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Introduced
02/27/2026
02/27/2026
In Committee
03/24/2026
03/24/2026
Crossed Over
03/23/2026
03/23/2026
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
Potential new amendment
2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
AN ACT To enact R.S. 47:463.243, relative to motor vehicle special prestige license plates; to establish the "Classic Black" special prestige license plate; to provide for the creation, issuance, design, implementation, fees, distribution, and rule promulgation applicable to the license plate; and to provide for related matters.
AI Summary
This bill establishes a new "Classic Black" specialty license plate for motor vehicles in Louisiana, which will feature a white alphanumeric series on a black background with a white border and "LOUISIANA" at the top. To be issued, there must be at least one thousand applicants, and the plate will be available for passenger cars, pickup trucks, recreational vehicles, motorcycles, and vans. In addition to the standard motor vehicle license tax, owners will pay an annual royalty fee of twenty-five dollars and a three-dollar and fifty-cent handling fee to cover administrative costs. The collected royalty fees will be sent to the Donald J. Thibodeaux Training Center in Zachary, Louisiana, to fund emergency vehicle operations training for local governments. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections will create and issue these plates once the necessary system updates and applicant minimums are met, and the secretary will establish rules to implement these provisions.
Committee Categories
Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsors (36)
Chasity Martinez (D)*,
Roy Adams (D),
Michael Bayham (R),
Beau Beaullieu (R),
Stephanie Berault (R),
Beth Billings (R),
Doyle Boudreaux (R),
Chad Boyer (R),
Marcus Bryant (D),
Rhonda Butler (R),
Barbara Carpenter (D),
Dewith Carrier (R),
Wilford Carter (D),
Tehmi Chassion (D),
Kellee Dickerson (R),
Jessica Domangue (R),
Adrian Fisher (D),
Barbara Freiberg (R),
Kyle Green (D),
Troy Hebert (R),
Chance Henry (R),
Steven Jackson (D),
Mike Johnson (R),
Caleb Kleinpeter (R),
Jeremy LaCombe (R),
Jacob Landry (R),
Terry Landry (D),
Ed Larvadain (D),
Shaun Mena (D),
Ed Murray (D),
Candace Newell (D),
Annie Spell (R),
Chris Turner (R),
Joy Walters (D),
John Wyble (R),
Jerome Zeringue (R),
Last Action
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works. (on 03/24/2026)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26rs&b=HB801&sbi=y |
| BillText | https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1451549 |
| Analysis - Digest of HB801 Reengrossed | https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1451600 |
| House Floor Amendment #1926 Martinez Adopted | https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1450979 |
| BillText | https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1449451 |
| Analysis - Digest of HB801 Engrossed | https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1449494 |
| House Committee Amendment #1624 THPW Proposed | https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1449262 |
| House Committee Amendment #1594 THPW Draft | https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1449014 |
| Analysis - Digest of HB801 Original | https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1446982 |
| BillText | https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1446969 |
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