PROPERTY/EXPROPRIATION: Provides relative to expropriation by private entities

2026 Regular Session Introduced by Adam Bass and 8 co-sponsors

HB 180 creates a framework to scrutinize private expropriations tied to foreign adversaries, automatically presuming control if a private entity has 50%+ voting or profits.

Effective date: 08/01/2026.

Purpose and Intent

HB 180 adds a framework for defining and regulating expropriation of property by a private entity when the private entity is controlled or influenced by a “foreign adversary.” The bill introduces terms and criteria to identify foreign adversaries and their agents in relation to expropriation actions within Louisiana.

Key Provisions

Adds new statute: R.S. 9:2717.1.1, Expropriation; private entity; foreign adversary; agent of a foreign adversary.

Definitions:

Foreign adversary: A person (individual or government) identified as a foreign adversary in 15 C.F.R. 7.4(a) and listed in the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctions or asset control database.
Agent of a foreign adversary: A juridical person (as defined in Civil Code Article 24) that the foreign adversary has the power to direct or influence managing direction or policies of, through ownership of securities, contract, or other means.
A person or entity with direct or indirect rights to vote 50% or more of the voting interests of an entity, or entitled to 50% or more of its profits, is presumed to have the power to direct or influence the management or policies of that juridical person.

Scope:

Applies specifically to expropriation of property by a private entity where the private entity is an agent of a foreign adversary, as defined above.

Who/What is Affected

Private entities seeking to expropriate property in Louisiana.

Entities identified as foreign adversaries or as agents (or controlled by agents) of foreign adversaries under OFAC and related definitions.

Property owners subject to expropriation by private entities with foreign adversary connections.

Procedural and Timeline Aspects

The bill adds the statutory basis (R.S. 9:2717.1.1) for analyzing expropriation actions involving foreign-adversary-influenced private entities, but the text provided does not specify procedural steps, remedies, or timelines beyond the definitional framework.

The action history indicates the bill progressed through committee and floor consideration during the 2026 session, with multiple readings and scheduling notes (no explicit window for implementation provided in the text excerpt).

Practical Impact

Creates a gatekeeping/association framework to scrutinize expropriation actions by private entities tied to foreign adversaries.

Establishes presumptions regarding control: if a private entity has 50% or more voting power or profits, it is presumed capable of directing the entity’s management or policies.

Providing a mechanism for lawmakers to consider national security or foreign influence considerations in private expropriation actions.

Additional Notes

The bill’s text focuses on definitions and the anchoring of expropriation concerns to OFAC-identified foreign adversaries.

No explicit amendments to existing expropriation procedures, compensation standards, or regulatory authority are included in the material available.

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