All Roll Calls
Yes: 338 • No: 13
LouisianaHB 4762025 Regular SessionHouseWALLET
MTR VEHICLE/DEALERS: Provides relative to an annual automatic adjustment to a fee for motor vehicle dealers based on the Consumer Price Index (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
Sponsored By: Bryan Fontenot (Republican)
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Commerce, Consumer Protection and International AffairsTransportation, Highways and Public Works
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Car buyers face yearly fee cap changes
Beginning January 1, 2026, Louisiana adjusts its motor vehicle dealer fee cap each year from a $425 base. Sellers can charge this separate fee on retail sales, including financed purchases. It covers credit checks, legal compliance, lien paperwork, and other title-related work. The cap equals the lower of two amounts: $425 adjusted for cumulative consumer price changes since 2024, or the prior year's cap increased by 3%. The price measure is the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, or its replacement, using annual averages of unadjusted monthly values. If that index falls year over year, the cap stays unchanged. The state rounds to the nearest dollar, with 50 cents rounded up. The Division of Administration calculates the cap, obtains legislative auditor verification, and sends it to the Louisiana Motor Vehicle Commission by February 1 each year. The commission publishes it online. Buyers can pay more as the cap rises, but sellers do not have to charge the maximum.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Bryan Fontenot
Republican • House
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 6/11/2025
Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 87, nays 1. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.
Yes: 87 • No: 1
Senate vote • 6/11/2025
Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 33 yeas and 0 nays.
Yes: 33 • No: 0
House vote • 6/3/2025
Read by title, roll called, yeas 94, nays 0, Senate amendments rejected, conference committee appointment pending.
Yes: 94 • No: 0
Senate vote • 6/2/2025
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
Yes: 34 • No: 0
House vote • 5/6/2025
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 81, nays 12. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
Yes: 81 • No: 12
House vote • 4/28/2025
Reported with amendments
Yes: 9 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
6/13/2025HouseEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
6/12/2025HouseSigned by the President of the Senate.
6/12/2025SenateRead by title, returned to the calendar.
6/11/2025HouseCalled from the calendar.
6/11/2025HouseConference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 87, nays 1. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.
6/11/2025HouseNotice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.
6/11/2025SenateConference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 33 yeas and 0 nays.
6/11/2025SenateNotice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
6/11/2025HouseConference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.
6/10/2025HouseScheduled for floor debate on 06/11/2025.
6/10/2025HouseConference committee report received.
6/10/2025SenateSenate conference committee members appointed: Abraham, Mizell, and Price.
6/9/2025SenateNotice of Senate conferees appointed.
6/9/2025HouseHouse conferees appointed: Fontenot, Bourriaque, and Hebert.
6/4/2025HouseNotice House Conference Committee members appointed.
6/4/2025SenateRead by title, roll called, yeas 94, nays 0, Senate amendments rejected, conference committee appointment pending.
6/3/2025HouseNotice House rejected the Senate amendments.
6/3/2025SenateSenate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
6/2/2025SenateReceived from the Senate with amendments.
6/2/2025HouseScheduled for concurrence on 06/03/2025.
6/2/2025HouseReported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
5/28/2025SenateCommittee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
5/27/2025SenateRules suspended. Reported with amendments.
5/21/2025SenateRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and International Affairs.
5/8/2025Senate
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