HB1080 • 2026

PROPERTY/VACANT SUBSTAND: Provides relative to condemned commercial property in the city of Shreveport

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Tammy Phelps
Last action: 2026-06-02
Official status: Signed by the Governor - Act 700
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Shreveport's Law on Demolishing Vacant Commercial Buildings

This law allows the city of Shreveport to sue owners of condemned commercial buildings if they do not demolish them after being given a chance.

What This Bill Does

Allows the city of Shreveport to file a lawsuit against an owner of a condemned commercial property.
Requires the property owner to be given time and opportunity to demolish the building themselves before the city can take action.
Enables the city to recover costs like court fees, attorney fees, and expenses for finding and notifying the property owner.

Who It Names or Affects

Owners of condemned commercial properties in Shreveport
The city of Shreveport

Terms To Know

condemned property: A building that is declared unfit for use and needs to be fixed or demolished.
demolition: The act of tearing down a building.

Limits and Unknowns

This law only applies to the city of Shreveport.
It does not specify how long owners have to demolish their condemned property before the city can sue them.

Bill History

2026-06-02 H
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-06-02 H
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 700.
2026-05-28 H
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-05-27 H
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-27 S
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-26 H
Received from the Senate without amendments.
2026-05-26 S
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-05-20 S
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-05-19 S
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-05-18 S
Reported favorably.
2026-05-12 S
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs.
2026-05-11 S
Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-05-11 H
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 88, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-05-11 H
Called from the calendar.
2026-05-07 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/11/2026.
2026-05-07 H
Notice given.
2026-05-07 H
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
2026-05-06 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/07/2026.
2026-05-06 H
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-05-05 H
Reported favorably (15-0).
2026-03-31 H
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.
2026-03-30 H
Read by title. Lies over under the rules.

Official Summary Text

PROPERTY/VACANT SUBSTAND: Provides relative to condemned commercial property in the city of Shreveport

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED
ACT No. 7002026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 1080
BY REPRESENTATIVE PHELPS
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 33:4754.1, relative to the city of Shreveport; to provide relative to condemned
3 commercial property within the city; to provide relative to the demolition of such
4 property; to authorize the city to file suit to compel the owner to demolish the
5 property; to provide relative to the recoupment of certain costs; and to provide for
6 related matters.
7 Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published
8 as provided by Article III, Section 13 of the Constitution of
9 Louisiana.
10 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
11 Section 1. R.S. 33:4754.1 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
12 §4754.1. Demolition of condemned commercial property; suit; city of Shreveport
13 Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the city of
14 Shreveport may file a suit against the owner of a condemned commercial property
15 to compel the property owner to demolish the condemned property. The suit shall
16 be filed only after the property owner has been given an opportunity to demolish the
17 condemned property and to pay any liens that have been placed on the property. The
18 time period provided to the owner to demolish the property and to pay any liens
19 placed on the property shall be as provided by ordinance of the governing authority
20 of the city. The city may recover court costs, attorney fees, and all costs incurred in
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HB NO. 1080 ENROLLED
1 locating the owner, notifying the owner, and the enforcement and collection of the
2 amount secured by any lien on the property.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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