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Read. Follow. Verify.Louisiana Bill HB 472 Authorizes Local Governments to Implement Rent Stabilization
Last action · May 5, 2026: Involuntarily deferred in committee.Sponsor: Alonzo Knox
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What This Bill Proposed
Municipalities and parishes in Louisiana are authorized to adopt ordinances implementing measures through a majority vote of their .
Local governing bodies gain the discretionary authority to enact caps on residential rent increases, potentially altering landlord-tenant dynamics and housing costs within jurisdictions that choose to adopt such measures.
Who It Would Have Affected
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Municipalities and Parishes
Local governments are granted discretionary authority to vote on and adopt rent stabilization ordinances.
Landlords and Tenants
Residential rental markets within adopting jurisdictions may become subject to local rent stabilization rules and caps.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
5 actions- May 5, 2026HouseInvoluntarily deferred in committee.
- Mar 9, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.
- Feb 27, 2026HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
- Feb 26, 2026HousePrefiled.
- Feb 26, 2026HouseCommitteeUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy80Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz45Current news / social attention level
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