HB1108 • 2026

MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES: Creates the "Homeschool Proud" specialty license plate

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Beryl Amedee
Last action: 2026-06-02
Official status: Signed by the Governor - Act 704
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Homeschool Proud Specialty License Plate

This act creates a new specialty license plate called the 'Homeschool Proud' for Louisiana residents who support homeschooling.

What This Bill Does

Creates a special license plate called the 'Homeschool Proud'.
Requires at least one thousand people to apply before the plates can be made available.
Sets rules about where and how the design of the plate will look, including specific words and symbols.
Adds an extra fee for each year someone has this specialty plate, with money going to Homeschool Louisiana.
Gives the Department of Public Safety and Corrections permission to make rules about issuing these plates.

Who It Names or Affects

Louisiana residents who want a 'Homeschool Proud' license plate.
The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, which will manage the new plates.

Terms To Know

Special Prestige License Plate: A unique type of license plate that has special meaning or design for a specific group.
Royalty Fee: An extra yearly fee paid by someone who uses the 'Homeschool Proud' specialty license plate.

Limits and Unknowns

The act does not specify how long it will take for the plates to be available after the minimum number of applicants is reached.
It's unclear what specific activities Homeschool Louisiana will use the collected fees for.

Bill History

2026-06-02 H
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-06-02 H
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 704.
2026-05-28 H
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-05-27 H
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-27 S
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-26 H
Received from the Senate without amendments.
2026-05-26 S
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 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.
2026-04-29 S
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
2026-04-28 S
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-04-28 H
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 1. 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 04/28/2026.
2026-04-23 H
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-04-22 H
Reported favorably (15-0).
2026-04-01 H
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
2026-03-31 H
Read by title. Lies over under the rules.

Official Summary Text

MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES: Creates the "Homeschool Proud" specialty license plate

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED
ACT No. 7042026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 1108
BY REPRESENTATIVES AMEDEE AND CHASSION
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 47:463.243, relative to motor vehicle special prestige license plates; to
3 establish the "Homeschool Proud" special prestige license plate; to provide for the
4 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; "Homeschool Proud"
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
11 "Homeschool Proud" plate, which may be issued, upon application, to any citizen of
12 Louisiana, provided there is a minimum of one thousand applicants for such plate.
13 The plates shall be restricted to use on passenger cars, pick up trucks, recreational
14 vehicles, and vans.
15 (2) The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor
16 vehicles, shall create this special prestige license plate when the applicable statutory
17 provisions are met and the department's electronic vehicle and registration system
18 is updated to accommodate the creation of the new plates.
19 B. The secretary shall work in conjunction with the artist selected by
20 Homeschool Louisiana to develop the design of the plate, provided that it is in
21 compliance with R.S. 47:463(A)(3). The bottom of the plate shall bear the words
22 "Homeschool Proud". A symbol representing Homeschool Louisiana shall appear
23 on the left portion of the plate. The center portion of the plate shall have five alpha-
24 numeric digits for registration purposes.
25 C. The special prestige license plate shall be issued, upon application, to any
26 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 Homeschool Louisiana. The monies received from the royalty fees shall be used
9 solely for the activities of Homeschool 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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