HB 1001 Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session

HIGHWAYS/INTERSTATE: Redesignates a portion of United States Highway 190 as the "Jesse Jackson Memorial Highway"

This bill redesignates a section of U.S. Highway 190 in Baton Rouge as the "Jesse Jackson Memorial Highway" to honor Jesse Jackson. It directly affects the Department of Transportation and Development, which is responsible for installing and maintaining new signage for the renamed highway. The legislation requires that the cost of creating and mounting the signs be covered by local or private funding, with a limit of $2,250 per sign. No changes to traffic rules or road usage are included in this measure.

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

Jun 2026

Introduced Mar 24, 2026 Signed Jun 2, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB1001 Original → HB1001 Act 686 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was formally enacted into law as Act No. 686, expanding the sponsoring legislators from a single representative to a bipartisan group of representatives and senators. The substantive policy content regarding the renaming of a highway segment and the funding conditions for signage remains unchanged.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability are unchanged; the only difference is the formal addition of co-sponsors to the bill text.

TECHNICAL

Added co-sponsors to the bill, expanding the list from one representative to multiple representatives and senators.

Added official enrollment status, act number, and signatures from the Speaker, Senate President, and Governor, indicating the bill has become law.

Removed the original bill header and the legislative digest summary, as these are no longer needed once the bill is enacted.

Floor votes · Senate May 26, 2026 · House Apr 28, 2026

How they voted

32–3

Passed · 5 other

Total votes 40

May 26, 2026

D Democratic12

11 Yea 1

91% Yea

R Republican28

21 Yea 3 Nay 4

75% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

May 26, 2026

Upper · Passed

Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 30 yeas and 3 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

upper

May 19, 2026

Committee

Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

upper

May 18, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably.

upper

Apr 28, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

lower

Apr 22, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably (16-0).

lower

Mar 25, 2026

Committee

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.

lower

1 primary · 21 co-sponsors