Nothing is pending for 2027 — and Louisiana's fiscal-session rule is why HOA bills move in even years
Nothing is pending for 2027 — and Louisiana's fiscal-session rule is why HOA bills move in even years
2026-09-10 · Louisiana · Legislation · Reported — unconfirmed
Where things stand. Nothing community-association-related is pending or pre-filed in Louisiana. The 2026 Regular Session adjourned sine die on June 1, 2026; the Legislature's bill-search session picker offers no 2027 session, and its 2027 session-information page does not resolve. That is expected rather than an omission, and the reason is worth understanding, because it explains the whole rhythm of Louisiana HOA law.
The two-year cycle, in the Constitution's own words
Even-numbered years are general sessions. Louisiana Constitution article III, § 2(A)(3)(a):
“All regular sessions convening in even-numbered years shall be general in nature and shall convene at noon on the second Monday in March. The legislature shall meet in such a session for not more than sixty legislative days during a period of eighty-five calendar days.”
Odd-numbered years are not. Article III, § 2(A)(4)(b) restricts what may even be introduced:
“During any session convening in an odd-numbered year, no matter intended to have the effect of law, including any suspension of law, shall be introduced or considered unless its object is to enact the General Appropriation Bill; enact the comprehensive capital budget; make an appropriation; levy or authorize a new tax; increase an existing tax; levy, authorize, increase, decrease, or repeal a fee; dedicate revenue; legislate with regard to tax exemptions, exclusions, deductions, reductions, repeals, or credits; or legislate with regard to the issuance of bonds.”
A homeowners association bill is none of those things.1
The exception, and its ceiling of five
“In addition, a matter intended to have the effect of law … which is not within the subject matter restrictions provided in this Subparagraph may be considered at any such session if: (i) It is prefiled no later than the deadline provided in Subparagraph (2) of this Paragraph, provided that the member shall not prefile more than five such matters pursuant to this Subsubparagraph…”
And the deadline, from Subparagraph (2)(b): “any bill that is to be prefiled for introduction in either house shall be prefiled no later than five o'clock in the evening of the tenth calendar day prior to the first day of a regular session.”
This is not theoretical — it is stamped on the 2025 bills
Every community-association bill of the 2025 odd-year session carries the notation on its face. HB 343, the homestead-exemption bill; SB 225, the short-term-rental cause of action; HB 469, the local short-term-rental powers bill; HB 615, the solar bill — each was “[p]refiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.” That is the five-slot exception in operation.
It also explains why the ambitious bill came in 2026. HB 817, the twelve-part Homeowner Bill of Rights, was pre-filed on February 27, 2026 for a general session with no subject-matter limit at all. A bill of that scope is far harder to run in an odd year, because a member has to spend one of five slots on it and because a fiscal session's floor time is contested.
The 2027 calendar
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Prefiling deadline (constitutional) | 5:00 p.m., approximately April 2, 2027 |
| Session convenes | Noon, Monday, April 12, 2027 |
| Final adjournment | No later than 6:00 p.m., Thursday, June 10, 2027 |
The convening and adjournment dates come from the Legislature's own future-session document, which notes adjournment is “no later than 6:00 pm on Thursday, June 10, 2027*” — “*unless extended pursuant to La. Const. Art. 3, Section 2.” The prefiling date is our calculation from the tenth-calendar-day rule.2
What is actually queued for that session
Three things, none of them a bill yet:
- A finished Condominium Act revision. The Louisiana State Law Institute's April 2026 report to the Legislature states that its Common Interest Ownership Regimes Committee “has also completed its review of the Condominium Act and is seeking approval of these proposals from the Law Institute's Council in hopes of recommending legislation during the 2027 Regular Session.”
- A homestead-exemption study. Senate Resolution 18 of 2026 asks the Institute to report “on or before March 1, 2027” on an exception to the homestead exemption for condominium assessments — the sequel to the vetoed HB 343.
- A prescription study. House Resolution 335 of 2026 directs the Institute to report by March 1, 2027 on prescription of parish and municipal enforcement actions under R.S. 9:5625.
Plus one stated intention. The Community Associations Institute's 2026 end-of-session report says of HB 817's sponsor: “He plans to continue conversations in the coming months to work on concepts he plans to introduce during the next legislative session.” We found no public statement by Representative McMakin himself, so treat that as CAI's report rather than a confirmed refiling.
Two other sessions, for completeness
There was no 2026 extraordinary session and no veto session in either year. The 2025 First Extraordinary Session convened at 2:00 p.m. on October 23, 2025 and could not have carried an association bill: the Governor's proclamation limited the power to legislate “under penalty of nullity, to the consideration of the following specified enumerated objects: ITEM 1: To legislate relative to the election code, election dates, election deadlines, and election plans for the 2026 election cycle, and to provide for the funding thereof if necessary.” Full-text searches of that session for “homeowners association,” “condominium,” “community association,” “building restrictions,” “manufactured home,” “planned community” and “short term rental” each returned zero instruments.
Reading a Louisiana bill page without being misled
One practical warning, because it has caught people out this year. After sine die, the Legislature's bill pages for measures that died in committee still display a live-sounding status. HB 817's page reads “Pending House Civil Law and Procedure — Considered 4/7/26.” SB 225's reads “Pending House Civil Law and Procedure — Considered 6/2/25.” Both bills are dead.
The authoritative record is the Final Disposition table for the session, which uses the Legislature's own vocabulary: COMMITTEE/HOUSE means died in House committee; CALENDAR/HOUSE means died on the calendar; VOTE-FINAL PASSAGE/HOUSE means failed on third reading; VETOED means vetoed.
What to watch next
Early April 2027 for prefilings, and the two Law Institute reports due March 1, 2027. If a Condominium Act bill is filed and never heard, that is what happened to the Planned Community Act's first attempt in 2022 — and it passed two years later.
Related Louisiana HOA Topics
- Louisiana Constitution of 1974, art. III, § 2 — Sessions ↩
- Future Session Information, 2024 to 2027 Term — Louisiana Legislature ↩
- Proclamation No. 68 JML 2025 — call of the 2025 First Extraordinary Session ↩
- Final Disposition of House Bills, 2026 Regular Session ↩
- Louisiana State Law Institute, Forty-Fourth Biennial Report to the Legislature (April 20, 2026) ↩
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