HB180 • 2026

PROPERTY/EXPROPRIATION: Provides relative to expropriation by private entities

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Charles Owen
Last action: 2026-05-26
Official status: Sent to Governor
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on enforcement or the consequences of a gubernatorial veto, leaving these points as unknowns.

Private Entity Expropriation Rules

This act sets rules for private entities to take over property if they are connected to foreign adversaries.

What This Bill Does

Defines 'foreign adversary' as individuals or governments listed in specific U.S. regulations and databases.
Explains what an 'agent of a foreign adversary' means, which includes companies controlled by these adversaries.

Who It Names or Affects

Private entities that want to expropriate (take over) property
Foreign adversaries and their agents

Terms To Know

foreign adversary: An individual or government identified as a foreign adversary in 15 CFR 7.4(a) and the database maintained by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
agent of a foreign adversary: A juridical person (such as a company or organization) where the foreign adversary has control over management or policies through ownership, contract, or other means.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify what happens if the Governor vetoes it.
It is unclear how this law will be enforced in practice.

Bill History

2026-05-26 H
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-05-25 S
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-25 H
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-25 H
Received from the Senate without amendments.
2026-05-21 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.
2026-05-14 S
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-05-13 S
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-05-12 S
Reported favorably.
2026-04-22 S
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
2026-04-21 S
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-04-20 H
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-04-20 H
Called from the calendar.
2026-04-14 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/20/2026.
2026-04-14 H
Notice given.
2026-04-14 H
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
2026-04-14 H
Called from the calendar.
2026-04-13 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/14/2026.
2026-04-13 H
Notice given.
2026-04-13 H
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
2026-04-09 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/13/2026.
2026-04-08 H
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-04-07 H
Reported favorably (8-0).
2026-03-09 H
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
2026-02-20 H
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/20/2026.
2026-02-18 H
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
2026-02-18 H
Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

PROPERTY/EXPROPRIATION: Provides relative to expropriation by private entities

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

ENROLLED
2026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 180
BY REPRESENTATIVE OWEN AND SENATORS BASS, CLOUD, EDMONDS, FESI,
HODGES, MIGUEZ, SEABAUGH, AND WHEAT
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 9:2717.1.1, relative to expropriation by private entities; to provide for
3 definitions; and to provide for related matters.
4 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
5 Section 1. R.S. 9:2717.1.1 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
6 §2717.1.1. Expropriation; private entity; foreign adversary; agent of a foreign
7 adversary
8 For the purposes of expropriation of property by a private entity:
9 (1) "Foreign adversary" means an individual or a government identified as
10 a foreign adversary in 15 CFR 7.4(a) and identified in the database maintained by the
11 United States Department of the Treasury, office of foreign assets control.
12 (2) "Agent of a foreign adversary" means the juridical person, as defined in
13 Civil Code Article 24, in which the foreign adversary has the power to direct or
14 cause the direction of the management or policies of the juridical person whether
15 through ownership of securities, by contract, or otherwise. A person or entity that
16 directly or indirectly has the right to vote fifty percent or more of the voting interests
17 of an entity or is entitled to fifty percent or more of its profits is presumed to have
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1 the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of the
2 juridical person.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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