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LouisianaHB 7322026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

MTR VEHICLE/OFFICE: Provides for a temporary waiver of fees for final delinquent debt based on special circumstances (EN DECREASE SG RV See Note)

Sponsored By: Charles Owen (Republican)

Became Law

Transportation, Highways and Public Works

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

Drivers can get penalty holds for care

Louisiana’s motor vehicle commissioner or designee can pause fines, fees, penalties, or license suspensions on a person’s driving record. The pause lasts up to 30 days. The commissioner must decide it is needed for immediate access to life-sustaining medicine or medical treatment. The person or a representative must provide proof that the condition is life-threatening. Proof must come from a licensed doctor, hospital, hospice, or other home health provider.

Non-plugin hybrid owners get temporary fee relief

Louisiana suspends its hybrid vehicle road usage fee for non-plugin hybrids until August 1, 2027. During this pause, owners do not owe the fee. Unpaid fees from this period cannot be collected as debt under any applicable collection authority.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Charles Owen

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 368 • No: 2

Senate vote • 5/31/2026

Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays.

Yes: 34 • No: 0

House vote • 5/31/2026

Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 92, nays 2. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.

Yes: 92 • No: 2

House vote • 5/27/2026

Read by title, roll called, yeas 98, nays 0, Senate amendments rejected, conference committee appointment pending.

Yes: 98 • No: 0

Senate vote • 5/20/2026

Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Yes: 36 • No: 0

House vote • 3/26/2026

Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 95 • No: 0

House vote • 3/23/2026

Reported favorably

Yes: 13 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Becomes Act No. 966 without the Governor's signature.

    6/25/2026House

  2. Effective date: 06/25/2026.

    6/25/2026House

  3. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

    6/4/2026House

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

    6/1/2026House

  5. Signed by the President of the Senate.

    6/1/2026Senate

  6. Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 92, nays 2. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.

    5/31/2026House

  7. Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.

    5/31/2026Senate

  8. Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays.

    5/31/2026Senate

  9. Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.

    5/31/2026House

  10. Notice of Senate conferees appointed.

    5/29/2026House

  11. Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.

    5/29/2026House

  12. Conference committee report received.

    5/29/2026Senate

  13. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/31/2026.

    5/29/2026House

  14. House conferees appointed: Owen, Bourriaque, and Freiberg.

    5/28/2026House

  15. Senate conference committee members appointed: Reese, Foil, and Luneau.

    5/28/2026Senate

  16. Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.

    5/28/2026Senate

  17. Read by title, roll called, yeas 98, nays 0, Senate amendments rejected, conference committee appointment pending.

    5/27/2026House

  18. Notice House rejected the Senate amendments.

    5/27/2026Senate

  19. Scheduled for concurrence on 05/27/2026.

    5/26/2026House

  20. Received from the Senate with amendments.

    5/25/2026House

  21. Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    5/20/2026Senate

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

    5/13/2026Senate

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

    5/12/2026Senate

  24. Reported favorably.

    5/11/2026Senate

  25. Senate Committee amendments read and adopted.

    4/27/2026Senate

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