Louisiana 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 52 R · 10 D cosponsors

HB 640 — TRANSPORTATION DEPT: Establishes the office of Louisiana Highway Construction (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Last action — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 389.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 16, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Jeff Landry (Republican) on June 20, 2025.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · high confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 66 sponsors

    1 primary, 65 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (52 R · 10 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    2 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 389.

  2. Effective date: 06/20/2025.

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate.

  4. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

  5. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

  6. Rules suspended.

  7. Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.

  8. Rules suspended. Called from the Calendar.

  9. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

  10. Received from the Senate without amendments.

  11. Rules suspended. Recalled from Committee.

  12. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  13. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.

  14. Reported favorably. Rules suspended. Read by title and recommitted to the Committee on Finance.

  15. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.

  16. Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

  17. Called from the calendar.

  18. Read by title, returned to the calendar.

  19. Called from the calendar.

  20. Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 2. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

  21. Read by title, returned to the calendar.

  22. Notice given.

  23. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/06/2025.

  24. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/28/2025.

  25. Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.

  26. Read by title, substitute title adopted, lies over in the same order of business, substitute for HB No. 621 reported by the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works (12-1).

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 65 co-sponsors · 81 not signed on · 2 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (65)

Not signed on (81)

81 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

FINAL PASSAGE (#818)

Passed 35 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 2000
Republican 23004
Democrat 10000
Total 35004
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Mr. President — Yea
Bouie — Yea
Edward J. Price Democrat Yea
Gary Carter Democrat Yea
Gerald Boudreaux Democrat Yea
Jay Luneau Democrat Yea
Jimmy Harris Democrat Yea
Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews Democrat Yea
Larry Selders Democrat Yea
Regina Barrow Democrat Yea
Royce Duplessis Democrat Yea
Sam Jenkins Democrat Yea
Adam Bass Republican Yea
Alan Seabaugh Republican Not Voting
Beth Mizell Republican Yea
Blake Miguez Republican Yea
Bob Hensgens Republican Not Voting
Brach Jerad Myers Republican Yea
Caleb Kleinpeter Republican Yea
Eddie J. Lambert Republican Yea
Franklin J. Foil Republican Yea
Glen Womack Republican Yea
Gregory A. Miller Republican Yea
Heather Cloud Republican Yea
Jeremy Stine Republican Yea
John C. "Jay" Morris Republican Yea
Jr., William "Bill" Wheat Republican Yea
Kirk Talbot Republican Yea
Mark Abraham Republican Yea
Michael "Big Mike" Fesi Republican Yea
Mike Reese Republican Yea
Patrick Connick Republican Yea
Patrick McMath Republican Not Voting
Rick Edmonds Republican Not Voting
Robert "Bob" Owen Republican Yea
Robert Allain Republican Yea
Stewart Jr. Cathey Republican Yea
Thomas A. Pressly Republican Yea
Valarie Hodges Republican Yea

Official roll call →

CO-AUTHORS (#819)

Failed 16 Yea · 0 Nay · 23 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 1001
Democrat 6004
Republican 90018
Total 160023
% of votes cast 41%0%0%59%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Mr. President — Yea
Bouie — Not Voting
Edward J. Price Democrat Yea
Gary Carter Democrat Yea
Gerald Boudreaux Democrat Yea
Jay Luneau Democrat Not Voting
Jimmy Harris Democrat Yea
Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews Democrat Not Voting
Larry Selders Democrat Yea
Regina Barrow Democrat Not Voting
Royce Duplessis Democrat Yea
Sam Jenkins Democrat Not Voting
Adam Bass Republican Yea
Alan Seabaugh Republican Not Voting
Beth Mizell Republican Not Voting
Blake Miguez Republican Yea
Bob Hensgens Republican Not Voting
Brach Jerad Myers Republican Yea
Caleb Kleinpeter Republican Not Voting
Eddie J. Lambert Republican Not Voting
Franklin J. Foil Republican Not Voting
Glen Womack Republican Not Voting
Gregory A. Miller Republican Yea
Heather Cloud Republican Yea
Jeremy Stine Republican Yea
John C. "Jay" Morris Republican Not Voting
Jr., William "Bill" Wheat Republican Not Voting
Kirk Talbot Republican Yea
Mark Abraham Republican Not Voting
Michael "Big Mike" Fesi Republican Not Voting
Mike Reese Republican Yea
Patrick Connick Republican Not Voting
Patrick McMath Republican Not Voting
Rick Edmonds Republican Not Voting
Robert "Bob" Owen Republican Not Voting
Robert Allain Republican Not Voting
Stewart Jr. Cathey Republican Yea
Thomas A. Pressly Republican Not Voting
Valarie Hodges Republican Not Voting

Official roll call →

FINAL PASSAGE (#198)

Passed 96 Yea · 2 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12000
Republican 62004
Democrat 22202
Total 96206
% of votes cast 92%2%0%6%
How each member voted (104)
Member Party Vote
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Amedee — Yea
Emerson — Yea
Galle — Yea
Romero — Yea
Brown — Yea
Hughes — Yea
Stagni — Yea
Davis — Yea
Willard — Yea
Johnson, T. — Yea
St. Blanc — Yea
Adrian Fisher Democrat Not Voting
Aimee Adatto Freeman Democrat Yea
Alonzo L. Knox Democrat Yea
Barbara Carpenter Democrat Yea
C. Denise Marcelle Democrat Yea
Candace N. Newell Democrat Yea
Delisha Boyd Democrat Yea
Edmond Jordan Democrat Yea
III, Ed Larvadain Democrat Nay
Joy Walters Democrat Yea
Jr., Kyle M. Green Democrat Yea
Ken Brass Democrat Yea
Mandie Landry Democrat Yea
Marcus Anthony Bryant Democrat Not Voting
Pat Moore Democrat Yea
Rashid Armand Young Democrat Yea
Robby Carter Democrat Yea
Rodney Lyons Democrat Yea
Roy Daryl Adams Democrat Yea
Shaun Raphael Mena Democrat Yea
Sr., Wilford Carter Democrat Yea
Steven Jackson Democrat Yea
Sylvia Elaine Taylor Democrat Yea
Tammy T. Phelps Democrat Nay
Tehmi Jahi Chassion Democrat Yea
Vanessa Caston LaFleur Democrat Yea
Annie Spell Republican Yea
Barbara Reich Freiberg Republican Yea
Beth Anne Billings Republican Yea
Brett F. Geymann Republican Yea
Brian Leonard Glorioso Republican Yea
Bryan Fontenot Republican Yea
Chad Michael Boyer Republican Yea
Chance Keith Henry Republican Yea
Christopher Turner Republican Yea
Danny McCormick Republican Yea
Daryl Andrew Deshotel Republican Not Voting
Debbie Villio Republican Yea
Dixon Wallace McMakin Republican Yea
Dodie Horton Republican Yea
Emily Chenevert Republican Yea
Foy Bryan Gadberry Republican Yea
Francis C. Thompson Republican Yea
Gregory A. Miller Republican Yea
III, Roger William Wilder Republican Yea
III, Vincent E. Cox Republican Yea
IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu Republican Yea
Jack McFarland Republican Yea
Jacob Braud Republican Yea
Jacob Jules Landry Republican Yea
Jason Brian DeWitt Republican Yea
Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley Republican Yea
Jeremy LaCombe Republican Yea
Jerome Zeringue Republican Yea
Jessica Domangue Republican Yea
John E. Wyble Republican Yea
Joseph A. Orgeron Republican Not Voting
Josh Carlson Republican Yea
Jr., Dennis Bamburg Republican Yea
Jr., John R. Illg Republican Yea
Jr., Michael Robert Bayham Republican Not Voting
Kathy Edmonston Republican Yea
Kellee Hennessy Dickerson Republican Yea
Kim Carver Republican Yea
Kimberly Landry Coates Republican Yea
Larry A. Bagley Republican Yea
Lauren Ventrella Republican Yea
Laurie Schlegel Republican Yea
Les Farnum Republican Yea
Mark Wright Republican Yea
Michael "Gabe" Firment Republican Yea
Michael Charles Echols Republican Yea
Michael Melerine Republican Yea
Mike Johnson Republican Yea
Neil Riser Republican Yea
Nicholas Muscarello Republican Yea
Phillip Eric Tarver Republican Not Voting
Polly Thomas Republican Yea
R. Dewith Carrier Republican Yea
Raymond J. Crews Republican Yea
Rhonda Gaye Butler Republican Yea
Robert "Bob" Owen Republican Yea
Rodney Schamerhorn Republican Yea
Ryan Bourriaque Republican Yea
Shane Mack Republican Yea
Sr., Peter F. Egan Republican Yea
Stephanie H. Berault Republican Yea
Stephanie Hilferty Republican Yea
Timothy P. Kerner Republican Yea
Tony Bacala Republican Yea
Troy Jude Hebert Republican Yea
Wayne McMahen Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

transportation
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 640?
HB 640 is sponsored by Kirk Talbot (Republican), Jeremy Stine (Republican), Larry Selders (Democrat), Mike Reese (Republican), Edward J. Price (Democrat), Brach Jerad Myers (Republican), Gregory A. Miller (Republican), Blake Miguez (Republican), Cameron Henry (Republican), Jimmy Harris (Democrat), Royce Duplessis (Democrat), Heather Cloud (Republican), Stewart Jr. Cathey (Republican), Gary Carter (Democrat), Gerald Boudreaux (Democrat), Adam Bass (Republican), John E. Wyble (Republican), Mark Wright (Republican), Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley (Republican), III, Roger William Wilder (Republican), Joy Walters (Democrat), Debbie Villio (Republican), Christopher Turner (Republican), Francis C. Thompson (Republican), Laurie Schlegel (Republican), Rodney Schamerhorn (Republican), Troy D. Romero, Michael Melerine (Republican), Dixon Wallace McMakin (Republican), Wayne McMahen (Republican), Jack McFarland (Republican), Shane Mack (Republican), Mike Johnson (Republican), Steven Jackson (Democrat), Dodie Horton (Republican), Stephanie Hilferty (Republican), Troy Jude Hebert (Republican), Brian Leonard Glorioso (Republican), Barbara Reich Freiberg (Republican), Bryan Fontenot (Republican), Adrian Fisher (Democrat), Les Farnum (Republican), Julie Emerson, Sr., Peter F. Egan (Republican), Kathy Edmonston (Republican), Jessica Domangue (Republican), Phillip DeVillier (Republican), Paula Davis, Raymond J. Crews (Republican), Kimberly Landry Coates (Republican), Emily Chenevert (Republican), Kim Carver (Republican), R. Dewith Carrier (Republican), Josh Carlson (Republican), Rhonda Gaye Butler (Republican), Chad Brown, Jacob Braud (Republican), Chad Michael Boyer (Republican), Stephanie H. Berault (Republican), IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu (Republican), Jr., Dennis Bamburg (Republican), Tony Bacala (Republican), Beryl Amedée (Republican), Roy Daryl Adams (Democrat), Ryan Bourriaque (Republican), and Kellee Hennessy Dickerson (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 640?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 16, 2025. Enacted.
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