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HB284Introduced in the House

Authorizes certain parishes and municipalities to expropriate blighted property by declaration of taking

Introduced

Introduced by John Wyble, District 75

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Authorizes certain parishes and municipalities to expropriate blighted property by declaration of taking

Where it stands

Read by title, amended, returned to the calendar.

May 6, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

HouseStage: House Vote on HB 284 FINAL PASSAGE (#513) · April 14, 2026

48

Yes

47

No

10

Absent or Not Voting

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See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Danny McCormick1No
Steven Jackson2Yes
Tammy Phelps3No
Joy Walters4Yes
Dennis Bamburg5Yes
Michael Melerine6Absent
Lawrence Bagley7No
Raymond Crews8No
Dodie Horton9No
Wayne McMahen10Yes

Bill history

  1. Prefiled.

  2. Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.

  3. First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.

  4. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.

  5. Reported with amendments (7-0).

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

  7. Scheduled for floor debate on 03/26/2026.

  8. Read by title, returned to the calendar.

  9. Notice given.

  10. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/01/2026.

  11. Called from the calendar.

  12. Read by title, amended, returned to the calendar.

  13. Notice given.

  14. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/14/2026.

  15. Called from the calendar.

  16. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 48, nays 47. Failed to pass, motion to reconsider pending.

  17. Read by title, reconsidered, returned to the calendar, under the rules.

  18. Notice given.

  19. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/06/2026.

  20. Called from the calendar.

  21. Read by title, returned to the calendar.

  22. Called from the calendar.

  23. Read by title, amended, returned to the calendar.

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