Louisiana bills · 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana HB 221

HIGHWAYS/INTERSTATE: Designates the new bridge to be constructed over the Mississippi River connecting Louisiana Highway 1 and Louisiana Highway 30 as the "President Donald J. Trump Expressway"

1. Introduced
2. In committee
3. Passed House
4. Passed Senate
5. To Governor
6. Became law

Sponsors

• Michael Echols (Republican)

Summary

Text versions

• House Floor Amendment, #2240, LaCombe, Adopted
• HB221 Original
• HB221 Engrossed
• HB221 Reengrossed

Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.

Actions

• Feb 19, 2026 · House
  Prefiled.
• Feb 19, 2026 · House
  Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
• Feb 20, 2026 · House
  First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/20/2026.
• Mar 9, 2026 · House
  Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
• Mar 10, 2026 · House
  Reported favorably (12-2).
• Mar 11, 2026 · House
  Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
• Mar 16, 2026 · House
  Scheduled for floor debate on 03/17/2026.
• Mar 17, 2026 · House
  Read by title, returned to the calendar.
• Mar 17, 2026 · House
  Notice given.
• Mar 17, 2026 · House
  Scheduled for floor debate on 03/23/2026.
• Mar 23, 2026 · House
  Called from the calendar.
• Mar 23, 2026 · House
  Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 68, nays 26. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
• Mar 24, 2026 · Senate
  Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
• Mar 25, 2026 · Senate
  Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.