HB1000 • 2026

TRANSPORTATION DEPT: Modifies certain operations within the Department of Transportation and Development and the Highway Priority Program

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Jacob Braud
Last action: 2026-05-29
Official status: Signed by the Governor - Act 449
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The candidate explanation includes a claim about increasing the contract limit, which is not explicitly supported by the provided official source material. The bill text does mention an increase in the contract limit but this detail was already included and accurately stated.

Changes to Transportation Department Operations

This act modifies how the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development operates, including changes to reporting requirements for highway projects and deadlines for construction program submissions.

What This Bill Does

Requires the department to include detailed information about changes made to the previous year's Highway Priority Program in its annual report.
Sets a goal that at least ninety percent of highway projects should progress as planned from the previous year’s program submission.
Adds a requirement for the department to provide an annual status report on highway projects to specific legislative committees.
Establishes deadlines for submitting final construction programs and requires written justification if certain projects are excluded from these programs.
Increases the contract limit amount for highways or other public facilities.

Who It Names or Affects

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development
House and Senate committees on transportation, highways, and public works

Terms To Know

Highway Priority Program: A program within the Department of Transportation that prioritizes highway projects.
Contract limit: The maximum amount for which a contract can be signed without additional approval, in this case increased to $3 million.

Limits and Unknowns

Does not specify the exact details of how the legislative auditor will monitor and determine accuracy.
Does not provide specific penalties or consequences if the department fails to meet the ninety percent goal for project progress.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

House Committee Amendment #4120 THPW Adopted

Adopted

Plain English: HCAHB1000 4877 4120 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works to Original House Bill No.

HCAHB1000 4877 4120 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works to Original House Bill No.
1000 by Representative Braud 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 1, at the end of line 4, delete "highway" and insert "Highway Priority Program" 3 AMENDMENT NO.
2 4 On page 1, at the beginning of line 5, delete "priority program", after "specify" delete the 5 remainder of the line, delete lines 6 and 7 in their entirety, and insert "deadlines for final 6 construction program submission;" 7 AMENDMENT NO.

House Committee Amendment #4009 THPW Draft

Draft

Plain English: HCAHB1000 4877 4009 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works to Original House Bill No.

HCAHB1000 4877 4009 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works to Original House Bill No.
1000 by Representative Braud 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 1, line 5, after "specify" delete the remainder of the line, delete lines 6 and 7 in their 3 entirety, and insert "deadlines for final construction program submission;" 4 AMENDMENT NO.
2 5 On page 1, at the beginning of line 8, delete "following year;" 6 AMENDMENT NO.

Bill History

2026-05-29 H
Effective date: 05/29/2026.
2026-05-29 H
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 449.
2026-05-25 H
Received from the Senate without amendments.
2026-05-25 H
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-22 H
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-05-21 S
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-20 S
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-05-13 S
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-05-12 S
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-05-11 S
Reported favorably.
2026-04-28 S
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
2026-04-27 S
Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-04-27 H
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-04-23 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/27/2026.
2026-04-22 H
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-04-21 H
Reported with amendments (11-0).
2026-03-25 H
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
2026-03-24 H
Read by title. Lies over under the rules.

Official Summary Text

TRANSPORTATION DEPT: Modifies certain operations within the Department of Transportation and Development and the Highway Priority Program

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

ENROLLED
ACT No. 4492026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 1000
BY REPRESENTATIVE BRAUD
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 48:229.1(F) and (H), 231(A)(5), and 251(B), relative to reform
3 operations within the Department of Transportation and Development and the
4 Highway Priority Program; to clarify that the annual submissions of the Highway
5 Priority Program apply to the completed prior year's program; to specify deadlines
6 for final construction program submission; to provide for an increase in the contract
7 limit amount for highways or other public facilities; to provide an effective date; and
8 to provide for related matters.
9 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
10 Section 1. R.S. 48:229.1(F) and (H), 231(A)(5), and 251(B) are hereby amended and
11 reenacted to read as follows:
12 §229.1. Statewide prioritization process for the Highway Priority Program
13 * * *
14 F. The department shall include in its annual submission of the highway
15 priority program Highway Priority Program a detailed list of any changes to the
16 completed previous year's program, along with an explanation of the reasons such
17 changes were made. It shall be the goal of the department to ensure that at least
18 ninety percent of its projects in the program progress as provided for in the
19 completed previous year's program submission. The legislative auditor shall monitor
20 the program and make an annual determination of the percentage of accuracy.
21 * * *
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1 H. The department shall provide a report on the status of projects included
2 in the current Highway Priority Program to the House and Senate committees on
3 transportation, highways and public works annually.
4 * * *
5 §231. Final construction program for current fiscal year; public hearings; Joint
6 Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works; reports; review
7 by legislature; restrictions on legislature
8 A.
9 * * *
10 (5) A report based on the testimony received at the hearings shall be sent to
11 the department and the House and Senate committees on transportation, highways
12 and public works. The department shall then create the final construction program
13 for the coming fiscal year for submission to the legislature. Any project discussed
14 at the hearing that is not included in the final construction program for the upcoming
15 fiscal year shall be given numerical identification and the department shall provide
16 the aforementioned committees with a list of the projects along with written
17 justification for the exclusion of each individual project on or before the first of
18 October of the following fiscal year.
19 * * *
20 §251. Contracts for projects
21 * * *
22 B. Every contract exceeding the contract limit, as defined in this Subsection,
23 for construction, maintenance, or improvement of a department facility under the
24 provisions of this Part shall be made in the name of the department and shall be
25 signed by the secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development or his
26 duly appointed designee and by the contracting party. The contract limit for this Part
27 is hereby defined to equal one three million dollars. No contract shall be entered into
28 nor shall any work be authorized which will create a liability on the part of the state
29 in excess of the funds available or which will be available for the project.
30 * * *
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1 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
2 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
3 by the governor, as provided in Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
4 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
5 effective on the day following such approval.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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