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HB732 • 2026

MTR VEHICLE/OFFICE: Provides for a temporary waiver of fees for final delinquent debt based on special circumstances (EN DECREASE SG RV See Note)

MTR VEHICLE/OFFICE: Provides for a temporary waiver of fees for final delinquent debt based on special circumstances (EN DECREASE SG RV See Note)

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Charles Owen
Last action
2026-06-25
Official status
Became law without the Governor's signature - Act 966
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

MTR VEHICLE/OFFICE: Provides for a temporary waiver of fees for final delinquent debt based on special circumstances (EN DECREASE SG RV See Note)

MTR VEHICLE/OFFICE: Provides for a temporary waiver of fees for final delinquent debt based on special circumstances (EN DECREASE SG RV See Note)

What This Bill Does

  • MTR VEHICLE/OFFICE: Provides for a temporary waiver of fees for final delinquent debt based on special circumstances (EN DECREASE SG RV See Note)

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Amendments

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Filed

Plain English: SSHB732 4931 5979 HOUSE SUMMARY OF SENATE AMENDMENTS HB 732 2026 Regular Session Owen MTR VEHICLE/OFFICE: Provides for a temporary waiver of fees for final delinquent debt based on special circumstances Synopsis of Senate Amendments 1.

  • SSHB732 4931 5979 HOUSE SUMMARY OF SENATE AMENDMENTS HB 732 2026 Regular Session Owen MTR VEHICLE/OFFICE: Provides for a temporary waiver of fees for final delinquent debt based on special circumstances Synopsis of Senate Amendments 1.
  • Suspends the application of the hybrid vehicle road usage fee provided in present law (R.S.
  • 32:461(A)(2)) until August 1, 2027 for Mild Hybrid (MHEV) and 48V Hybrid models and provides that failure to pay such fee is not considered debt that may be collected pursuant to proposed law or any other applicable collection authority.
  • 2.
Adopted

Plain English: HFAHB732 4931 2359 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Representative Owen to Engrossed House Bill No.

  • HFAHB732 4931 2359 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Representative Owen to Engrossed House Bill No.
  • 732 by Representative Owen 1 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 1 2 On page 1, line 4, after "emergency" and before "reasons" delete "or humanitarian" 3 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 2 4 On page 1, line 5, after "condition;" delete the remainder of the line 5 AMENDMENT NO.
Filed

Plain English: 2026 Regular Session Sequence: 1607 HBS AMENDED BY SENATE TO BE CONCURRED IN HB 732 BY OWEN REJECT SENATE AMENDMENTS Date: 5/27/2026 Time: 4:54:48 PM ROLL CALL The roll was called with the following result: YEAS Adams Amedee Bacala Bamburg Bayham Beaullieu Berault Billings Boudreaux Bourriaque Boyd Boyer Brass Braud Broussard Bryant Butler Carlson Carpenter Carrier Carter, R.

  • 2026 Regular Session Sequence: 1607 HBS AMENDED BY SENATE TO BE CONCURRED IN HB 732 BY OWEN REJECT SENATE AMENDMENTS Date: 5/27/2026 Time: 4:54:48 PM ROLL CALL The roll was called with the following result: YEAS Adams Amedee Bacala Bamburg Bayham Beaullieu Berault Billings Boudreaux Bourriaque Boyd Boyer Brass Braud Broussard Bryant Butler Carlson Carpenter Carrier Carter, R.
  • Carver Chassion Chenevert Coates Cox Crews Deshotel Dewitt Dickerson Domangue Echols Edmonston Egan Farnum Firment Fisher Fontenot Freeman Freiberg Gadberry Galle Geymann Glorioso Green Hebert Henry, C.
  • Henry, D.
  • Horton Illg Johnson, M.
Adopted

Plain English: SFAHB732 539 4200 SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Senator Reese to Reengrossed House Bill No.

  • SFAHB732 539 4200 SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Senator Reese to Reengrossed House Bill No.
  • 732 by Representative Owen 1 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 1 2 In Senate Committee Amendment No.
  • 4 proposed by the Senate Committee on 3 Transportation, Highways and Public Works and adopted by the Senate on April 27, 2026, 4 on page 1, line 10, after "suspended" insert "for Mild Hybrid (MHEV) and 48V Hybrid 5 models" Page 1 of 1
Adopted

Plain English: SFAHB732 1427 3616 SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Senator Foil to Reengrossed House Bill No.

  • SFAHB732 1427 3616 SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Senator Foil to Reengrossed House Bill No.
  • 732 by Representative Owen 1 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 1 2 On page 1, at the end of line 12, delete "waive" and insert "suspend" 3 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 2 4 On page 1, delete lines 20 and 21 5 AMENDMENT NO.
Adopted

Plain English: SCAHB732 4379 2492 SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works to Reengrossed House Bill No.

  • SCAHB732 4379 2492 SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works to Reengrossed House Bill No.
  • 732 by Representative Owen 1 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 1 2 On page 1, line 2, after "R.S.
  • 32:8(E)" insert "and (F)" 3 AMENDMENT NO.
Draft

Plain English: SCAHB732 4379 2373 SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works to Reengrossed House Bill No.

  • SCAHB732 4379 2373 SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works to Reengrossed House Bill No.
  • 732 by Representative Owen 1 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 1 2 On page 1, line 2, after "R.S.
  • 32:8(E)" insert "and (F)" 3 AMENDMENT NO.

Bill History

  1. 2026-06-25 H

    Effective date: 06/24/2026.

  2. 2026-06-25 H

    Becomes Act No. 966 without the Governor's signature.

  3. 2026-06-04 H

    Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

  4. 2026-06-01 S

    Signed by the President of the Senate.

  5. 2026-06-01 H

    Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

  6. 2026-05-31 H

    Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.

  7. 2026-05-31 S

    Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays.

  8. 2026-05-31 S

    Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.

  9. 2026-05-31 H

    Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 92, nays 2. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.

  10. 2026-05-29 H

    Scheduled for floor debate on 05/31/2026.

  11. 2026-05-29 S

    Conference committee report received.

  12. 2026-05-29 H

    Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.

  13. 2026-05-29 H

    Notice of Senate conferees appointed.

  14. 2026-05-28 S

    Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.

  15. 2026-05-28 S

    Senate conference committee members appointed: Reese, Foil, and Luneau.

  16. 2026-05-28 H

    House conferees appointed: Owen, Bourriaque, and Freiberg.

  17. 2026-05-27 S

    Notice House rejected the Senate amendments.

  18. 2026-05-27 H

    Read by title, roll called, yeas 98, nays 0, Senate amendments rejected, conference committee appointment pending.

  19. 2026-05-26 H

    Scheduled for concurrence on 05/27/2026.

  20. 2026-05-25 H

    Received from the Senate with amendments.

  21. 2026-05-20 S

    Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

  22. 2026-05-13 S

    Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.

  23. 2026-05-12 S

    Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  24. 2026-05-11 S

    Reported favorably.

  25. 2026-04-27 S

    Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs.

  26. 2026-04-27 S

    Senate Committee amendments read and adopted.

  27. 2026-04-22 S

    Reported with amendments.

  28. 2026-03-31 S

    Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.

  29. 2026-03-30 S

    Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

  30. 2026-03-26 H

    Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

  31. 2026-03-25 H

    Scheduled for floor debate on 03/26/2026.

  32. 2026-03-24 H

    Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

  33. 2026-03-23 H

    Reported favorably (13-0).

  34. 2026-03-09 H

    Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.

  35. 2026-02-27 H

    First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.

  36. 2026-02-27 H

    Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.

  37. 2026-02-27 H

    Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

MTR VEHICLE/OFFICE: Provides for a temporary waiver of fees for final delinquent debt based on special circumstances (EN DECREASE SG RV See Note)

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
ENROLLED
ACT No. 9662026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 732
BY REPRESENTATIVE OWEN
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 32:8(E) and (F), relative to delinquent debt owed to the office of motor
3 vehicles; to require the commissioner to temporarily waive or suspend fines, fees,
4 penalties, or license suspensions for emergency reasons; to provide for the
5 verification of a life-threatening condition; to provide for the suspension of certain
6 fees; to provide for the authority of the commissioner; to provide for an effective
7 date; and to provide for related matters.
8 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
9 Section 1. R.S. 32:8(E) and (F) are hereby enacted to read as follows:
10 §8. Final delinquent debt; office of motor vehicles; temporary waivers and holds
11 * * *
12 E.(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the
13 commissioner, or his designee, shall have emergency authority to temporarily
14 suspend or place on hold, for a period not to exceed thirty days, any fine, fee,
15 penalty, or license suspension appearing on a person’s driving record when the
16 commissioner determines that such action is necessary to allow the person immediate
17 access to life-sustaining medicine or medical treatment.
18 (2) The person or their representative shall provide documentation from a
19 licensed physician, hospital, hospice, or other home health provider verifying the
20 life-threatening nature of the condition.
21 (3) For the purposes of this Subsection, "commissioner" means the
22 commissioner of the office of motor vehicles.
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HB NO. 732 ENROLLED
1 F. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the hybrid
2 vehicle road usage fee provided for in R.S. 32:461(A)(2) is hereby suspended for
3 non-plugin hybrids until August 1, 2027. Failure by any person to pay such fee shall
4 not be considered debt that may be collected pursuant to this Section or any other
5 applicable collection authority.
6 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
7 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
8 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
9 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
10 effective on the day following such approval.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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