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HB 462LOUISIANASession 2026State BillSigned into law

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Louisiana Restructures Board of Commissioners for Capital Area Road and Bridge District

Original title: DISTRICTS/SPECIAL: Provides relative to the Capital Area Road and Bridge District

Last action · May 22, 2026: Effective date: 08/01/2026.Sponsor: Dixon McMakin

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What This Bill Does

Louisiana enacted HB 462 to revise the composition and appointment rules for the governing the Capital Area Road and Bridge District, establishing a seven-member board appointed by state and local leaders effective August 1, 2026.

Why it matters

Changes who holds governance and oversight authority over regional road and infrastructure projects within the district, altering the appointment powers held by the governor, legislative leaders, and local parish presidents.

Who It Affects

Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Capital Area Road and Bridge District

The district's governing board composition and appointment structure are directly altered by the new law.

Directly affected

Department of Transportation and Development

The secretary of the department or a designee is mandated to serve on the board of commissioners.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many members are on the Capital Area Road and Bridge District board?

The board is composed of seven members.

Who appoints the legislative members to the board?

The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president of the Senate appoint the legislative members.

When does this act take effect?

The act takes effect on August 1, 2026.

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Where This Stands

Current status: Signed into law.

Procedural history

22 actions

May 22, 2026HouseEnrolled
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 301.
May 22, 2026House
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
May 19, 2026House
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
May 18, 2026HouseEnrolled
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
May 18, 2026SenateEnrolled
Signed by the President of the Senate.
May 13, 2026HouseIntroduced
Read by title, roll called, yeas 96, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

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May 12, 2026House
Received from the Senate with amendments.
May 12, 2026House
Scheduled for concurrence on 05/13/2026.
May 11, 2026SenateFloor
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
Apr 28, 2026SenateFloor
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
Apr 27, 2026SenateIntroduced
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
Apr 22, 2026SenateCommittee
Reported favorably.
Apr 7, 2026SenateCommittee
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs.
Apr 1, 2026HouseFloor
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 90, nays 7. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
Apr 1, 2026Senate
Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
Mar 31, 2026House
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/01/2026.
Mar 30, 2026HouseFloor
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
Mar 26, 2026HouseCommittee
Reported favorably (13-0).
Mar 9, 2026HouseIntroduced
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.
Feb 27, 2026House
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
Feb 26, 2026House
Prefiled.
Feb 26, 2026HouseCommittee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.

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Full breakdown

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Connected Entities

Department of Transportation and Development, Capital Area Road and Bridge District

OrganizationDepartment of Transportation and Development“State department whose secretary serves on the board”Map →

OrganizationCapital Area Road and Bridge District“Special district whose board is being restructured”Map →

Sources

Open source document

www.legis.la.gov

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