HB 149 Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session

HIGHWAYS: Designates a portion of United States Highway 190 as the "Senior Police Officer Trevor Abney Memorial Highway"

HB 149 designates a specific segment of United States Highway 190 Business East in Slidell, Louisiana (from Beech Avenue/Interstate 10 Service Road to Military Road) as the "Senior Police Officer Trevor Abney Memorial Highway." The bill requires the Louisiana Department of Transportation to install and maintain signage for this designation only if local or private funds cover the costs (up to $2,250 per sign). This is a purely ceremonial bill with no substantive policy changes, solely honoring a police officer through road naming.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 13, 2026 Signed May 11, 2026
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What changed between versions

HB149 Original HB149 Act · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was formally enrolled and approved by the Governor, transitioning from a draft version to an official Act. The sponsor list was expanded to include numerous additional representatives, while the digest was removed as it is not part of the final law. The core policy regarding the highway designation and signage funding remains unchanged.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; only the procedural status and sponsor list were updated.
TECHNICAL

Added official enrollment status, Act number, and signatures of legislative officers to finalize the bill.

Removed the legislative digest and original page headers as these are not part of the enacted law.

Updated the list of bill sponsors to include additional representatives.

Floor votes · Senate May 6, 2026 · House Mar 24, 2026

How they voted

370
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 40
May 6, 2026
D Democratic12
10 Yea 2
83% Yea
R Republican28
27 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
4
Committee
5
May 6, 2026
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
Apr 27, 2026
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
Apr 22, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Mar 24, 2026
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
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (14-0).
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
lower
Feb 13, 2026
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
lower
1 primary · 34 co-sponsors

Sponsors