HOUSING: Requests the Louisiana Housing Corporation to conduct a study on how the corporation's resources are being allocated to finance development in rural areas
HCR 17 is a concurrent resolution requesting the Louisiana Housing Corporation to study how its resources are allocated for financing housing development in rural Louisiana. The study must examine current funding distribution, identify challenges like substandard housing and higher costs in rural areas, and report findings to the legislature by March 15, 2026. This procedural bill does not change funding rules but seeks data to inform future decisions on rural housing needs. It directly affects the Louisiana Housing Corporation, which must conduct and submit the study.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Governor
Introduced Apr 16, 2025
Last action Jun 13, 2025
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What changed between versions
HCR17 Original
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HCR17 Engrossed
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May 27, 2025
MINOR
The bill was amended to add multiple sponsors to the list of representatives supporting the resolution. Additionally, the text was reorganized to move a clause about housing challenges and reduced private investment from the middle of the document to the beginning of the first 'WHEREAS' clause, improving the logical flow of the argument.
Scope change
The scope of the bill remains unchanged as it is a concurrent resolution requesting a study; however, the list of sponsors was expanded.
TECHNICAL
Added Representatives Billings, Cox, Jackson, Knox, Moore, and Newell to the list of sponsors.
Reordered the text to place the context about housing challenges and reduced private investment at the start of the first 'WHEREAS' clause instead of in the middle of the document.
Floor votes · Senate Jun 10, 2025 · House May 28, 2025
How they voted
35–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 37
Jun 10, 2025
D
Democratic11
90% Yea
R
Republican26
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Jun 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read by title and concurred in by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays. Ordered returned to the House.
upper
Jun 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
May 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read by title, roll called on final consideration, yeas 90, nays 0. The resolution was adopted and ordered to the Senate.
lower
May 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (17-0).
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.
lower
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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