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LouisianaHB 5562025 Regular SessionHouseWALLET
TRANSPORTATION: Reforms operations for the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (EN INCREASE SD EX See Note)
Sponsored By: Ryan Bourriaque (Republican)
Signed by Governor
Transportation, Highways and Public Works
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
8 provisions identified: 5 benefits, 1 costs, 2 mixed.
Public gets clearer highway project reports
By October 1 each year, the department must publish highway project screening results, including submitted projects left out. It must explain changes from the previous year’s Highway Priority Program. The law sets a goal that at least 90% of projects advance as described in the previous year’s program. The Legislative Auditor must measure program accuracy each year.
Residents get online roadwork updates
Each transportation district must post weekly website updates showing construction and maintenance work by parish, including locations and descriptions. The department must also provide an interactive online tracker for its projects statewide. Residents can use these tools to check local roadwork and project progress.
Highway office gains fund control
Beginning July 1, 2025, the Office of Louisiana Highway Construction has exclusive control over the State Highway Improvement Fund. Its authority also covers the fund’s debt and all Louisiana routes outside the federal-aid system. The office can pay off the fund’s bonds before they are due. Early repayment is allowed, not required.
Highway priorities emphasize access and reliability
Highway priorities must emphasize clear information about project schedules, funding, and scope, along with reliable roads. Goals include better links to jobs and higher education through local roads, transit, rail, and other travel options. The department must consult Louisiana Economic Development about site development goals. Projects discussed at public hearings become eligible for inclusion after exclusion from the final construction program for more than one consecutive fiscal year. Eligibility does not guarantee funding or construction.
More outside hiring for highway work
Louisiana’s transportation department must maximize outside contracts for state highway maintenance. It can hire consultants without former limits tied to workload, special skills, or time constraints. It can also contract for prison labor on highways or department facilities without former labor-shortage or budget limits. Corrections officials or parish sheriffs must supervise prisoners and maintain security at all times.
Highway workers lose layoff protection
Classified Louisiana highway maintenance workers lose a protection against displacement or layoffs caused by prison labor. The law removes the ban on using prison labor to reduce highway maintenance crews. It does not order layoffs.
Highway contractors get shorter warranty duties
Highway construction and improvement contracts must include a one-year warranty for materials and workmanship, down from three years. Contractors face a shorter warranty duty. The state has less time to seek repairs under that warranty.
Utilities face higher relocation delay charges
The department must use all practical means, with utility operators, to avoid moving utilities during highway planning, design, and construction. Consultation sets operators’ response timeframes before penalties begin. Relocation agreements can charge 0.15% of estimated relocation costs per qualifying delay day, up from 0.05%. The charge requires an agreement clause and applies only when the utility’s unjustifiable delay is the sole cause.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Ryan Bourriaque
Republican • House
Cosponsors
Beryl Amedée
Republican • House
Beth Anne Billings
Republican • House
Chad Michael Boyer
Republican • House
Daryl Andrew Deshotel
Republican • House
Emily Chenevert
Republican • House
Jacob Braud
Republican • House
Jessica Domangue
Republican • House
Josh Carlson
Republican • House
Kathy Edmonston
Republican • House
Kellee Hennessy Dickerson
Republican • House
Kim Carver
Republican • House
Kimberly Landry Coates
Republican • House
Michael Robert Bayham Jr.
Republican • House
Peter F. Egan Sr.
Republican • House
Phillip DeVillier
Republican • House
R. Dewith Carrier
Republican • House
Raymond J. Crews
Republican • House
Rhonda Gaye Butler
Republican • House
Stephanie H. Berault
Republican • House
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 6/11/2025
Read by title, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
Yes: 97 • No: 0
Senate vote • 6/9/2025
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.
Yes: 35 • No: 0
House vote • 5/6/2025
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
Yes: 97 • No: 0
House vote • 4/15/2025
Reported with amendments
Yes: 12 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 380.
6/20/2025HouseEffective date: 08/01/2025.
6/20/2025HouseEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
6/12/2025HouseSigned by the President of the Senate.
6/12/2025SenateSent to the Governor for executive approval.
6/12/2025HouseRules suspended, called out of its regular order.
6/11/2025HouseCalled from the calendar.
6/11/2025HouseRead by title, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
6/11/2025HouseRead by title, returned to the calendar.
6/10/2025HouseNotice given.
6/10/2025HouseScheduled for concurrence on 06/11/2025.
6/10/2025HouseRules suspended.
6/9/2025SenateRead by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
6/9/2025SenateRules suspended. Called from the Calendar.
6/9/2025SenateSenate 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.
6/9/2025SenateReceived from the Senate with amendments.
6/9/2025HouseScheduled for concurrence on 06/10/2025.
6/9/2025HouseRules suspended. Recalled from Committee.
6/8/2025SenateRead by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
6/8/2025SenateReported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
6/8/2025SenateReported with amendments. Rules suspended. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title; recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
6/4/2025SenateRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
5/8/2025SenateReceived in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
5/7/2025SenateCalled from the calendar.
5/6/2025HouseRead third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
5/6/2025House
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