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LA HB900
Bill
Status
2/27/2026
Primary Sponsor
Jacob Braud
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AI Summary
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Creates a new "Damage Recovery Fund" within the Department of Transportation and Development to collect money recovered from parties who damage state property in traffic accidents on state highways
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Requires recovered funds to be used for repairs in the district where the damage occurred or to reimburse districts and local governments that already paid for such repairs
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Excludes the department's administrative and legal costs of recovering funds from responsible parties from the amounts deposited into the fund
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Adds new Chapter 38 (R.S. 48:2251 and 2252) to Title 48 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes
Legislative Description
Allocates money damages to highways to a state general fund
TRANSPORTATION DEPT
Last Action
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
3/9/2026