HB 428 Louisiana House · 2025 Regular Session

SUNSET LAW: Re-creates the Department of Transportation and Development

HB 428 re-creates the Department of Transportation and Development, ensuring the continued operation of this state agency. This action allows the department, which oversees transportation infrastructure and development services, to maintain its functions for the public. The bill functions under a sunset law, preventing the department from expiring as previously scheduled.

Issues: ✓ Transportation

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

Signed into Law

Jun 2025

Introduced Apr 4, 2025 Signed Jun 11, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB428 Original → HB428 Act 276 · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill was updated from a draft version to its final enrolled form, becoming Act No. 276. The primary substantive change involves the bill's sponsors, who were expanded to include Representative Romero in addition to Representative Bourriaque. The bill's core policy function remains unchanged: it re-establishes the Department of Transportation and Development and sets a new sunset date of July 1, 2026, for the department and its associated statutory entities.

Scope change

The scope of the bill's applicability remains the same, focusing on the re-creation and sunset timeline of the Department of Transportation and Development.

TECHNICAL

The list of bill sponsors was updated to include Representative Romero alongside Representative Bourriaque.

The bill's title was updated to reflect its final status as 'Act No. 276' rather than 'HB 428 Original'.

The page count in the document header was updated from 3 pages to 2 pages to reflect the final version.

Enrollment signatures and approval blocks for the Speaker of the House, President of the Senate, and Governor were added to finalize the bill as law.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 8, 2025 · House May 6, 2025

How they voted

37–0

Passed

Total votes 37

Jun 8, 2025

D Democratic11

11 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican26

26 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Jun 8, 2025

Upper · Passed

Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 39 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

upper

Jun 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably. Rules suspended. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

upper

May 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

lower

Apr 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably (13-0).

lower

Apr 14, 2025

Committee

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.

lower

Apr 4, 2025

Committee

Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor