HB 735 Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session

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

HB 735 transfers four specific parcels of state-owned land in Caddo Parish (including parts of Salisbury Park and Samford Place subdivisions) from the Department of Transportation and Development to the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport. The bill requires the transfer to be completed by July 1, 2026, and mandates that LSU Health Sciences Center record the property change in Caddo Parish records. This transfer directly affects the state agency currently holding the property (DOTD) and the receiving institution (LSU Health Sciences Center Shreveport). The bill also repeals prior legislative provisions related to transferring similar property in Caddo Parish.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House Passage

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

May 2026

Introduced Feb 27, 2026 Signed May 27, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB735 Original → HB735 Act · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill was finalized into an enrolled act, changing its status from a draft proposal to official law. The text was cleaned up to remove draft headers and formatting codes, while retaining the core instruction for the Department of Transportation and Development to transfer specific state land to the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at Shreveport.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains unchanged; it still authorizes the transfer of the same specific tracts of land in Caddo Parish to the same recipient entity.

TECHNICAL

Removed draft metadata, including the 'ORIGINAL' label, page headers, and the legislative digest, to reflect the final enacted text.

Corrected the recipient's name from 'Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport' to 'Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at Shreveport' for formal accuracy.

Adjusted page numbering and layout to match the official enrolled format of the act.

Floor votes · Senate May 11, 2026 · House Apr 8, 2026

How they voted

37–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 40

May 11, 2026

D Democratic12

10 Yea 2

83% Yea

R Republican28

27 Yea 1

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

May 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Apr 27, 2026

Committee

Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

upper

Apr 22, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably.

upper

Apr 8, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Mar 18, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably (11-0).

lower

Mar 9, 2026

Committee

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

lower

Feb 27, 2026

Committee

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

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors