Adds rail infrastructure at ports as an eligible project under Louisiana's Class II and III Rail Infrastructure Improvement Program.

Adds rail infrastructure at ports as an eligible project under Louisiana's Class II and III Rail Infrastructure Improvement Program. The program provides funding opportunities for Class II and III railroads for improvements that support efficient rail service and the state's freight and rail plans.

Effective 8/1/2026.

02/24/2026 Prefiled.
02/24/2026 Under the rules, provisionally referred to the House Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
02/27/2026 First appeared in the Interim Calendar.
03/09/2026 First reading. Referred to the House Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
04/13/2026 Reported favorably by House Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
04/14/2026 Second reading in House. Ordered engrossed. Passed to 3rd reading.
04/15/2026 Scheduled for floor debate on 04/20/2026.
04/20/2026. Read third time. Finally passed, Ordered to the Senate.
04/20/2026 Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
04/21/2026 Read second time by title and referred to the Senate Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
05/11/2026 Reported favorably by the Senate Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
05/12/2026 Read by title In Senate and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
05/13/2026 Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
05/19/2026 Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by vote. Ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
05/20/2026 Received from the Senate without amendments.
05/20/2026 Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
05/20/2026 Signed by the President of the Senate.
05/21/2026 Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
05/29/2026- Signed by the Governor.