LA HB 221
died on adjournmentHIGHWAYS/INTERSTATE: Designates the new bridge to be constructed over the Mississippi River connecting Louisiana Highway 1 and Louisiana Highway 30 as the "President Donald J. Trump Expressway"
Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did LA HB 221 pass?
No. LA HB 221 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-03-25): Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
What is LA HB 221 about?
LA HB 221 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “HIGHWAYS/INTERSTATE: Designates the new bridge to be constructed over the Mississippi River connecting Louisiana Highway 1 and Louisiana Highway 30 as the "President Donald J. Trump Expressway"”.
Who sponsors LA HB 221?
Michael Echols is the primary sponsor of LA HB 221, joined by 32 cosponsors.
- Introduced
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- Latest action
- 2026-03-25 — Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Michael Echolsprimary
- Mark Wrightcosponsor
- Roger Wilder IIIcosponsor
- Rodney Schamerhorncosponsor
- Neil Risercosponsor
- Charles Owencosponsor
- Nicholas Muscarellocosponsor
- Michael Melerinecosponsor
- Dixon McMakincosponsor
- Jacob Landrycosponsor
- Dodie Hortoncosponsor
- Chance Henrycosponsor
- Brian Gloriosocosponsor
- Gabe Firmentcosponsor
- Peter Egancosponsor
- Kathy Edmonstoncosponsor
- John Wyblecosponsor
- Daryl Deshotelcosponsor
- Raymond Crewscosponsor
- Emily Chenevertcosponsor
- Kim Carvercosponsor
- R. Dewith Carriercosponsor
- Josh Carlsoncosponsor
- Rhonda Butlercosponsor
- Chad Boyercosponsor
- Beth Billingscosponsor
- Stephanie Beraultcosponsor
- Beau Beaullieucosponsor
- Mike Bayhamcosponsor
- Dennis Bamburg Jr.cosponsor
- Larry Bagleycosponsor
- Beryl Amedeecosponsor
- Kellee Dickersoncosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-25
Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
2026-03-24
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
reading-1
2026-03-23
Called from the calendar.
2026-03-23
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 68, nays 26. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
passage
2026-03-17
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
2026-03-17
Notice given.
2026-03-17
Scheduled for floor debate on 03/23/2026.
2026-03-16
Scheduled for floor debate on 03/17/2026.
2026-03-11
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
reading-3
2026-03-10
Reported favorably (12-2).
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-09
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
referral-committee
2026-02-20
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/20/2026.
2026-02-19
Prefiled.
filing
2026-02-19
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
referral-committee
Versions
Documents
Votes
FINAL PASSAGE (#51)
2026-03-23 · pass · 68-26
Member-level votes (103)
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Amedee: yes
- Domangue: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Echols: yes
- McMakin: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Edmonston: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Bayham: yes
- Egan: yes
- Muscarello: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Farnum: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Berault: yes
- Firment: yes
- Owen: yes
- Billings: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- Riser: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Schamerhorn: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Galle: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Geymann: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Braud: yes
- Glorioso: yes
- Stagni: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Butler: yes
- Henry: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Carlson: yes
- Hilferty: yes
- Turner: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Horton: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Carver: yes
- Illg: yes
- Villio: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Coates: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Cox: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Wright: yes
- Crews: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- Mack: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Boyd: no
- Jordan: no
- Mena: no
- Bryant: no
- Knox: no
- Miller: no
- Carpenter: no
- LaFleur: no
- Murray: no
- Carter, W.: no
- Landry, M.: no
- Newell: no
- Chassion: no
- Landry, T.: no
- Phelps: no
- Fisher: no
- Larvadain: no
- Taylor: no
- Freeman: no
- Lyons: no
- Walters: no
- Freiberg: no
- Marcelle: no
- Young: no
- Green: no
- Martinez: no
- Adams: other
- Carter, R.: other
- Moore: other
- Bagley: other
- Jackson: other
- Spell: other
- Brass: other
- Johnson, T.: other
- Thomas: other
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