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HB735 • 2026

PUBLIC PROPERTY: Provides for the transfer of certain state property in Caddo Parish

PUBLIC PROPERTY: Provides for the transfer of certain state property in Caddo Parish

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Steven Jackson
Last action
2026-05-13
Official status
Sent to Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not specify the exact impact on local residents or businesses, nor does it provide information about potential conditions for future property transfers.

Transfer of State Property to LSU Health Sciences Center

This act transfers certain state property in Caddo Parish from the Department of Transportation and Development to the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at Shreveport.

What This Bill Does

  • Transfers specific land parcels from the Department of Transportation and Development to LSU Health Sciences Center at Shreveport.
  • Requires the commissioner of administration and secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development to sign documents for the transfer.
  • Sets July 1, 2026 as the effective date for the property transfer.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Department of Transportation and Development
  • Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at Shreveport

Terms To Know

R.S. 17:1518.3
A new law section that outlines the property transfer requirements.
Caddo Parish
The specific area in Louisiana where the state property is located and will be transferred.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The exact impact on local residents or businesses is not specified.
  • It's unclear if there are any conditions for future transfers of similar properties.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-13 H

    Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

  2. 2026-05-12 S

    Signed by the President of the Senate.

  3. 2026-05-12 H

    Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

  4. 2026-05-11 H

    Received from the Senate without amendments.

  5. 2026-05-11 S

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

  6. 2026-04-28 S

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

  7. 2026-04-27 S

    Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  8. 2026-04-22 S

    Reported favorably.

  9. 2026-04-13 S

    Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.

  10. 2026-04-08 S

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

  11. 2026-04-08 H

    Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

  12. 2026-04-08 H

    Called from the calendar.

  13. 2026-04-07 H

    Scheduled for floor debate on 04/08/2026.

  14. 2026-04-07 H

    Notice given.

  15. 2026-04-01 H

    Read by title, returned to the calendar.

  16. 2026-04-01 H

    Called from the calendar.

  17. 2026-03-25 H

    Scheduled for floor debate on 04/01/2026.

  18. 2026-03-25 H

    Notice given.

  19. 2026-03-25 H

    Read by title, returned to the calendar.

  20. 2026-03-23 H

    Scheduled for floor debate on 03/25/2026.

  21. 2026-03-23 H

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

  22. 2026-03-18 H

    Reported favorably (11-0).

  23. 2026-03-09 H

    Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.

  24. 2026-02-27 H

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

  25. 2026-02-27 H

    Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.

  26. 2026-02-27 H

    Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

PUBLIC PROPERTY: Provides for the transfer of certain state property in Caddo Parish

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text
ENROLLED
2026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 735
BY REPRESENTATIVE JACKSON
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 17:1518.3 and to repeal Sections 5 through 8 of Act No. 93 of the 2025
3 Regular Session of the Legislature, relative to the transfer of certain state property
4 in Caddo Parish; to repeal authority granted to the commissioner of administration
5 and the secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development to transfer
6 certain property in Caddo Parish; to require the transfer of certain state property in
7 Caddo Parish from the Department of Transportation and Development to the
8 Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at Shreveport; to provide a
9 property description; to provide terms and conditions; to provide for an effective
10 date; and to provide for related matters.
11 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
12 Section 1. R.S. 17:1518.3 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
13 §1518.3. Transfer of property from the Department of Transportation and
14 Development
15 A. In accordance with the provisions of R.S. 39:11 et seq., the following
16 described property shall be transferred from the Department of Transportation and
17 Development to the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at
18 Shreveport:
19 Four (4) certain tracts or parcels of land, together with all
20 improvements situated thereon, consisting of Lots 52 through 66 of Salisbury
21 Park Subdivision and Lots 50, 51 and 52 of Samford Place Subdivision,
22 situated in Section 12, Township 17 North, Range 14 West, Northwestern
23 Land District, Caddo Parish, being the same property identified as Parcel
24 Nos. 28-3, UR-28-3, 50-5 and UR-50-5 in that certain Sale from Rountree
25 Olds-Cadillac Company, Inc., a Louisiana Corporation, represented therein
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HB NO. 735 ENROLLED
1 by Brenda B. Stinson, its Vice president, unto the State of Louisiana and the
2 Department of Transportation and Development of the State of Louisiana, for
3 use by the Office of Highways, represented therein by Falcon A. Morgan of
4 said Department of Transportation and Development, dated September 23,
5 1987, and filed of record in the conveyance records of Caddo Parish on
6 October 5, 1987, under Instrument No. 01161048.
7 B. The commissioner of administration and the secretary of the Department
8 of Transportation and Development are authorized to execute such documents as
9 necessary to properly effectuate the transfer required by this Section.
10 C. The transfer required by Subsection A of this Section shall be made
11 effective July 1, 2026.
12 D. Upon completion of the transfer, the Louisiana State University Health
13 Sciences Center Shreveport shall cause documentation of the transfer to be recorded
14 in the conveyance records for Caddo Parish.
15 Section 2. Sections 5 through 8 of Act 93 of the 2025 Regular Session of the
16 Legislature are hereby repealed in their entirety.
17 Section 3. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
18 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
19 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
20 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
21 effective on the day following such approval.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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