HB 1172 Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session

HIGHWAYS: Designates a portion of United States Highway 165 in Oberlin, Louisiana, as the "Kulyn Brooks Manuel Memorial Highway"

This bill designates a specific stretch of United States Highway 165 in Oberlin, Louisiana, as the "Kulyn Brooks Manuel Memorial Highway" to honor an individual. The legislation directs the state Department of Transportation and Development to install and maintain signs for this new name, provided the department recovers its material and installation costs from local or private funding sources. The act limits the reimbursement for each sign to a maximum of $2,250 and applies only to the section of the road running between the northern and southern boundaries of the town.

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 31, 2026 Signed Jun 2, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB1172 Original → HB1172 Act 709 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was enrolled and approved by the Governor, adding the signatures of the Speaker and Senate President. The list of sponsoring representatives was expanded to include several new co-sponsors, while the original digest and introductory text were removed as the bill became law.

Scope change

The bill's substantive scope regarding the highway designation and signage funding requirements remains unchanged; only the procedural status and sponsor list were modified.

ELIGIBILITY

Added Representatives Bayham, Beaullieu, Billings, Boudreaux, Wilford Carter, Chassion, Deshotel, Echols, Egan, Fontenot, Glorioso, Illg, Mike Johnson, Knox, Jacob Landry, Ventrella, Villio, Walters, and Wyble to the list of bill sponsors.

TECHNICAL

Removed the original digest summary and introductory text, which is standard procedure when a bill is enacted into law.

Added formal approval signatures for the Speaker of the House, President of the Senate, and Governor, and updated the header to reflect 'Enrolled' and 'Act No. 709'.

Floor votes · Senate May 26, 2026 · House Apr 27, 2026

How they voted

37–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 40

May 26, 2026

D Democratic12

10 Yea 2

83% Yea

R Republican28

27 Yea 1

96% 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 35 yeas and 0 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 27, 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 21, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably (10-0).

lower

Apr 1, 2026

Committee

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

lower

1 primary · 19 co-sponsors