HB841 is a bill in the Louisiana Legislature (2026 Regular Session): PROPERTY/EXPROPRIATION: Provides for expropriation procedures (EG SEE FISC NOTE SD RV See Note).

What is the status of HB841?

Passed one chamber as of May 6, 2026. Latest action: Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources. (May 7, 2026).

Geymann, Brett (R, 35), with 11 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for HB841?

On the Louisiana Legislature website: https://legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26RS&b=HB841

Louisiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana HB841: PROPERTY/EXPROPRIATION: Provides for expropriation procedures (EG SEE FISC NOTE SD RV See Note)

Q: What does HB841 do?

In its own words: An act To enact R.S. 19:2.1(C), 2.2(A)(1)(d), and 2.3 and R.S. 30:4.4, relative to expropriation procedures; to establish a code of conduct for pipeline owners and operators issued a certificate granting expropriation authority; to provide for the powers of the secretary of the Department of Conservation and Energy; to provide relative to appraisals; to provide for court costs; to establish procedures for contesting the validity of a proposed taking; and to provide for related matters.

Status: Passed one chamber, May 6, 2026

What the bill says

An act To enact R.S. 19:2.1(C), 2.2(A)(1)(d), and 2.3 and R.S. 30:4.4, relative to expropriation procedures; to establish a code of conduct for pipeline owners and operators issued a certificate granting expropriation authority; to provide for the powers of the secretary of the Department of Conservation and Energy; to provide relative to appraisals; to provide for court costs; to establish procedures for contesting the validity of a proposed taking; and to provide for related matters.

From the introduced text:

AN ACT To enact R.S. 19:2.1(C), 2.2(A)(1)(d), and 2.3 and R.S. 30:4.4, relative to expropriation procedures; to establish a code of conduct for pipeline owners and operators issued a certificate granting expropriation authority; to provide for the powers of the secretary of the Department of Conservation and Energy; to provide relative to appraisals; to provide for court costs; to establish procedures for contesting the validity of a proposed taking; and to provide for related matters. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana: Section 1. R.S. 19:2.1(C), 2.2(A)(1)(d), and 2.3 and R.S. 30:4.4 are hereby enacted to read as follows: §2.1. Petition for expropriation; place of filing; contents; claims for damages; prescription * * * C. The court costs for any expropriation proceeding initiated by an expropriating authority identified in R.S. 19.2 other than the state or its political corporations or subdivisions, shall be borne by the expropriating authority. * * * §2.2. Expropriation by expropriating authorities referred to in R.S. 19:2 A. Before exercising the rights of expropriation provided by R.S. 19:2, any expropriating authority referred to in R.S. 19:2 shall comply with the following: Page 1 of CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions. HLS 26RS-761 ORIGINAL HB NO. (1) Provide the owner whose property is to be taken with …

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Louisiana HB841: PROPERTY/EXPROPRIATION: Provides for expropriation procedures (EG SEE FISC NOTE SD RV See Note)

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