HB221Introduced in the House
Designates the new bridge to be constructed over the Mississippi River connecting Louisiana Highway 1 and Louisiana Highway 30 as the "President Donald J. Trump Expressway"
Introduced by Michael Echols, District 14
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Designates the new bridge to be constructed over the Mississippi River connecting Louisiana Highway 1 and Louisiana Highway 30 as the "President Donald J. Trump Expressway"
Where it stands
Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
March 25, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
HouseStage: House Vote on HB 221 FINAL PASSAGE (#51) · March 23, 2026
68
Yes
26
No
9
Absent or Not Voting
103 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each representative voted
| Representative | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Danny McCormick | 1 | Yes |
| Steven Jackson | 2 | Absent |
| Tammy Phelps | 3 | No |
| Joy Walters | 4 | No |
| Dennis Bamburg | 5 | Yes |
| Michael Melerine | 6 | Yes |
| Lawrence Bagley | 7 | Absent |
| Raymond Crews | 8 | Yes |
| Dodie Horton | 9 | Yes |
| Wayne McMahen | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Prefiled.
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/20/2026.
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
Reported favorably (12-2).
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
Scheduled for floor debate on 03/17/2026.
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
Notice given.
Scheduled for floor debate on 03/23/2026.
Called from the calendar.
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 68, nays 26. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
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