ROADS/HIGHWAYS: Designates a portion of United States Highway 171 in Sabine Parish as " Speaker Joe R. Salter Memorial Highway". (8/1/26) (EN +$1,500 SG EX See Note)
SB 160 designates a specific segment of U.S. Highway 171 in Florien, Louisiana (from the northern to southern village limits in Sabine Parish) as "Joe R. Salter 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 department's actual costs for materials and installation, with a maximum cost of $750 per sign. This is a purely commemorative measure with no policy changes affecting residents, businesses, or state funding beyond the signage costs. The bill has been prefaced and referred to the Transportation Committee but has not yet advanced further.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 25, 2026
Signed May 14, 2026
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MINOR
The bill was enrolled and approved, adding the full list of sponsors and formal signatures from the Senate, House, and Governor. The most significant substantive change is the addition of the word 'Speaker' to the highway's official name, renaming it from 'Joe R. Salter Memorial Highway' to 'Speaker Joe R. Salter Memorial Highway' to honor his specific role.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on designating a specific stretch of Highway 171 in Sabine Parish, but the official title of the memorial highway was expanded to include the Speaker's title.
DEFINITION
The official name of the designated highway was changed from 'Joe R. Salter Memorial Highway' to 'Speaker Joe R. Salter Memorial Highway' in both the bill text and the final designation section.
REQUIREMENT
The enrolled version includes the complete list of sponsoring Senators and Representatives, as well as the formal approval signatures of the Senate President, House Speaker, and Governor, which were absent in the original draft.
TECHNICAL
Minor formatting corrections were made, such as changing 'northern most' to 'northernmost' and removing redundant text from the digest and page headers.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 17, 2026 · House May 6, 2026
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 39
Mar 17, 2026
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
R
Republican28
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Amendments
1
May 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 93, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 28, 2026
Introduced
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
lower
Apr 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (14-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
lower
Mar 23, 2026
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
lower
Mar 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported with amendments.
upper
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
upper
1 primary · 46 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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