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LouisianaHB 4922026 Regular SessionHouse

DWI: Creates the Governor's Task Force on Impaired Driving (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Sponsored By: Annie Spell (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Judiciary BJudiciary

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3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Louisiana creates impaired driving task force

The law creates a 23-member task force in the Governor’s Office to address driving impaired by alcohol or drugs. It uses data to coordinate prevention, enforcement, court, and treatment efforts under statewide safety plans. Members represent government, police, courts, health services, safety advocates, and private groups. At least one of four governor-appointed at-large members must be an impaired-driving victim or a victim’s family member. The Louisiana Highway Safety Commission’s executive director chairs the group, which is based in Baton Rouge. Members’ terms match the appointing governor’s term; replacements are chosen the same way, and members can name written substitutes. The group must meet at least four times each calendar year. It reports to the governor by February 1 each year and provides additional reports when requested. It can adopt rules needed for its duties, but creates no direct household payment or guaranteed savings.

State offices support impaired driving work

The Governor’s Office provides staff support for the task force. The Office of Drug Policy and Louisiana Highway Safety Commission must provide staff, facilities, and resources. State library and Louisiana State University facilities must also be available. Funding comes through legislative appropriations, but the law sets no dollar amount. State and local public bodies must provide requested information, research, services, and help without charging the Governor’s Office. That duty is limited by each public body’s available funding. The attorney general must help the task force and provide written opinions on subjects requested by the Legislative Fiscal Officer.

Task force members get expenses, not salaries

Task force members get travel, lodging, and related expenses repaid for task force business under state employee reimbursement procedures. The task force pays no salary or daily attendance payment. Legislative members may seek a daily attendance payment from their House or Senate chamber. Government employees and elected officials may seek travel reimbursement from their agency or office under state travel guidelines.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Annie Spell

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Adrian Fisher

    Democratic • House

  • Brian Leonard Glorioso

    Republican • House

  • C. Denise Marcelle

    Democratic • House

  • Chad Michael Boyer

    Republican • House

  • Debbie Villio

    Republican • House

  • Dixon Wallace McMakin

    Republican • House

  • Dodie Horton

    Republican • House

  • Doyle Boudreaux

    Republican • House

  • Joy Walters

    Democratic • House

  • Kellee Hennessy Dickerson

    Republican • House

  • Rodney Lyons

    Democratic • House

  • Vanessa Caston LaFleur

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 149 • No: 0

Senate vote • 5/26/2026

Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Yes: 35 • No: 0

House vote • 4/29/2026

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 99 • No: 0

House vote • 4/23/2026

Reported with amendments

Yes: 15 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 651.

    6/3/2026House

  2. Effective date: 08/01/2026.

    6/3/2026House

  3. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

    5/28/2026House

  4. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

    5/27/2026House

  5. Signed by the President of the Senate.

    5/27/2026Senate

  6. Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    5/26/2026Senate

  7. Received from the Senate without amendments.

    5/26/2026House

  8. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.

    5/20/2026Senate

  9. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

    5/19/2026Senate

  10. Reported favorably.

    5/18/2026Senate

  11. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.

    5/4/2026Senate

  12. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

    4/29/2026House

  13. Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

    4/29/2026Senate

  14. Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

    4/27/2026House

  15. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/29/2026.

    4/27/2026House

  16. Reported with amendments (15-0).

    4/23/2026House

  17. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

    3/9/2026House

  18. First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.

    2/27/2026House

  19. Prefiled.

    2/26/2026House

  20. Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

    2/26/2026House

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