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Read. Follow. Verify.Louisiana designates portion of Highway 163 in Webster Parish as memorial highway
Last action · May 14, 2026: Effective date: 08/01/2026.Sponsors: Wayne McMahen and 12 others
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What This Bill Does
Louisiana designates a specific segment of Louisiana Highway 163 in Webster Parish as the 'Sergeant William 'Billy' Earl Collins, Jr., Memorial Highway' and directs the Department of Transportation and Development to install matching signage, effective August 1, 2026.
Changes only the official honorary designation of a roadway section; no infrastructure, traffic, or service changes are made, and sign fabrication requires non-state funding.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Department of Transportation and Development
The department is directed to erect and maintain memorial signage provided that local or private funds are received.
Key Facts
- A designated portion of Louisiana Highway 163 from Green Tree Street to Watson Road is named the 'Sergeant William 'Billy' Earl Collins, Jr., Memorial Highway'.
- The roadway segment is located in the town of Doyline, within Webster Parish.
- The Department of Transportation and Development is directed to erect and maintain appropriate signage for the designation.
- Signage installation is contingent upon the department receiving local or private funds covering the actual costs of materials, fabrication, mounting posts, and installation, not to exceed $750 per sign.
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- The Act becomes effective on August 1, 2026.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
18 actions- May 14, 2026HouseEnrolledSigned by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 110.
- May 14, 2026HouseEffective date: 08/01/2026.
- May 13, 2026HouseSent to the Governor for executive approval.
- May 12, 2026HouseEnrolledEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
- May 12, 2026SenateEnrolledSigned by the President of the Senate.
- May 11, 2026SenateFloorRead by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
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- May 11, 2026HouseReceived from the Senate without amendments.
- Apr 28, 2026SenateFloorReported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
- Apr 27, 2026SenateIntroducedRead by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- Apr 22, 2026SenateCommitteeReported favorably.
- Apr 14, 2026SenateCommitteeRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
- Apr 13, 2026HouseFloorRead third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
- Apr 13, 2026SenateReceived in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
- Apr 9, 2026HouseScheduled for floor debate on 04/13/2026.
- Apr 8, 2026HouseFloorRead by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
- Apr 7, 2026HouseCommitteeReported favorably (15-0).
- Mar 17, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
- Mar 16, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title. Lies over under the rules.
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