HB613 • 2026

MTR VEHICLE/OFFICE: Requires the office of motor vehicles to display an image indicating the United States citizenship status on driver's licenses and state identification cards of cardholders (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX)

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Dodie Horton
Last action: 2026-05-15
Official status: Signed by the Governor - Act 170
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not specify the exact image that must be used beyond indicating it signifies U.S. citizenship status.

Driver's Licenses and ID Cards Must Show Citizenship Status

This act requires the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles to display an image indicating U.S. citizenship status on driver's licenses and state identification cards for cardholders.

What This Bill Does

Requires the office of motor vehicles to display an image indicating U.S. citizenship status on driver's licenses and ID cards if someone is a U.S. citizen.
Specifies that this image must be added when issuing new cards or updating systems in the future.
Gives the Office of Motor Vehicles the power to make rules about how to show citizenship status on these cards.

Who It Names or Affects

People who apply for or renew driver's licenses and state identification cards in Louisiana.
The Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles, which issues these documents.

Terms To Know

Citizenship: Being a member of a country with certain rights and responsibilities.
Office of Motor Vehicles: The government office that issues driver's licenses and ID cards.

Limits and Unknowns

It is not clear how the Office of Motor Vehicles will verify citizenship status.
This law only applies to new or renewed cards after August 1, 2026.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

House Floor Amendment #2520 Horton Adopted

Adopted

Plain English: HFAHB613 4877 2520 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Representative Horton to Engrossed House Bill No.

HFAHB613 4877 2520 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Representative Horton to Engrossed House Bill No.
613 by Representative Horton 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 2, at the end of line 3, change "Subparagraph" to "Item" Page 1 of 1 CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions.

House Floor Legislative Bureau Amendment #1202 Horton Adopted

Adopted

Plain English: HFLBHB613 2395 1202 HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Representative Horton on behalf of the Legislative Bureau to Engrossed House Bill No.

HFLBHB613 2395 1202 HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Representative Horton on behalf of the Legislative Bureau to Engrossed House Bill No.
613 by Representative Horton 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 2, line 14, following "of" and before "Safety" insert "Public".
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Bill History

2026-05-15 H
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-05-15 H
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 170.
2026-05-13 H
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-05-13 S
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-12 H
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-11 H
Received from the Senate without amendments.
2026-05-11 S
Read by title, passed by a vote of 27 yeas and 9 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-04-28 S
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-04-27 S
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-04-22 S
Reported favorably.
2026-04-01 S
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
2026-03-31 S
Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-03-30 H
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 72, nays 29. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-03-30 H
Called from the calendar.
2026-03-26 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 03/30/2026.
2026-03-26 H
Notice given.
2026-03-26 H
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
2026-03-25 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 03/26/2026.
2026-03-24 H
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-03-23 H
Reported favorably (8-5).
2026-03-09 H
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
2026-02-27 H
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
2026-02-26 H
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
2026-02-26 H
Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

MTR VEHICLE/OFFICE: Requires the office of motor vehicles to display an image indicating the United States citizenship status on driver's licenses and state identification cards of cardholders (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX)

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

ENROLLED
ACT No. 1702026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 613
BY REPRESENTATIVES HORTON, AMEDEE, BAMBURG, BAYHAM, BUTLER,
CHENEVERT, COATES, COX, CREWS, DEVILLIER, ECHOLS, EDMONSTON,
EGAN, FIRMENT, MIKE JOHNSON, MELERINE, OWEN, SCHAMERHORN,
SCHLEGEL, AND WILDER
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 32:410(A)(3)(a)(x) and R.S. 40:1321(E)(3), relative to information to be
3 identified on driver's licenses and special identification cards; to require the office
4 of motor vehicles to display a certain image on certain identification cards to signify
5 citizenship status; to provide for rulemaking; to provide for applicability; to provide
6 for an effective date; and to provide for related matters.
7 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. R.S. 32:410(A)(3)(a)(x) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
9 §410. Form of license; photograph, signature of licensee, anatomical gift statement,
10 declaration of life-sustaining procedures, and additional information on
11 license
12 A.
13 * * *
14 (3)(a) Every license issued shall bear thereon:
15 * * *
16 (x) An image of an eagle in flight to signify that the applicant is a citizen of
17 the United States, provided that the applicant's citizenship has been verified. If the
18 system of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor vehicles,
19 is currently unable to accommodate the inclusion of new credentials, any future
20 system upgrade or new card implementation shall include the capability to comply
21 with the requirements of this Item.
22 * * *
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HB NO. 613 ENROLLED
1 Section 2. R.S. 40:1321(E)(3) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
2 §1321. State identification cards; special identification cards; issuance; veteran
3 designation; special needs or accommodation designations; fees; expiration
4 and renewal; exceptions; promulgation of rules; promotion of use; persons
5 less than twenty-one years of age; the Protect and Save our Children
6 Program; Selective Service Registration
7 * * *
8 E.
9 * * *
10 (3)(a) The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor
11 vehicles, shall display an image of an eagle in flight on any special identification
12 card issued to signify that the applicant is a citizen of the United States, provided that
13 the applicant’s citizenship has been verified.
14 (b) If the system of the office of motor vehicles is currently unable to
15 accommodate the inclusion of new credentials, any future system upgrade or new
16 card implementation shall include the capability to comply with the requirements of
17 this Paragraph.
18 Section 3. The office of motor vehicles shall promulgate rules in accordance with
19 the Administrative Procedure Act to implement the provisions of this Act, including rules
20 governing the design, placement, and format of the citizenship indicator and acceptable
21 documentation for verifying United States citizenship.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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