Legislative Issues
LEGISLATIVE ISSUES & UPDATES
A significant factor in the real estate sector is legislative advocacy, which makes sure that rules and legislation serve the needs of brokers and their customers. Here are some benefits and opportunities that REALTORS® can provide through legislative advocacy.
The 2023 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature began April 10 and ended June 8. The session was fiscal in nature, meaning the session was shorter, and each legislator could only file five pieces of non-fiscal legislation. This was the last regular legislative session for Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Amite; Senate President Page Cortez, R-Lafayette; and House Speaker Clay Schexnayder, R-Gonzales. The Louisiana REALTORS® Advocacy Team tracked over 200 pieces of legislation on behalf of the real estate industry and appeared at the Legislature daily to ensure your profession was represented and Louisiana citizens’ property rights were protected. These efforts led to the successful passage of bills that will make improvements for the profession and consumers you serve. These efforts also led to effectively stopping legislation in its tracks that would have been bad for your profession and the consumers you serve or amending all objections out of many bills that without your involvement would have been detrimental. Bills that were signed go into effect August 1 unless otherwise indicated. Please view the End of Session Report presented Harris, Deville & Associates on behalf of Louisiana REALTORS®.
The 2023 Legislative Session adjourned Thursday, June 8th. Legislators debated hundreds of bills with wide raising topics. The Louisiana REALTORS® Bill Review Team reviewed and determined Louisiana REALTORS® position on almost two hundred of these bills with topics ranging from taxes, homeowners’ associations, and property insurance. Click below to view the final tracking report on these bills Louisiana REALTORS® took positions on or were following throughout the legislative session. This service allows you to focus on your business while Louisiana REALTORS® focuses on opportunities and threats to it.
Providing optimum member resources
while serving as the advocate for REALTORS® & consumers.
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