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HB 1000 Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session

TRANSPORTATION DEPT: Modifies certain operations within the Department of Transportation and Development and the Highway Priority Program

This bill modifies how Louisiana's Department of Transportation and Development manages its highway projects and contract limits. It requires the department to report annually on changes made to previous year's projects and aims to ensure at least 90% of planned projects progress as scheduled. The legislation also increases the maximum contract value for highway construction to $3 million and mandates that projects excluded from the final construction program be reported to legislative committees by October 1st with written justification. These changes affect state transportation officials, legislative committees, and contractors working on public infrastructure projects.
Issues: ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationBill strengthens transportation operations by improving project management, increasing contract limits, and ensuring project progress through reporting requirements.85% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Mar 24, 2026 Signed May 29, 2026
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What changed between versions

HB1000 Original → HB1000 Act 449 · 4 edits
MODERATE
This bill updates Louisiana's Highway Priority Program by clarifying reporting deadlines and increasing the maximum contract limit for state highway projects. It requires the Department of Transportation to submit a list of excluded projects with justifications by October 1st of the following year and raises the contract limit from $1.3 million to $3 million, allowing for larger infrastructure projects to be funded without additional legislative approval.
REQUIREMENT

Clarified that annual project status reports must refer to the current Highway Priority Program rather than the previous year's submission.

TIMELINE

Established a specific deadline of October 1st of the following fiscal year for submitting lists of excluded projects with written justifications.

FISCAL

Increased the maximum contract limit for highway construction and improvement projects from $1.3 million to $3 million.

ENFORCEMENT

Added a requirement for the Legislative Auditor to annually monitor and determine the accuracy of the department's project progress reporting.

Floor votes · Senate May 20, 2026 · House Apr 27, 2026

How they voted

36–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 40
May 20, 2026
D Democratic12
11 Yea 1
91% Yea
R Republican28
25 Yea 3
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
18
Key actions
4
Committee
4
May 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 12, 2026
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Apr 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (11-0).
lower
Mar 25, 2026
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Jacob Braud
Jacob Braud
RRepublican
LA
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