SB 466 Louisiana Senate · 2026 Regular Session

EXPROPRIATION: Provides relative to expropriation by foreign entities. (8/1/26)

This bill expands the state's expropriation laws to include large-scale aviation and aerospace facilities, such as airports, landing strips, and spaceflight sites. It specifically allows the government to take over private property used for these purposes if the land covers at least 20,000 contiguous acres and contains no residential buildings. The measure applies to a wide range of entities, including domestic and foreign corporations, limited liability companies, and other legal groups involved in building or operating these facilities. By adding these specific types of properties to the list of expropriatable assets, the bill changes how the state can acquire land for major aerospace projects.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

House Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

May 2026

Introduced Mar 31, 2026 Signed May 22, 2026

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What changed between versions

SB466 Original → SB466 Act · 8 edits

MODERATE

The bill was updated from an original draft to its final enrolled version, changing the title to reflect new provisions regarding aerospace facilities and aircraft. The primary substantive change involves expanding the list of entities eligible to expropriate property by adding categories for street railways, waterworks, natural gas companies, intelligence transmission, electricity generation, coal/lignite pipelines, and carbon dioxide transportation. These additions broaden the scope of who can take private property for public infrastructure projects.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to include new types of infrastructure and utility providers, specifically adding street railways, waterworks, natural gas, intelligence transmission, electricity, coal/lignite, and carbon dioxide pipelines to the list of entities authorized to expropriate property.

SCOPE

Added eligibility for street railways, urban railways, and inter-urban railways to expropriate property.

Added eligibility for waterworks, filtration plants, and sewerage plants to expropriate property.

Added eligibility for natural gas companies and intrastate natural gas transporters to expropriate property.

Added eligibility for entities transmitting intelligence via telegraph or telephone to expropriate property.

Added eligibility for electricity and steam generation/transmission entities, including those in multistate regional transmission organizations.

Added eligibility for entities piping or marketing coal or lignite for transportation.

Added eligibility for entities piping or marketing carbon dioxide for enhanced hydrocarbon recovery or underground storage.

DEFINITION

Added a specific definition for 'contract carrier' regarding natural gas transport for compensation.

Floor votes · Senate May 5, 2026 · House May 18, 2026

How they voted

36–0

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 40

May 5, 2026

D Democratic12

10 Yea 2

83% Yea

R Republican28

26 Yea 2

92% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

May 18, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

lower

May 12, 2026

Introduced

Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

lower

May 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably (6-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

lower

May 7, 2026

Committee

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.

lower

May 5, 2026

Upper · Passed

Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

upper

Apr 28, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported with amendments.

upper

Mar 31, 2026

Introduced

Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors