HLS 19RS-770 ENGROSSED
2019 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 396
BY REPRESENTATIVE ANDERS
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
BANKS/BANKING: Provides relative to bank operating subsidiaries
1 AN ACT
2To amend and reenact R.S. 6:822 and 1229.1 and to enact R.S. 6:243(C)(1)(d) and 246,
3 relative to bank operating subsidiaries; to provide conditions for a state bank to hold
4 immovable property in perpetuity; to provide for permitted conduct; to provide for
5 notice; to provide for applicability; and to provide for related matters.
6Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 6:822 and 1229.1 are hereby amended and reenacted and R.S.
86:243(C)(1)(d) and 246 are hereby enacted to read as follows:
9 §243. Immovable property; dealings
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11 C.(1) A state bank may hold immovable property in perpetuity, exempt from
12 the divestiture requirements of this Section, if all of the following conditions are met:
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14 (d) Written approval has been obtained from the commissioner.
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16 §246. Bank operating subsidiaries
17 A. A state bank may, through a wholly-owned operating subsidiary, conduct
18 any activity or make any investment that the state bank is authorized to conduct or
19 make under state or federal law. A state bank that establishes a subsidiary in
20 accordance with this Subsection shall provide the commissioner written notice within
21 thirty days after establishing the subsidiary or commencing the new activity in the
22 subsidiary.
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1 B. Except as provided in Subsection A of this Section, a state bank shall
2 obtain written approval from the commissioner in order to conduct any activity
3 through a subsidiary.
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5 §822. Loans and investments
6 An association may invest in, sell, participate, or otherwise deal in or with the
7 following loans or other investments as hereinafter provided:
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9 (3) The following loans or investments are permitted, but are limited except
10 as provided in this Section to not in excess of the percentage of the assets of the
11 association set forth as follows:
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13 (d) Real estate investments for other than association's offices. The
14 provisions of R.S. 6:243 and 246, and the rules and regulations promulgated
15 thereunder shall be applicable to associations in the same manner as they are
16 applicable to banks.
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18 §1229.1. Applicability of rules and regulations
19 The provisions of R.S. 6:243 and 246, and the rules and regulations
20 promulgated thereunder shall be applicable to savings banks in the same manner as
21 they are applicable to banks.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 396 Engrossed 2019 Regular Session Anders
Abstract: Relative to bank operating subsidiaries, provides conditions for a state bank to
hold immovable property in perpetuity.
Present law allows a state bank to hold immovable property in perpetuity, exempt from the
divestiture requirements in present law, if all of the following conditions are met:
(1) The property is not being operated by the financial institution as an ongoing business.
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(2) The property has been written down to the value of one dollar on the books of the bank.
(3) The property has been transferred into a subsidiary of the bank.
Proposed law retains present law and adds the condition that written approval has been
obtained from commissioner.
Proposed law provides that a state bank may, through a wholly-owned operating subsidiary,
conduct any activity or make any investment that a state bank is authorized to conduct or
make under present law.
Proposed law requires a state bank that establishes a subsidiary in accordance with proposed
law to provide the commissioner written notice within the 30 days following the
establishment of the subsidiary or commencement of the new activity in the subsidiary.
Proposed law requires a state bank to obtain written approval from the commissioner in
order to conduct any activity through the subsidiary, except as provided for in proposed law.
Proposed law provides that proposed law shall be applicable to associations in the same
manner as they are applicable to banks.
Proposed law provides that proposed law shall be applicable to savings banks in the same
manner as they are applicable to banks.
(Amends R.S. 6:822 and 1229.1; Adds R.S. 6:243(C)(1)(d) and 246)
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Commerce to the
original bill:
1. Remove the authorization for a state bank, through a wholly-owned operating
subsidiary, to conduct any activity or make any investment that a national bank
is authorized to conduct or make under state or federal law.
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