HB553 • 2026

ASSESSORS: Increases the membership of the assessor's certification program committee and provides for educational requirements for certification and recertification of assessors (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Education

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Josh Carlson
Last action: 2026-05-11
Official status: Signed by the Governor - Act 76
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and digest do not provide detailed information on the specific qualifications required for new committee members.

Increasing Assessor Certification Committee Membership and Educational Requirements

This act increases the membership of the assessor's certification program committee, sets educational requirements for certification and recertification, and takes effect on January 1, 2027.

What This Bill Does

Increases the number of members in the assessors' certification program committee from five to eleven.
Establishes specific qualifications for new committee members including representation from different regions.
Expands courses eligible to meet educational requirements for initial certification as an assessor or deputy assessor, requiring passing grades on certain courses.
Requires continuing education and recertification every five years with a minimum number of hours in specified subjects.

Who It Names or Affects

Assessors who seek certification or recertification under the Louisiana Assessors' Association program.

Terms To Know

Certification Committee: A group of eleven members appointed to govern the assessors' professional certification program in Louisiana.
Recertification: The process by which certified assessors must complete a certain number of educational hours and pass exams every five years to maintain their certification status.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify the exact impact on current or future assessors beyond setting new requirements.
It is unclear how existing assessors will transition to meet the new educational requirements for recertification.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

House Committee Amendment #1850 W&M Adopted

Adopted

Plain English: HCAHB553 4883 1850 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Ways and Means to Original House Bill No.

HCAHB553 4883 1850 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Ways and Means to Original House Bill No.
553 by Representative Carlson 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 2, at the beginning of line 10, after "Louisiana" delete the remainder of the line and 3 insert the following: 4 "Assessors Assessors' Association.
The president of the Louisiana Assessors'" 5 AMENDMENT NO.

House Committee Amendment #1684 W&M Draft

Draft

Plain English: HCAHB553 4883 1684 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Ways and Means to Original House Bill No.

HCAHB553 4883 1684 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Ways and Means to Original House Bill No.
553 by Representative Carlson 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 2, line 10, after "Louisiana" delete the remainder of the line and insert the 3 following: 4 "Assessors Assessors' Association.
The president of the Louisiana Assessors'" 5 AMENDMENT NO.

Bill History

2026-05-11 H
Effective date: 01/01/2027.
2026-05-11 H
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 76.
2026-05-11 S
Signed by the President of the Senate on 5/7/2026.
2026-05-08 H
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-05-07 H
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-06 H
Received from the Senate without amendments.
2026-05-05 S
Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-04-22 S
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-04-21 S
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-04-20 S
Reported favorably.
2026-03-25 S
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs.
2026-03-24 S
Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-03-24 H
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-03-23 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 03/24/2026.
2026-03-18 H
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-03-17 H
Reported with amendments (16-0).
2026-03-09 H
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
2026-02-27 H
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
2026-02-26 H
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
2026-02-26 H
Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

ASSESSORS: Increases the membership of the assessor's certification program committee and provides for educational requirements for certification and recertification of assessors (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

ENROLLED
ACT No. 762026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 553
BY REPRESENTATIVES CARLSON AND CHASSION
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 47:1907(E), (F)(1)(a) and (b), and (G)(1), relative to assessors;
3 to increase the membership of the assessors' certification program committee; to
4 provide for committee member qualifications; to expand the courses eligible to meet
5 the educational requirements for the assessors' professional certification program;
6 to expand courses eligible to meet educational requirements for the recertification
7 of assessors; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters.
8 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
9 Section 1. R.S. 47:1907(E), (F)(1)(a) and (b), and (G)(1) are hereby amended and
10 reenacted to read as follows:
11 §1907. Salaries
12 * * *
13 E. The assessors' certification program committee, hereinafter referred to as
14 the "certification committee", is hereby created to govern the assessors' professional
15 certification program. The certification committee shall be composed of five eleven
16 members who shall serve one-year terms and who may be reappointed. The
17 members shall be appointed as follows:
18 (1) One member shall be the chairman of the education committee Education
19 Coordinator of the Louisiana Assessors Association who shall serve as chairman of
20 the certification committee.
21 (2) One member Two members shall be appointed by the Louisiana Tax
22 Commission.
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1 (3) Two Eight members shall be assessors who have met the requirements
2 for certification as certified Louisiana assessors (CLA's) or deputy assessors who
3 have met the Louisiana Assessors' Association requirements for certification as
4 certified Louisiana deputy assessors who shall be appointed by the president of the
5 Louisiana Assessors Assessors' Association. The president of the Louisiana
6 Assessors' Association shall appoint one member from each of the eight Board of
7 Directors' districts established by the Louisiana Assessors' Association.
8 (4) One member shall be a deputy assessor who has met the Louisiana
9 Assessors Association requirements for certification as a certified Louisiana deputy
10 assessor (CLDA) who shall be appointed by the president of the Louisiana Assessors
11 Association.
12 F.(1) The educational requirements for certification shall be as follows:
13 (a) A passing grade on the examination for the International Association of
14 Assessing Officers course 1 101-- Fundamentals of Real Property Appraisal.
15 (b) A passing grade on the examination for the International Association of
16 Assessing Officers course 2--Income Approach to Valuation or equivalent courses
17 offered by the Appraisal Institute 400-- Assessment Administration.
18 * * *
19 G.(1) Recertification shall be obtained by completing either of the following
20 requirements:
21 (a) A minimum of fifty-nine hours of continuing education offered by the
22 International Association of Assessing Officers or the Appraisal Institute, which
23 shall include the International Association of Assessing Officers Workshop 151
24 Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) course, the
25 Workshop 191 National USPAP Update, or an approved Appraisal Foundation one
26 or two-day Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) course
27 and at least one course, thirty hours minimum, on appraisal of property completed
28 by passing a written examination. The remaining hours shall be selected from
29 recertification guidelines as adopted by the certification committee. All designees
30 shall obtain recertification within a five-year period.
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1 (b) A minimum of seventy-four hours of continuing education offered by the
2 International Association of Assessing Officers or the Appraisal Institute, which
3 shall include the International Association of Assessing Officers Workshop 151
4 Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) course, the
5 Workshop 191 National USPAP Update, or an approved Appraisal Foundation one
6 or two-day Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) course
7 and at least one course, thirty hours minimum, on appraisal of property, for which
8 no written examination shall be required. The remaining hours shall be selected
9 from recertification guidelines as adopted by the certification committee. All
10 designees shall obtain recertification within a five-year period.
11 * * *
12 Section 2. This Act shall become effective on January 1, 2027.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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