HB 675 Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session

HIGHWAYS: Designates a portion of United States Highway 425 in Franklin Parish as the "Assistant Chief Bill 'Putt' Linder Memorial Highway"

HB 675 designates a specific section of U.S. Highway 425 in Franklin Parish (from Morgan Street to Louisiana Highway 913) as the "Bill Jewel 'Putt' Linder Memorial Highway" to honor an individual. The bill requires the Louisiana Department of Transportation to install and maintain signage for this designation, but only if local or private funds cover the costs (up to $2,250 per sign) without using state funds. This is a commemorative bill with no policy changes or direct impact on residents, businesses, or transportation regulations. It solely involves naming a highway segment and setting conditions for signage implementation.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House Passage

May 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

May 2026

Introduced Feb 27, 2026 Signed May 22, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB675 Original → HB675 Act 311 · 1 edit

MINOR

The bill was expanded from a single memorial highway designation to include three separate highway designations across three different parishes. The original text only designated a portion of US Highway 425 in Franklin Parish; the new version adds a memorial highway on LA Highway 16 in Livingston Parish and a memorial highway on LA Highway 121 in Rapides Parish. The funding limit for signage was also adjusted, with the new Rapides Parish designation having a lower per-sign cost limit ($750) compared to the original ($2,250).

Scope change

The bill's scope was significantly expanded by adding two new highway designations in Livingston and Rapides parishes, in addition to the original Franklin Parish designation.

FISCAL

The funding limit for signage in the new Rapides Parish section was set at $750 per sign, which is lower than the $2,250 limit for the original Franklin Parish section.

Floor votes · Senate May 7, 2026 · House Mar 17, 2026

How they voted

36–0

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 40

May 7, 2026

D Democratic12

10 Yea 2

83% Yea

R Republican28

26 Yea 2

92% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

May 13, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read by title, roll called, yeas 95, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

lower

May 7, 2026

Upper · Passed

Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

upper

Apr 27, 2026

Committee

Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

upper

Apr 22, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported with amendments.

upper

Mar 17, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 100, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

lower

Mar 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported with amendments (12-0).

lower

Mar 9, 2026

Committee

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

lower

Feb 27, 2026

Committee

Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.

lower

1 primary · 21 co-sponsors