SEIZURES/SALES: Requests the Louisiana State Law Institute to study the feasibility of allowing an exception to the homestead exemption from seizure for certain unpaid or accelerated costs subject to the Louisiana Condominium Act.
This bill asks the Louisiana State Law Institute to study whether homeowners living in condominiums should be allowed to have their homes seized for unpaid condominium fees. Currently, Louisiana law protects a person's primary residence from being taken to pay most debts, but condominium associations have special legal rights to collect unpaid charges from owners. The study would examine if an exception to this protection could be created for specific unpaid or accelerated condominium costs without changing other debt protections. This resolution does not change the law itself but seeks a legal analysis to inform potential future legislation.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 11, 2026
Last action Apr 20, 2026
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SR18 Original
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SR18 Enrolled
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Apr 20, 2026
MINOR
The bill was converted from an original draft to an enrolled version, which standardized the formatting and removed non-legislative text like the digest and page headers. The core policy language requesting a study on condominium seizure exceptions remains unchanged.
TECHNICAL
Removed the 'Digest' section and the footer disclaimer regarding legislative intent, which are administrative notes not part of the actual law.
Standardized the document header to include 'ENROLLED' status and removed the original tracking number 'SLS 26RS-286'.
Adjusted line breaks and paragraph spacing to conform to official legislative formatting standards.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
2
Committee
1
Apr 8, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate amendments read and adopted. Read by title and adopted.
upper
Apr 7, 2026
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Reported with amendments.
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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