HB345 • 2026

RAILROADS: Provides with respect to the Rail Infrastructure Improvement Program (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Dixon McMakin
Last action: 2026-05-29
Official status: Signed by the Governor - Act 428
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide specific details about the types of projects at ports that are eligible or funding amounts.

Rail Infrastructure Program Expansion

This act adds rail infrastructure at ports as an eligible project for the Class II and III Rail Infrastructure Improvement Program.

What This Bill Does

Adds rail infrastructure projects at ports to be eligible under the Class II and III Rail Infrastructure Improvement Program.

Who It Names or Affects

Class II and III railroads in Louisiana
Ports with rail infrastructure needs

Terms To Know

Class II and III Rail Infrastructure Improvement Program: A program that provides funding for rail improvement projects to maintain efficient service.

Limits and Unknowns

The act does not specify how much funding will be allocated for rail infrastructure at ports.
It is unclear what specific types of projects at ports are eligible under this program.

Bill History

2026-05-29 H
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-05-29 H
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 428.
2026-05-21 H
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-05-20 S
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-20 H
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-20 H
Received from the Senate without amendments.
2026-05-19 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.
2026-04-21 S
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
2026-04-20 S
Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-04-20 H
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-04-15 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/20/2026.
2026-04-14 H
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-04-13 H
Reported favorably (14-0).
2026-03-09 H
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
2026-02-27 H
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
2026-02-24 H
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
2026-02-24 H
Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

RAILROADS: Provides with respect to the Rail Infrastructure Improvement Program (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED
ACT No. 4282026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 345
BY REPRESENTATIVE MCMAKIN
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 48:388.1(A)(2)(f), relative to the Class II and III Rail Infrastructure
3 Improvement Program; to add rail infrastructure at ports as an eligible project for the
4 program; and to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 48:388.1(A)(2)(f) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
7 §388.1. Class II and III Rail Infrastructure Improvement Program
8 A.
9 * * *
10 (2) The program shall be made available to Class II and III railroads for rail
11 improvement needs to maintain efficient rail service on the rail network and to
12 implement recommendations in the Louisiana Freight Mobility Plan and State Rail
13 Plan. Eligible projects include but are not limited to:
14 * * *
15 (f) Rail infrastructure at ports.
16 * * *
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
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