HB 882 Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session

ADVERTISING: Provides for the control of outdoor advertising

HB 882 amends Louisiana's outdoor advertising rules to increase spacing between signs along highways and ban wooden materials. The bill requires all new outdoor advertising signs to be constructed of steel or metal (replacing wood), mandates signs face away from highways by at least 1,000 feet on the same side of interstates or federal highways, and exempts "on-premise" signs (like store signage). Existing wooden signs may remain until replacement, repair, or relocation, at which point they must comply with the new rules. This directly affects billboard companies and businesses using highway-side advertising in commercial or industrial zones.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 27, 2026 Last action Apr 14, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB882 Reengrossed → HB882 Engrossed · 3 edits · Apr 8, 2026

MINOR

The bill clarifies that outdoor advertising signs damaged by an act of God after January 1, 2010, are legally recognized as nonconforming signs eligible for rebuilding, enhancement, or re-permitting. It also corrects a spelling error changing 'insure' to 'ensure' in the context of federal funding compliance. These changes provide legal certainty for sign owners facing natural disasters and maintain the bill's original intent to support infrastructure recovery.

Scope change

The scope of eligibility for rebuilding damaged signs was clarified to explicitly include signs damaged by acts of God, whereas the previous version had a fragmented phrasing that could have caused ambiguity.

ELIGIBILITY

Clarified that signs damaged by an act of God are considered legal nonconforming signs eligible for rebuilding or re-permitting.

REQUIREMENT

Corrected the spelling of 'insure' to 'ensure' regarding the department's obligation to receive maximum federal-aid funds.

TECHNICAL

Removed a conflicting House Floor Amendment note that suggested removing the provision for rebuilding signs damaged by an act of God, which was superseded by the final text.

Floor votes · House Apr 8, 2026

How they voted

52–35

Passed · 18 other

Total votes 105

Apr 8, 2026

D Democratic33

6 Yea 18 Nay 9

54% Nay

R Republican72

46 Yea 17 Nay 9

63% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Apr 8, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 54, nays 34. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

lower

Mar 30, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported with amendments (9-7).

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 · 0 co-sponsors