SB40Introduced in the Senate
Provides for approaching emergency or disabled vehicles on or near highways. (8/1/26)
Introduced by William Wheat, District 37
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Provides for approaching emergency or disabled vehicles on or near highways. (8/1/26)
Where it stands
Effective date 8/1/2026.
May 15, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
Senate votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
HouseStage: House Vote on SB 40 FINAL PASSAGE (#1160) · May 12, 2026
97
Yes
0
No
8
Absent or Not Voting
105 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 | Yes |
| Tammy Phelps | 3 | Yes |
| Joy Walters | 4 | Yes |
| Dennis Bamburg | 5 | Yes |
| Michael Melerine | 6 | Yes |
| Lawrence Bagley | 7 | Yes |
| Raymond Crews | 8 | Yes |
| Dodie Horton | 9 | Yes |
| Wayne McMahen | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
Reported favorably.
Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
Reported favorably (13-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/12/2026.
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
Received from the House without amendments.
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
Signed by the Speaker of the House.
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 234.
Effective date 8/1/2026.
Verify the information
- Official page on the Louisiana Legislature website
- Senate Floor Legislative Bureau Amendment #1085 Wheat Proposed (amendment)
- Senate Floor Amendment #1233 Wheat Adopted (amendment)
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