HCR 17 Louisiana House · 2025 Regular Session

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 HCR17 Engrossed · 2 edits · 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

350
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 37
Jun 10, 2025
D Democratic11
10 Yea 1
90% Yea
R Republican26
25 Yea 1
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