HB1024 • 2026

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

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Ed Murray
Last action: 2026-05-27
Official status: Sent to Governor
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Louisiana Democratic Party License Plate Act

This act creates a special 'Louisiana Democratic Party' license plate that requires at least 1,000 applicants and includes an annual fee of $25.

What This Bill Does

Creates a new type of license plate called the 'Louisiana Democratic Party' plate.
Requires at least 1,000 people to apply before the plates can be made available.
Sets rules for designing and issuing these special plates.
Collects an annual fee of $25 from each person who uses this plate.
Sends the collected fees to the Democratic Party of Louisiana.

Who It Names or Affects

People in Louisiana who want a 'Louisiana Democratic Party' license plate.
The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, which will manage the plates.
The Democratic Party of Louisiana, which receives money 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 higher fee.
Royalty Fee: Money paid each year to keep the special 'Louisiana Democratic Party' license plate.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify when the plates will start being issued.
It is unclear how much money the Democratic Party of Louisiana will receive from this program.

Bill History

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

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ENROLLED
2026 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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