LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Authorizes the town of Golden Meadow in Lafourche Parish to designate certain alternative pathways along state highways for golf carts and low-speed vehicles
HB 510 authorizes the town of Golden Meadow in Lafourche Parish to establish designated pathways for golf carts and low-speed vehicles along specific state highways. This bill directly affects residents and visitors in Golden Meadow who use such vehicles for local travel. The key provision excludes Louisiana Highway 3235 from these designations, as specified in the bill's amendment. It does not create new statewide rules but allows a local municipality to manage vehicle access on certain roadways.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Apr 4, 2025
Signed Jun 8, 2025
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MINOR
The bill was converted from an original draft to an enrolled act, finalizing its text for implementation. The substantive content remains focused on authorizing the town of Golden Meadow to allow golf carts and low-speed vehicles on specific road shoulders, with no changes to the core policy, funding, or eligibility criteria.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains unchanged; it continues to apply specifically to the town of Golden Meadow in Lafourche Parish.
TECHNICAL
The document format was updated from 'ORIGINAL' draft to 'ENROLLED' Act No. 203, indicating the bill has been approved by the legislature and the Governor.
Representatives McMakin, Newell, and Riser were added to the list of sponsors alongside Representative Orgeron.
The legislative history section was updated to reflect the final enrolled status, replacing the 'Digest' and 'Original' headers with official approval signatures from the Speaker, Senate President, and Governor.
Floor votes · Senate Jun 1, 2025 · House May 12, 2025
How they voted
34–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 37
Jun 1, 2025
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
R
Republican26
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Jun 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 27, 2025
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Reported favorably.
upper
May 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
May 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (11-0).
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 · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Joe Orgeron
RRepublican
Co
Candace Newell
DDemocratic
Co
Dixon McMakin
RRepublican
Co
Neil Riser
RRepublican
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