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LA SB226
Bill
Status
4/4/2025
Primary Sponsor
Valarie Hodges
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AI Summary
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Prohibits foreign adversaries and "prohibited foreign actors" from purchasing, leasing, or acquiring immovable property in Louisiana, applying to contracts entered after August 1, 2023
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Expands the definition of "prohibited foreign actor" to include individual citizens of foreign adversary nations (not just business entities), unless they are U.S. permanent legal residents or lawfully present via DHS authorization
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Authorizes the attorney general to seek injunctive relief, civil penalties of $50,000, and civil forfeiture if violators fail to divest property within one year of judgment
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Grants courts authority to revoke business licenses, appoint receivers, dissolve domestic corporations, or terminate foreign entities' right to do business in Louisiana for violations
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Exempts entities with national security agreements with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) that maintain the agreement and certify its validity annually to Louisiana's Military Department
Legislative Description
Prohibits foreign adversaries and prohibited foreign actors from participating in certain property transactions. (gov sig)
CONTRACTS
Last Action
Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
5/14/2025