LA HB 723
enactedMTR VEHICLE/MOTORCYCLES: Authorizes drivers of certain two-wheeled vehicles to proceed through a red light under certain circumstances
Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Did LA HB 723 pass?
Yes. LA HB 723 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-02-27): Prefiled.
What is LA HB 723 about?
LA HB 723 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “MTR VEHICLE/MOTORCYCLES: Authorizes drivers of certain two-wheeled vehicles to proceed through a red light under certain circumstances”.
Who sponsors LA HB 723?
Dodie Horton is the primary sponsor of LA HB 723.
- Introduced
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-02-27 — Prefiled.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Dodie Hortonprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-06-23
Becomes Act No. 951 without the Governor's signature.
became-law
2026-06-23
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-06-01
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-06-01
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
executive-receipt
2026-05-31
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
enrolled
2026-05-29
Read by title, roll called, yeas 74, nays 22, Senate amendments concurred in.
2026-05-27
Reconsidered.
2026-05-27
Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
2026-05-27
The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 33 yeas and 3 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
passage
2026-05-27
Rules suspended. Called from the Calendar.
2026-05-27
Received from the Senate with amendments.
receipt
2026-05-27
Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.
2026-05-26
Rules suspended. Called from the Calendar.
2026-05-26
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title; failed to pass by a vote of 18 yeas and 19 nays.
2026-05-26
Notice of reconsideration on the next legislative day.
2026-05-11
Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
2026-04-28
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
reading-3
2026-04-27
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-04-22
Reported favorably.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-08
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-04-07
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 88, nays 9. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
passage
2026-04-07
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
reading-1
2026-04-01
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/07/2026.
2026-03-31
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
reading-3
2026-03-30
Reported with amendments (15-0).
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-09
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
referral-committee
2026-02-27
Prefiled.
filing
2026-02-27
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
referral-committee
2026-02-27
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
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Documents
Votes
FINAL PASSAGE (#317)
2026-04-07 · pass · 88-9
Member-level votes (105)
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Domangue: yes
- McMakin: yes
- Adams: yes
- Echols: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Amedee: yes
- Edmonston: yes
- Mena: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Egan: yes
- Moore: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Firment: yes
- Murray: yes
- Bayham: yes
- Fisher: yes
- Muscarello: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Berault: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Owen: yes
- Billings: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Riser: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Galle: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Geymann: yes
- Schamerhorn: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Glorioso: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Green: yes
- Spell: yes
- Brass: yes
- Hebert: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Braud: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- Stagni: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Henry, D.: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Butler: yes
- Hilferty: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Carlson: yes
- Horton: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Illg: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Turner: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Johnson, T.: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Carter, W.: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Villio: yes
- Carver: yes
- Knox: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Coates: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Wright: yes
- Cox: yes
- Landry, T.: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Crews: yes
- Larvadain: yes
- Young: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- Mack: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Farnum: no
- LaFleur: no
- Marcelle: no
- Freeman: no
- Landry, M.: no
- Newell: no
- Jordan: no
- Lyons: no
- Walters: no
- Bagley: other
- Johnson, M.: other
- Miller: other
- Broussard: other
- McCormick: other
- Phelps: other
- Chassion: other
- McFarland: other
FINAL PASSAGE (#1372)
2026-05-26 · fail · 18-19
Member-level votes (39)
- Mr. President: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Abraham: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Owen: yes
- Allain: yes
- Foil: yes
- Reese: yes
- Carter: yes
- Hensgens: yes
- Seabaugh: yes
- Cloud: yes
- Hodges: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Connick: yes
- Miguez: yes
- Womack: yes
- Barrow: no
- Jenkins: no
- Myers: no
- Barthelemy: no
- Kleinpeter: no
- Pressly: no
- Boudreaux: no
- Lambert: no
- Price: no
- Cathey: no
- Luneau: no
- Stine: no
- Duplessis: no
- McMath: no
- Talbot: no
- Harris: no
- Miller: no
- Jackson-Andrews: no
- Morris: no
- Bass: other
- Selders: other
FINAL PASSAGE (#1397)
2026-05-27 · pass · 33-3
Member-level votes (39)
- Mr. President: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Morris: yes
- Abraham: yes
- Foil: yes
- Myers: yes
- Allain: yes
- Hensgens: yes
- Owen: yes
- Barrow: yes
- Hodges: yes
- Pressly: yes
- Barthelemy: yes
- Jackson-Andrews: yes
- Price: yes
- Bass: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Reese: yes
- Carter: yes
- Kleinpeter: yes
- Seabaugh: yes
- Cloud: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Stine: yes
- Connick: yes
- McMath: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Duplessis: yes
- Miguez: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Womack: yes
- Boudreaux: no
- Luneau: no
- Miller: no
- Cathey: other
- Harris: other
- Selders: other
CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1719)
2026-05-29 · pass · 74-22
Member-level votes (105)
- Adams: yes
- Echols: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Amedee: yes
- Edmonston: yes
- McMakin: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Egan: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Farnum: yes
- Muscarello: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Firment: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Berault: yes
- Fisher: yes
- Owen: yes
- Billings: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- Riser: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Schamerhorn: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Galle: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Braud: yes
- Geymann: yes
- Spell: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Glorioso: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Butler: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Stagni: yes
- Carlson: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Henry, D.: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Hilferty: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Carver: yes
- Horton: yes
- Turner: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- Illg: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Coates: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Villio: yes
- Cox: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Crews: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Wright: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- Mack: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Domangue: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Boyd: no
- LaFleur: no
- Murray: no
- Brass: no
- Landry, M.: no
- Newell: no
- Bryant: no
- Larvadain: no
- Phelps: no
- Carter, W.: no
- Lyons: no
- Taylor: no
- Freeman: no
- Marcelle: no
- Walters: no
- Johnson, T.: no
- Martinez: no
- Young: no
- Jordan: no
- Mena: no
- Knox: no
- Moore: no
- Mr. Speaker: other
- Carpenter: other
- Landry, T.: other
- Bagley: other
- Chassion: other
- McFarland: other
- Bayham: other
- Green: other
- Miller: other
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