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LouisianaHB 8542026 Regular SessionHouse

MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES: Creates certain specialty license plates (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Sponsored By: Joy Walters (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

Transportation, Highways and Public Works

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

Drivers gain four school plate choices

The law adds plates for Huntington High School, Haynesville Jr./Sr. High School, Lincoln Preparatory School, and Green Oaks Performing Arts Academy. Each school's plate needs at least 100 applicants and an update to the state's electronic vehicle registration system before issuance. Plates cover passenger cars, pickup trucks, vans, and recreational vehicles. The student council chooses the color and design, subject to the principal's approval and existing design rules. The department must adopt implementing rules, and plates follow the usual license plate issuance process. This provision states no new fee amount.

Krewe members get plates with fees

The law creates plates for members in good standing of Krewe of Sobek, Mystic Krewe of Imani, and Krewe of Harambee. Each plate needs at least 1,000 applicants and an update to the state's electronic vehicle registration system before issuance. Plates cover passenger cars, pickup trucks, vans, and recreational vehicles. Owners pay a $25 yearly royalty, plus a $3.50 handling fee at issuance and regular vehicle taxes and registration charges. The department keeps the handling fee and forwards royalties to the matching Krewe, solely for that Krewe's activities. Each design is coordinated with its Krewe and must meet existing design rules. The department must adopt implementing rules, and plates follow the usual license plate issuance process.

New awareness plates carry extra fees

The law creates Alzheimer's Awareness and Lupus Awareness plates for Louisiana citizens. Each plate needs at least 1,000 applicants and an update to the state's electronic vehicle registration system before issuance. Both cover passenger cars, pickup trucks, vans, and recreational vehicles; the Alzheimer's plate also covers motorcycles. Owners pay a $25 yearly royalty, plus a $3.50 handling fee at issuance and regular vehicle taxes and registration charges. The department keeps the handling fee and sends royalties to the Alzheimer's Association Louisiana Chapter or R. Tammy Fleming Lupus Foundation. Each group must use its royalties only for its activities. Designs are coordinated with each group; the Alzheimer's plate must include the awareness name and official purple logo. The department must adopt implementing rules, and plates follow the usual license plate issuance process.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Joy Walters

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 143 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/29/2026

Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 32 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Yes: 32 • No: 0

House vote • 3/24/2026

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 98 • No: 0

House vote • 3/17/2026

Reported with amendments

Yes: 13 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 87.

    5/11/2026House

  2. Effective date: 08/01/2026.

    5/11/2026House

  3. Received from the Senate without amendments.

    5/5/2026House

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

    5/5/2026House

  5. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

    5/5/2026House

  6. Signed by the President of the Senate.

    5/4/2026Senate

  7. Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 32 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    4/29/2026Senate

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

    4/21/2026Senate

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

    4/20/2026Senate

  10. Reported favorably.

    4/15/2026Senate

  11. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.

    3/25/2026Senate

  12. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

    3/24/2026House

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

    3/24/2026Senate

  14. Scheduled for floor debate on 03/24/2026.

    3/23/2026House

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

    3/18/2026House

  16. Reported with amendments (13-0).

    3/17/2026House

  17. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.

    3/9/2026House

  18. Prefiled.

    2/27/2026House

  19. Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.

    2/27/2026House

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

    2/27/2026House

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