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LA HB801

LA HB801
Creates the "Classic Black" specialty license plate


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Introduced
02/27/2026
In Committee
04/15/2026
Crossed Over
03/23/2026
Passed
05/15/2026
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
05/15/2026

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 We Will Never Forget: Caroline and Maggie" 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 specialty license plate in Louisiana called the "Classic Black We Will Never Forget: Caroline and Maggie" plate, which will be available for passenger cars, pickup trucks, recreational vehicles, motorcycles, and vans. To be created, at least one thousand people must apply for the plate, and the Department of Public Safety and Corrections' vehicle registration system must be updated to accommodate it. The design will feature a white alphanumeric series on a black background with a white border and "LOUISIANA" at the top. In addition to standard license plate fees, there will be an annual royalty fee of twenty-five dollars, with three dollars and fifty cents going to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections to cover administrative costs. The remaining 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 secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections will create the necessary rules and regulations to implement this new specialty plate.

Committee Categories

Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (61)

Chasity Martinez (D)* Roy Adams (D),  Robert Allain (R),  Regina Barrow (D),  Sidney Barthelemy (D),  Adam Bass (R),  Michael Bayham (R),  Beau Beaullieu (R),  Stephanie Berault (R),  Beth Billings (R),  Doyle Boudreaux (R),  Gerald Boudreaux (D),  Chad Boyer (R),  Marcus Bryant (D),  Rhonda Butler (R),  Barbara Carpenter (D),  Dewith Carrier (R),  Gary Carter (D),  Wilford Carter (D),  Stewart Cathey (R),  Tehmi Chassion (D),  Heather Cloud (R),  Kellee Dickerson (R),  Jessica Domangue (R),  Rick Edmonds (R),  Mike Fési (R),  Adrian Fisher (D),  Franklin Foil (R),  Barbara Freiberg (R),  Kyle Green (D),  Troy Hebert (R),  Chance Henry (R),  Bob Hensgens (R),  Steven Jackson (D),  Mike Johnson (R),  Caleb Kleinpeter (R),  Jeremy LaCombe (R),  Jacob Landry (R),  Terry Landry (D),  Ed Larvadain (D),  Jay Luneau (D),  Shaun Mena (D),  Blake Miguez (R),  Gregory Miller (R),  Beth Mizell (R),  Ed Murray (D),  Brach Myers (R),  Candace Newell (D),  Robert Owen (R),  Thomas Pressly (R),  Mike Reese (R),  Alan Seabaugh (R),  Larry Selders (D),  Annie Spell (R),  Jeremy Stine (R),  Chris Turner (R),  Joy Walters (D),  William Wheat (R),  Glen Womack (R),  John Wyble (R),  Jerome Zeringue (R), 

Last Action

Effective date: 08/01/2026. (on 05/15/2026)

Bill Topics

Law, Crime, and Family Issues
  • ‐ Police, Fire, and Law Enforcement
Transportation
  • ‐ General Transportation

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Document Type Source Location Created
State Bill Page https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26rs&b=HB801&sbi=y 02/27/2026
BillText https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1475209 05/20/2026
BillText https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1471332 05/12/2026
Analysis - Summary of Senate Amendments to HB801 https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1470801 05/11/2026
Senate Floor Amendment #2751 Kleinpeter Adopted https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1466087 04/29/2026
BillText https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1451549 03/19/2026
Analysis - Digest of HB801 Reengrossed https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1451600 03/19/2026
House Floor Amendment #1926 Martinez Adopted https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1450979 03/18/2026
BillText https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1449451 03/12/2026
Analysis - Digest of HB801 Engrossed https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1449494 03/12/2026
House Committee Amendment #1624 THPW Proposed https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1449262 03/11/2026
House Committee Amendment #1594 THPW Draft https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1449014 03/11/2026
Analysis - Digest of HB801 Original https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1446982 02/27/2026
BillText https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1446969 02/27/2026
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