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Read. Follow. Verify.Louisiana House Bill 647 shifts waterway project funding application deadlines from quarterly to semi-annual
Last action · April 8, 2026: Becomes HB 1232.Sponsor: Ryan Bourriaque
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What This Bill Proposed
Louisiana House Bill 647 alters the submission schedule for governmental entities applying for waterway project funding from a quarterly basis to a semi-annual basis, removing the application deadlines previously set for June and December.
Local governmental entities seeking state funding or for dredging and deepening projects must adjust their administrative filing schedules to fit the new semi-annual timeline instead of the former quarterly deadlines.
- House Bill 647 was introduced during the 2026 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature by Representative Bourriaque. context
Who It Would Have Affected
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governmental entity
Governmental entities applying for waterway project funding must adjust their application submission schedule from quarterly to semi-annual.
Key Facts
- Applications for funding of waterway projects by any governmental entity change from a quarterly submission schedule to a semi-annual submission schedule.
- The requirement for applications to be submitted no later than the first of June and December of each calendar year is removed.
- Applications remain subject to the provisions of R.S. 39:101 through 128.
- Applications are submitted for consideration of funding or funding obligation authority in the following fiscal years.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
6 actions- Apr 8, 2026HouseBecomes HB 1232.
- Apr 7, 2026HouseReported by substitute (15-0).
- Mar 9, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
- Feb 27, 2026HousePrefiled.
- Feb 27, 2026HouseCommitteeUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
- Feb 27, 2026HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
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Shift from Quarterly to Semi-Annual Deadlines
The legislation reduces administrative filing frequency for waterway projects by eliminating two of the four annual review cycles.
Sources
www.legis.la.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 35)
- Controversy5Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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