HB745 • 2026

WEIGHTS/MEASURES: Extends the existence of special permits for the operation of a combination of vehicles or tandem loads hauling containers to and from port facilities

Passed Legislature

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

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

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on permit issuance rules or specific numbers of permits issued.

Extending Special Permits for Port Container Transport

This bill extends the expiration date for special permits that allow large vehicles and heavy loads to transport containers to and from port facilities.

What This Bill Does

Changes the law to extend the existence of special permits until August 1, 2030.

Who It Names or Affects

Truck drivers who transport large containers to and from port facilities.
Companies that use these trucks for shipping goods.
State officials responsible for issuing special permits.

Terms To Know

Special Permit: A document allowing vehicles to carry very heavy or oversized loads on public roads.
Tandem Loads: Two or more trucks connected together carrying a single load.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify how many permits will be issued.
It is unclear if there are any changes to the rules for obtaining these permits.
This law needs approval from the Governor before it becomes final.

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 34 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.
2026-04-28 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. 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. 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).
2026-03-09 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.
2026-02-27 H
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
2026-02-27 H
Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

WEIGHTS/MEASURES: Extends the existence of special permits for the operation of a combination of vehicles or tandem loads hauling containers to and from port facilities

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

ENROLLED
2026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 745
BY REPRESENTATIVE VILLIO
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 32:387.2(D), relative to special permits for the operation of a
3 combination of vehicles or tandem loads hauling containers to and from port
4 facilities; to extend the expiration date for the permit requirement; and to provide for
5 related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 32:387.2(D) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
8 §387.2. Special permits; vehicles or tandem loads hauling divisible or nondivisible
9 container imports or exports to port facilities
10 * * *
11 D. The provisions of this Section and all legislative authority for the
12 existence of the permits authorized in this Section shall cease to exist on August 1,
13 2026 2030.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions.