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HB1027 • 2026

REAL ESTATE/APPRAISERS: Provides relative to real estate appraiser liability in certain circumstances

REAL ESTATE/APPRAISERS: Provides relative to real estate appraiser liability in certain circumstances

Housing
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Troy Hebert
Last action
2026-05-15
Official status
Signed by the Governor - Act 187
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on the frequency of checks or replacements for smoke and carbon dioxide detectors, leaving this aspect uncertain.

Real Estate Appraiser Liability Protection

This act protects real estate appraisers and agents from being held responsible if a seller does not have working smoke or carbon dioxide detectors in their home.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the law to say that real estate appraisers are not responsible if a seller does not have working smoke or carbon monoxide detectors in their home.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Real estate appraisers
  • Real estate agents

Terms To Know

Licensed real estate appraiser
A person who is allowed by the state to give professional opinions about how much a house or land is worth.
Real estate agent
A person who helps people buy, sell, or rent houses and other properties.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The act only protects appraisers and agents from being blamed for sellers not having the right safety devices. It does not change what sellers must do.
  • It is unclear if this law will affect how often smoke and carbon dioxide detectors are checked or replaced.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-15 H

    Effective date: 08/01/2026.

  2. 2026-05-15 H

    Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 187.

  3. 2026-05-14 H

    Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

  4. 2026-05-14 S

    Signed by the President of the Senate.

  5. 2026-05-13 H

    Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

  6. 2026-05-13 H

    Received from the Senate without amendments.

  7. 2026-05-12 S

    Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

  8. 2026-05-04 S

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

  9. 2026-04-29 S

    Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  10. 2026-04-28 S

    Reported favorably.

  11. 2026-04-21 S

    Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and International Affairs.

  12. 2026-04-20 S

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

  13. 2026-04-20 H

    Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 90, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

  14. 2026-04-15 H

    Scheduled for floor debate on 04/20/2026.

  15. 2026-04-14 H

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

  16. 2026-04-13 H

    Reported favorably (11-0).

  17. 2026-03-31 H

    Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Commerce.

  18. 2026-03-30 H

    Read by title. Lies over under the rules.

Official Summary Text

REAL ESTATE/APPRAISERS: Provides relative to real estate appraiser liability in certain circumstances

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
ENROLLED
ACT No. 1872026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 1027
BY REPRESENTATIVE HEBERT
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 40:1581(F), relative to real estate appraiser liability in certain
3 circumstances; to provide relative to smoke and carbon dioxide detectors in one- or
4 two-family dwellings; to provide for licensed real estate appraiser liability; and to
5 provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 40:1581(F) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
8 §1581. Smoke detectors; carbon monoxide detectors; one- or two-family dwellings
9 * * *
10 F. The real estate agent and the licensed real estate appraiser shall not be
11 liable for the seller's failure to comply with the provisions of this Section.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
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