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LA SB301

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/27/2026

Primary Sponsor

Royce Duplessis

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Louisiana Housing Corporation required to maintain and publish an annual inventory of surplus state immovable property on its website, with authority to retain parcels for affordable housing development

  • Affordable housing entities (nonprofits, corporations, or government entities) may submit proposals to develop affordable housing on surplus parcels, evaluated by a point system prioritizing permanent supportive housing, deeply affordable units, and acceptance of housing vouchers

  • Property transfers executed through cooperative endeavor agreements, allowing housing entities to provide development services equal to parcel value in exchange for property rights

  • Income thresholds defined for housing eligibility: very low-income (≤50% state median), low-income (≤80% state median), moderate-income (≤100% state median), with deeply affordable units capped at 30% of resident income for rent

  • Removes legislative committee approval requirement for surplus property disposition, shifting oversight from Natural Resources committees to the Louisiana Housing Corporation, with annual reporting to legislature and governor

Legislative Description

Provides relative to surplus immovable property for affordable housing. (7/1/26)

PUBLIC LANDS

Last Action

Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Finance.

3/9/2026

Committee Referrals

Finance2/27/2026

Full Bill Text

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