TRAFFIC: To direct the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development to conduct a study and report on road hazards on state highways and their impact on Louisiana residents.
This resolution directs Louisiana's Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) to study road hazards (like potholes and damaged signage) on state highways and their impact on residents, particularly low-income and rural communities. The study must analyze current claim data, response times, financial burdens from road damage, and compare Louisiana's approach to policies in other states like New York and Florida. DOTD must submit a report with policy recommendations for improving hazard response and compensation by February 2026. The bill does not change laws but requires a data-driven review to inform future decisions.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2025
Committee Review
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jun 8, 2025
Last action Jun 10, 2025
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Jun 10, 2025
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The bill was converted from its original draft to its enrolled final version, which involved removing administrative headers, page numbers, and a non-binding legislative digest. The core policy text, including the study requirements and deadlines, remained substantively unchanged.
TECHNICAL
Removed the original bill number (SLS 25RS-2818) and replaced it with the enrolled number (SR 178), along with deleting the Senate Legislative Services digest and formatting headers.
Deleted page numbers and footer text that were present in the original draft but are not part of the final legal text.
Reformatted the text layout to align with standard enrolled bill formatting, removing line numbers used for tracking edits during the legislative process.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
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Actions timeline
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Committee
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Jun 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read by title and adopted.
upper
Jun 8, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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Legislator
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State
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Regina Barrow
DDemocratic
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