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Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 965: HIGHWAYS: Designates a portion of Louisiana Highway 163 as the "Sergeant William 'Billy' Earl Collins, Jr., Memorial Highway"

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 965 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana House on March 16, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: HIGHWAYS: Designates a portion of Louisiana Highway 163 as the "Sergeant William 'Billy' Earl Collins, Jr., Memorial Highway". Primary sponsor: Wayne McMahen (Republican). It lists 12 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 14, 2026): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 110.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Republican 11

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Wayne McMahenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse10
Robert AllainCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate21
Regina BarrowCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Adam BassCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate36
Stewart CatheyCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate33
Rick EdmondsCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate6
Franklin FoilCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate16
Cameron HenryCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate9
Jay LuneauCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate29
Thomas PresslyCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate38
Alan SeabaughCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate31
Jeremy StineCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate27
Bill WheatCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate37

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 110.
  2. Effective date: 08/01/2026.
  3. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
  4. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
  5. Signed by the President of the Senate.
  6. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
  7. Received from the Senate without amendments.
  8. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
  9. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
  10. Reported favorably.
  11. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
  12. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

Showing 12 most recent of 18 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source