
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 5/19/2026
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.
Yes: 32 • No: 2
House vote • 4/7/2026
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 84, nays 12. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
Yes: 84 • No: 12
House vote • 4/7/2026
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 84, nays 12. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
Yes: 84 • No: 12
House vote • 3/30/2026
Reported with amendments
Yes: 17 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 422.
5/29/2026HouseEffective date: See Act.
5/29/2026HouseSent to the Governor for executive approval.
5/21/2026HouseReceived from the Senate without amendments.
5/20/2026HouseEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
5/20/2026HouseSigned by the President of the Senate.
5/20/2026SenateRules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 32 yeas and 2 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
5/19/2026SenateReported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
5/13/2026SenateRead by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
5/12/2026SenateReported favorably.
5/11/2026SenateRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs.
4/13/2026SenateReceived in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
4/8/2026SenateRead third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 84, nays 12. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
4/7/2026HouseScheduled for floor debate on 04/07/2026.
4/1/2026HouseRead by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
3/31/2026HouseReported with amendments (17-0).
3/30/2026HouseRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
3/9/2026HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/20/2026.
2/20/2026HousePrefiled.
2/19/2026HouseUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
2/19/2026House
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