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HB515Introduced in the House

Authorizes a political subdivision to sell certain adjudicated property directly to a buyer (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)

Passed

Introduced by Denise Marcelle, District 61

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Authorizes a political subdivision to sell certain adjudicated property directly to a buyer (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)

Where it stands

Effective date: 08/01/2026.

May 27, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate Vote on HB 515 FINAL PASSAGE (#720) · May 11, 2026

36

Yes

0

No

3

Absent or Not Voting

39 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Robert Owen1Yes
Edward Price2Yes
Sidney Barthelemy3Absent
Jimmy Harris4Yes
Royce Duplessis5Yes
Rick Edmonds6Yes
Gary Carter7Yes
Patrick Connick8Yes
Cameron Henry9Yes
Kirk Talbot10Yes

Bill history

  1. Prefiled.

  2. Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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

  4. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

  5. Reported with amendments (17-0).

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

  7. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/13/2026.

  8. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 85, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

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

  10. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs.

  11. Reported favorably.

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

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

  14. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

  15. Received from the Senate without amendments.

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

  17. Signed by the President of the Senate.

  18. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

  19. Becomes Act No. 401 without the Governor's signature.

  20. Effective date: 08/01/2026.

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