Louisiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Louisiana HB7: PROPERTY/EXPROPRIATION: Enacts the Louisiana Landowners Protection Act (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF RV)
Status: In committee, March 31, 2026
What the bill says
An act To amend and reenact R.S. 30:4(C)(17)(a), 1102(A), 1104(A)(1) and (C)(introductory paragraph), and 1107, to enact R.S. 19:2.3, and to repeal R.S. 19:2(10) and (11) and R.S. 30:4(C)(17)(b), 1104.2, and 1108, relative to the transportation and sequestration of carbon dioxide without a property owner's consent; to remove expropriation authority related to the sequestration of carbon dioxide; to remove expropriation authority for carbon dioxide pipelines; to prohibit expropriation by private entities related to carbon dioxide transport and sequestration…
From the introduced text:
AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 30:4(C)(17)(a), 1102(A), 1104(A)(1) and (C)(introductory paragraph), and 1107, to enact R.S. 19:2.3, and to repeal R.S. 19:2(10) and (11) and R.S. 30:4(C)(17)(b), 1104.2, and 1108, relative to the transportation and sequestration of carbon dioxide without a property owner's consent; to remove expropriation authority related to the sequestration of carbon dioxide; to remove expropriation authority for carbon dioxide pipelines; to prohibit expropriation by private entities related to carbon dioxide transport and sequestration; to provide for public policy regarding carbon dioxide transport and sequestration; to provide for the powers of the secretary of the Department of Energy and Conservation; to remove the secretary's authority to order unit operation for carbon dioxide sequestration; to remove the secretary's authority to issue certificates of public convenience and necessity related to carbon dioxide transportation and sequestration; to provide an effective date; and to provide for related matters. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana: Section 1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Louisiana Landowners Protection Act." Section 2. R.S. 19:2.3 is hereby enacted to read as follows: §2.3. Expropriation for carbon dioxide transport and geologic storage prohibited Page 1 of CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions. HLS 26RS-112 ORIGINAL HB NO. A. Notwithstanding any …