PROPERTY: Provides for the partition of property
HB 175 updates Louisiana's property partition laws to clarify how co-owned property is divided. It establishes a new priority for private sales between existing co-owners (over public auctions) when possible, and requires courts to use detailed property inventories as the basis for division. The bill also creates clear rules for undivided ownership rights continuing until partition, adds the Louisiana Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act, and repeals outdated succession partition rules. This directly affects property co-owners, heirs, and estate administrators in Louisiana by streamlining division procedures.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 31, 2025
Last action Apr 14, 2025
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Total actions
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Committee
2
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Wilford Carter
DDemocratic
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