TRANSPORTATION DEPT: Re-creates the Department of Transportation and Development
This bill re-establishes the Department of Transportation and Development in Louisiana to operate from June 30, 2026, until July 1, 2031. It sets a specific expiration date for the department and all related agencies, though it allows for the possibility of renewal before that deadline. The legislation also updates state laws to reflect this new timeline and removes a previous conflicting provision.
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 31, 2026
Signed May 22, 2026
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MINOR
This bill re-enacts the Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) to prevent its automatic dissolution under state 'sunset' laws. It extends the department's operational life by setting a new termination date of July 1, 2030, and updates the relevant legal statutes to reflect this change.
Scope change
The bill expands the scope of the department's existence by overriding previous sunset provisions that would have ended operations on June 30, 2026, and legislative authority on July 1, 2027.
TIMELINE
Changed the termination date for the Department of Transportation and Development from July 1, 2027, to July 1, 2030.
REQUIREMENT
Added a new section superseding previous sunset law provisions (R.S. 49:193) that conflicted with the new extended timeline.
TECHNICAL
Updated the bill's sponsor list to include an additional representative and adjusted page counts to reflect the enrolled version.
Floor votes · Senate May 13, 2026 · House Apr 20, 2026
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 40
May 13, 2026
D
Democratic12
83% Yea
R
Republican28
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
4
Committee
4
May 13, 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 4, 2026
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
Apr 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Apr 20, 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 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (14-0).
lower
Apr 1, 2026
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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