LA SB40 | 2026 | Regular Session

Louisiana Senate Bill 40

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Passed on May 15 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-05-15 - Effective date 8/1/2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

Provides for approaching emergency or disabled vehicles on or near highways. (8/1/26)

Title

Provides for approaching emergency or disabled vehicles on or near highways. (8/1/26)

Roll Calls

2026-05-12 - House - House Vote on SB 40 FINAL PASSAGE (#1160) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2026-03-24 - Senate - Senate Vote on SB 40 FINAL PASSAGE (#154) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-05-15	Senate	Effective date 8/1/2026.
2026-05-15	Senate	Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 234.
2026-05-14	Senate	Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
2026-05-13	House	Signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-13	Senate	Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-12	Senate	Received from the House without amendments.
2026-05-12	House	Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
2026-05-11	House	Scheduled for floor debate on 05/12/2026.
2026-05-07	House	Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-05-06	House	Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
2026-05-05	House	Reported favorably (13-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-03-26	House	Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
2026-03-25	House	Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
2026-03-24	Senate	Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-03-23	Senate	Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-03-18	Senate	Reported favorably.
2026-03-09	Senate	Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
2026-02-10	Senate	Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.

Subjects

TRANSPORTATION/DEV DEPT

Louisiana State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26rs&b=SB40&sbi=y
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1437690
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1451317
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1453554
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1471737
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1475226
Amendment	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1451796
Amendment	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1453206
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1437692
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1453003
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1453635
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1482395
Roll Call	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1453521
Roll Call	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1471651