HB1024 • 2026

MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES: Creates the "Louisiana Democratic Party" special prestige license plate

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Ed Murray
Last action: 2026-06-02
Official status: Signed by the Governor - Act 689
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and digest do not provide specific details about the design of the plates or what happens if fewer than one thousand people apply.

Louisiana Democratic Party License Plate Act

This act creates a special prestige license plate for the Louisiana Democratic Party, which requires at least one thousand applicants and includes an annual fee.

What This Bill Does

Creates a new type of license plate called the 'Louisiana Democratic Party' plate if there are at least 1,000 applicants.
Requires the Department of Public Safety and Corrections to design and issue this special plate in collaboration with the Louisiana Democratic Party.
Limits use of these plates to passenger cars, pickup trucks, recreational vehicles, and vans.
Collects an extra annual fee of $25 from each person who gets a Democratic Party license plate.
Sends the money collected to the Louisiana Democratic Party.

Who It Names or Affects

People in Louisiana who want to buy this special license plate if at least one thousand people apply for it.
The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, which will manage the plates.
The Louisiana Democratic Party, which receives funds from the fees.

Terms To Know

Prestige License Plate: A special type of license plate that is different from regular ones and often has a design or theme.
Royalty Fee: An extra fee paid by people who get the special Democratic Party license plates, which goes to support the party's activities.

Limits and Unknowns

The act only applies if at least one thousand people apply for the plate.
It does not specify what happens if fewer than one thousand people want the plate.
The exact design of the plates is decided by the Department and the Louisiana Democratic Party.

Bill History

2026-06-02 H
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-06-02 H
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 689.
2026-05-27 H
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-05-27 S
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-26 H
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-26 H
Received from the Senate without amendments.
2026-05-26 S
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 31 yeas and 1 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-05-20 S
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-05-19 S
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-05-18 S
Reported favorably.
2026-04-28 S
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
2026-04-27 S
Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-04-27 H
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 100, nays 0. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-04-23 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/27/2026.
2026-04-22 H
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-04-21 H
Reported favorably (11-0).
2026-03-31 H
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
2026-03-30 H
Read by title. Lies over under the rules.

Official Summary Text

MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES: Creates the "Louisiana Democratic Party" special prestige license plate

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

ENROLLED
ACT No. 6892026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 1024
BY REPRESENTATIVES MURRAY, ADAMS, BRYANT, WILFORD CARTER,
CHASSION, FISHER, GREEN, DANA HENRY, JACKSON, KNOX, LAFLEUR,
TERRY LANDRY, LARVADAIN, LYONS, MARCELLE, MARTINEZ, MENA,
MOORE, NEWELL, AND PHELPS
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 47:463.243, relative to motor vehicle prestige license plates; to establish the
3 "Louisiana Democratic Party" special prestige license plate; to provide for the
4 creation, issuance, design, implementation, fees, distribution, and rule promulgation
5 applicable to such license plates; and to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 47.463.243 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
8 §463.243. Special prestige license plate; "Louisiana Democratic Party"
9 A.(1) The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall
10 establish a special prestige motor vehicle license plate to be known as the "Louisiana
11 Democratic Party" plate, provided there is a minimum of one thousand applicants for
12 such plate. The plates shall be restricted to use on passenger cars, pickup trucks,
13 recreational vehicles, and vans.
14 (2) The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor
15 vehicles, shall create this special prestige license plate when the applicable statutory
16 provisions are met and the department's electronic vehicle and registration system
17 is updated to accommodate the creation of new plates.
18 B. The secretary shall work in conjunction with the chair of the Democratic
19 Party of Louisiana to select the color and design of the plate, provided it is in
20 compliance with R.S. 47:463(A)(3). The design shall include the words "Louisiana
21 Democratic Party".
22 C. The special prestige license plate shall be issued, upon application, to any
23 citizen of Louisiana in the same manner as any other motor vehicle license plate.
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1 D. The department shall collect an annual royalty fee of twenty-five dollars
2 that shall be disbursed in accordance with Subsection E of this Section. This fee
3 shall be in addition to the standard motor vehicle license tax imposed by Article VII,
4 Section 5 of the Constitution of Louisiana, and a handling fee of three dollars and
5 fifty cents for each plate to be retained by the department to offset a portion of
6 administrative costs.
7 E. The annual royalty fee shall be collected by the department and forwarded
8 to the Democratic Party of Louisiana. The monies received from the royalty fees
9 shall be used solely for the activities of the Democratic Party of Louisiana.
10 F. The secretary shall adopt rules and regulations as are necessary to
11 implement the provisions of this Section.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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