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Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 192: PROPERTY/EXPROPRIATION: (Constitutional Amendment) Prohibits expropriation of property by foreign adversaries

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 192 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana House on February 18, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: PROPERTY/EXPROPRIATION: (Constitutional Amendment) Prohibits expropriation of property by foreign adversaries. Primary sponsor: Chuck Owen (Republican). It lists 13 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 26, 2026): Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Republican 12

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Chuck OwenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse30
Robert AllainCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate21
Regina BarrowCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Adam BassCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate36
Stewart CatheyCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate33
Heather CloudCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate28
Rick EdmondsCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate6
Mike FésiCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate20
Valarie HodgesCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate13
Katrina Jackson-AndrewsCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Blake MiguezCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate22
Thomas PresslyCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate38
Alan SeabaughCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate31
Bill WheatCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate37

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.
  2. Becomes Act No. 277.
  3. Effective date: See Act.
  4. Received from the Senate without amendments.
  5. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
  6. Signed by the President of the Senate.
  7. Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
  8. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
  9. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
  10. Reported favorably.
  11. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
  12. Called from the calendar.

Showing 12 most recent of 32 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source