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HB964 • 2026

PROPERTY/PUBLIC: Authorizes the transfer of certain state property in Caddo Parish

PROPERTY/PUBLIC: Authorizes the transfer of certain state property in Caddo Parish

Land
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Danny McCormick
Last action
2026-05-11
Official status
Signed by the Governor - Act 90
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The exact nature and terms of agreements and documents required for the transfer are not detailed in the provided summary text.

Transfer of State Property in Caddo Parish

This act allows the transfer of a specific piece of state-owned land, excluding mineral rights, to Francis Michael Hale.

What This Bill Does

  • Allows the commissioner of administration to convey, transfer, assign, lease or deliver any interest, excluding mineral rights, in a certain tract of land in Caddo Parish to Francis Michael Hale.
  • Specifies that only surface rights are being transferred and not mineral rights.
  • Requires the commissioner to enter into agreements and execute documents necessary for the transfer.
  • Sets an effective date of May 11, 2026.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The state of Louisiana
  • Francis Michael Hale

Terms To Know

Mineral rights
Ownership rights to minerals under the surface of a piece of land, separate from ownership of the land itself.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The act only applies to the specific property described in Section 1.
  • It does not specify what happens if the transfer is not completed by the effective date.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-11 H

    Effective date: 05/11/2026.

  2. 2026-05-11 H

    Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 90.

  3. 2026-05-07 H

    Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

  4. 2026-05-07 S

    Signed by the President of the Senate.

  5. 2026-05-06 H

    Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

  6. 2026-05-06 H

    Received from the Senate without amendments.

  7. 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.

  8. 2026-04-21 S

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

  9. 2026-04-20 S

    Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  10. 2026-04-15 S

    Reported favorably.

  11. 2026-03-31 S

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

  12. 2026-03-30 S

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

  13. 2026-03-30 H

    Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 92, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

  14. 2026-03-26 H

    Scheduled for floor debate on 03/30/2026.

  15. 2026-03-25 H

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

  16. 2026-03-24 H

    Reported favorably (12-0).

  17. 2026-03-17 H

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

  18. 2026-03-16 H

    Read by title. Lies over under the rules.

Official Summary Text

PROPERTY/PUBLIC: Authorizes the transfer of certain state property in Caddo Parish

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text
ENROLLED
ACT No. 902026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 964
BY REPRESENTATIVE MCCORMICK
1 AN ACT
2 To authorize and provide for the transfer of certain state property; to authorize the transfer
3 of certain state property in Caddo Parish; to provide for the property description; to
4 provide for the reservation of mineral rights; to provide terms and conditions; to
5 provide an effective date; and to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. The commissioner of administration, notwithstanding any other provision
8 of law to the contrary, is hereby authorized and empowered to convey, transfer, assign, lease
9 or deliver any interest, excluding mineral rights, the state may have to all or any portion of
10 the following described parcel of property to Francis Michael Hale:
11 A certain tract of land in Sections 12 and 13, T20N, R16W, Caddo Parish, Louisiana,
12 belonging to the State of Louisiana, lying below the 173.09 foot contour, comprised
13 of approximately two (2) acres, more or less, being that parcel of land situated
14 between the land now owned by Francis Michael Hale and the water's edge of Caddo
15 Lake.
16 Section 2. The commissioner of administration is hereby authorized to enter into
17 such agreements, covenants, conditions, and stipulations and to execute such documents as
18 necessary to properly effectuate any conveyance, transfer, assignment, lease or delivery of
19 title, excluding mineral rights, to the property described in Section 1 of this Act, and as more
20 specifically described in any such agreements entered into and documents executed by and
21 between the commissioner of administration and Francis Michael Hale, in exchange for
22 consideration proportionate to the appraised value of the property.
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HB NO. 964 ENROLLED
1 Section 3. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
2 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
3 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
4 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
5 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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