LA HB345 | 2026 | Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill 345

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Passed on May 29 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-05-29 - Effective date: 08/01/2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

Provides with respect to the Rail Infrastructure Improvement Program (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Title

Provides with respect to the Rail Infrastructure Improvement Program (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Roll Calls

2026-05-19 - Senate - Senate Vote on HB 345 FINAL PASSAGE (#1018) (Y: 34 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2026-04-20 - House - House Vote on HB 345 FINAL PASSAGE (#580) (Y: 95 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 10) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-05-29	House	Effective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-05-29	House	Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 428.
2026-05-21	House	Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-05-20	Senate	Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-20	House	Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-20	House	Received from the Senate without amendments.
2026-05-19	Senate	Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-05-13	Senate	Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-05-12	Senate	Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-05-11	Senate	Reported favorably.
2026-04-21	Senate	Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
2026-04-20	Senate	Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-04-20	House	Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-04-15	House	Scheduled for floor debate on 04/20/2026.
2026-04-14	House	Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-04-13	House	Reported favorably (14-0).
2026-03-09	House	Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
2026-02-27	House	First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
2026-02-24	House	Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
2026-02-24	House	Prefiled.

Subjects

RAILROADS

Louisiana State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26rs&b=HB345&sbi=y
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1442874
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1461338
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1474744
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1480277
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1442893
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1447946
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1461817
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1462893
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1475884
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1485437
Roll Call	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1463786
Roll Call	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1474537