---
type: "Bill"
title: "FUNDS/FUNDING: Dedication of unclaimed property funds and creation of Louisiana Unclaimed Property Permanent Trust Fund. (Item #10) (See Act) (EN -$25,000,000 GF RV See Note)"
description: "FUNDS/FUNDING: Dedication of unclaimed property funds and creation of Louisiana Unclaimed Property Permanent Trust Fund. (Item #10) (See Act) (EN -$25,000,000 GF RV See Note)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/la"
legislature: "Louisiana Legislature"
session: "2020s1"
identifier: "SB 18"
citation: "Louisiana SB 18 (2020s1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michael \"Big Mike\" Fesi"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 22
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-06-09"
last_action: "2020-07-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6b010e95-5ba2-477e-92b7-3e7af2580f6e"
source_url: "http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/BillInfo.aspx?i=239241"
source_hash: "7b8ffb67e29a3225afb3daaa82cf5d651eb62beaced8edce138954ddc2f8946a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-la"]
---

# Louisiana SB 18 (2020s1) — FUNDS/FUNDING: Dedication of unclaimed property funds and creation of Louisiana Unclaimed Property Permanent Trust Fund. (Item #10) (See Act) (EN -$25,000,000 GF RV See Note)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **SB18 Original** (filed) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1181000)
2. **House Committee Amendment, #477, APP, Draft** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1183678)
3. **House Committee Amendment, #486, APP, Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1183750)
4. **SB18 Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1185919)
5. **SB18 Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1181393)
6. **SB18 Reengrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1183313)
7. **Senate Floor Amendment, #322, Johns, Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1183247)
8. **SB18 Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1184419)

## Votes

- FINAL PASSAGE (#74) — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR (#121) — **36–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE (#136) — **98–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Michael "Big Mike" Fesi — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-07-13** Effective date: See Act.
- **2020-07-13** Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 20. `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-29** Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate. `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-29** Signed by the Speaker of the House.
- **2020-06-28** Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
- **2020-06-26** Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays.
- **2020-06-26** Rules suspended.
- **2020-06-25** Received from the House with amendments.
- **2020-06-25** Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 3. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate. `passage`
- **2020-06-24** Scheduled for floor debate on 06/25/20.
- **2020-06-24** Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.
- **2020-06-24** Rules suspended.
- **2020-06-24** Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
- **2020-06-24** Reported with amendments (18-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- **2020-06-23** Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-23** Rules suspended.
- **2020-06-23** Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
- **2020-06-22** Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled. `passage`
- **2020-06-22** Called from the Calendar.
- **2020-06-15** Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
- **2020-06-11** Reported favorably. Rules suspended. Read by title; ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
- **2020-06-09** Rules suspended. Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Finance. `referral-committee`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6b010e95-5ba2-477e-92b7-3e7af2580f6e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Louisiana legislature records).