HIGHWAYS/INTERSTATE: Designates portions of certain Louisiana highways
HB 82 is a procedural bill that updates the official naming of specific Louisiana highways to use standard abbreviations (like "St." instead of "Saint") and corrects references to locations. It directly affects highway signage, maps, and official transportation documents for portions of roads in St. Bernard Parish, including routes along the Mississippi River. The bill makes minor textual corrections to highway designations without changing road infrastructure, funding, or policies. This type of amendment is common for administrative consistency in transportation records. (Note: No substantive policy changes or affected groups beyond standard highway documentation.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 17, 2025
Signed Jun 11, 2025
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What changed between versions
Senate Floor Bureau Note, #2314, Connick, Adopted
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HB82 Act 238
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MODERATE
The bill was finalized and enacted as Act 238, removing the Senate floor amendment history and adopting the final text. The substantive policy changes designate two specific highway segments in St. Bernard Parish as memorial highways for Lynn B. Dean and Henry Rodriguez Jr., replacing previous draft language that included the word 'East' and using inconsistent formatting for parish names.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on designating specific highway segments in St. Bernard Parish, but the final text clarifies the exact boundaries and removes redundant amendment tracking.
TECHNICAL
Removed all Senate floor amendment notes and tracking numbers, converting the document from a draft amendment record to an enrolled act.
Corrected the designation of the highway segment on Highway 39 by removing the word 'East' and specifying the route from St. Bernard Parkway to the Plaquemines Parish state line.
Standardized the reference to the parish name by consistently using 'St. Bernard Parish' instead of mixing 'Saint' and 'St.' formats.
REQUIREMENT
Added a specific funding cap of $550 per sign for the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain the memorial signage.
Floor votes · Senate May 29, 2025 · House May 8, 2025
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 37
May 29, 2025
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
R
Republican26
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Jun 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read by title, roll called, yeas 99, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
lower
May 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 27, 2025
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Reported favorably.
upper
May 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 92, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (12-0).
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mike Bayham
RRepublican
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