HB746 • 2026

LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Provides relative to oversized trucking permits issued by local governments

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Enacted

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

Sponsor: Charles Owen
Last action: 2026-05-29
Official status: Signed by the Governor - Act 566
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on the handling of existing permits or what happens after the moratorium ends.

Oversized Trucking Permits for Local Governments

This act changes the rules for oversized truck permits issued by local governments, establishing a one-year moratorium on issuing new permits and requiring vehicles to obtain special permits from the Department of Transportation and Development.

What This Bill Does

Removes the requirement that vehicles obtain special permits from agencies or departments other than the Department of Transportation and Development.
Establishes a one-year moratorium on local governments issuing new oversized vehicle permits.

Who It Names or Affects

Local governments in Louisiana that issue oversized trucking permits.
Businesses and individuals who need oversized trucking permits.

Terms To Know

Moratorium: A period during which something is not allowed to happen, like issuing new permits for a year.
Oversized vehicles: Trucks or other large vehicles that are bigger than normal and need special permission to drive on roads.

Limits and Unknowns

The act does not specify what happens after the one-year moratorium ends.
It is unclear how existing permits will be handled during this period.

Amendments

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

Summary of Senate Amendments to HB746

Filed

Plain English: The amendment removes a restriction that prevented local governments from creating new oversized trucking permit requirements during a one-year moratorium and allows them to continue issuing permits based on existing rules.

Removes the prohibition for political subdivisions (local governments) to adopt new permit requirements for oversized vehicles during a one-year moratorium period.
Allows local governments to issue permits under current regulations despite the moratorium.

The amendment text does not provide specific details about what constitutes 'existing requirements,' which could lead to ambiguity in implementation.

House Floor Amendment #3250 Bamburg Adopted

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment adds an exception for the parish of Bossier regarding oversized trucking permits issued by local governments.

Adds 'to provide exceptions;' after 'vehicles;' on page 1, line 6.
Inserts '(1)' after 'A.' and before 'No' on page 1, line 11.
Includes a new paragraph (2) that excludes the parish of Bossier from certain provisions.

The exact nature of the exceptions is not specified in the amendment text provided.

House Committee Amendment #2236 THPW Adopted

Adopted

Plain English: HCAHB746 4931 2236 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works to Original House Bill No.

HCAHB746 4931 2236 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works to Original House Bill No.
746 by Representative Owen 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 1, line 3, after "vehicles;" delete the remainder of the line and insert "to remove the 3 requirement that a vehicle obtain a special permit from an agency or department or political 4 subdivision other than the Department of Transportation and Development; to provide for 5 a one year moratorium on the issuance of any local permits for oversized vehicles;" 6 AMENDMENT NO.
2 7 On page 1, at the beginning of line 4, delete "oversized vehicles;" 8 AMENDMENT NO.

House Floor Amendment #2226 Owen Charles Adopted

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment adds a one-year moratorium on local governments creating or changing permit requirements for oversized trucks.

Adds a one-year pause during which local governments cannot create new rules or change existing ones about permits for oversized vehicles.

Local governments can still issue permits based on current rules, but they are not allowed to make any changes to these rules during the moratorium period.

House Committee Amendment #1814 THPW Draft

Draft

Plain English: HCAHB746 4931 1814 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works to Original House Bill No.

HCAHB746 4931 1814 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works to Original House Bill No.
746 by Representative Owen 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 1, line 3, after "vehicles;" delete the remainder of the line and insert "to remove the 3 requirement that a vehicle obtain a special permit from an agency or department or political 4 subdivision other than the Department of Transportation and Development; to provide for 5 an effective date;" 6 AMENDMENT NO.
2 7 On page 1, at the beginning of line 4, delete "oversized vehicles;" 8 AMENDMENT NO.

House Vote on HB 746 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1433)

Filed

Plain English: The amendment to HB746 involves the House voting on changes made by the Senate regarding oversized trucking permits issued by local governments.

The amendment reflects a vote in the House to concur with Senate amendments related to oversized trucking permits issued by local governments.

The official text does not provide specific details about what the Senate amendments entail, so the exact changes made are unclear.

Senate Floor Amendment #3776 Jenkins Adopted

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment changes the list of parishes that are affected by a specific part of House Bill No. 746, adding Caddo parish to include it along with Bossier parish.

Adds Caddo Parish to the list of parishes included in the bill's provisions, alongside Bossier Parish.

The amendment only specifies the addition of one parish and does not provide details on how this change affects other parts of the bill or its overall impact.

Senate Committee Amendment #2951 THPW Adopted

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment changes how oversized trucking permits are handled by local governments in a specific bill.

Removes lines 6 through 9 from page 2 of the bill.
Changes 'Section 4.' to 'Section 3.' at the beginning of line 10 on page 2.

The amendment text does not provide details about what was in the removed lines, so it's unclear exactly what content is being deleted or how this affects the overall bill.

Senate Committee Amendment #2915 THPW Draft

Draft

Plain English: SCAHB746 4379 2915 SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works to Reengrossed House Bill No.

SCAHB746 4379 2915 SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works to Reengrossed House Bill No.
746 by Representative Owen 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 1, after line 20 insert the following: 3 " * * *" 4 AMENDMENT NO.
2 5 On page 2, delete lines 6 through 9 in their entirety 6 AMENDMENT NO.

Bill History

2026-05-29 H
Effective date: 05/29/2026.
2026-05-29 H
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 566.
2026-05-26 H
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-05-25 S
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-25 H
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-20 H
Read by title, roll called, yeas 93, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
2026-05-19 H
Scheduled for concurrence on 05/20/2026.
2026-05-13 H
Received from the Senate with amendments.
2026-05-13 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.
2026-05-05 S
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-05-04 S
Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-04-29 S
Reported with amendments.
2026-04-13 S
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
2026-04-08 S
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-04-07 H
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 102, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-04-07 H
Called from the calendar.
2026-03-30 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/07/2026.
2026-03-30 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, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-03-23 H
Reported with amendments (13-0).
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

LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Provides relative to oversized trucking permits issued by local governments

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

ENROLLED
ACT No. 5662026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 746
BY REPRESENTATIVE OWEN
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 32:387(A), relative to statewide uniform permits for oversized
3 vehicles; to remove the requirement that a vehicle obtain a special permit from an
4 agency or department or political subdivision other than the Department of
5 Transportation and Development; to provide for a one year moratorium on the
6 issuance of any local permits for oversized vehicles; to provide exceptions; and to
7 provide for related matters.
8 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
9 Section 1. R.S. 32:387(A) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
10 §387. Special permits
11 A.(1) No vehicle or combination of vehicles that does not meet the
12 requirements of R.S. 32:380 through 386 shall use the public highways of this state
13 without first obtaining a special permit from the department in addition to any other
14 special permit which may be required from any other agency or department of the
15 state or a political subdivision, and the special permit herein provided for in this
16 Section shall be issued at the discretion of the secretary. If a permit issued pursuant
17 to Subsection B of this Section authorizes a vehicle to operate on interstate
18 highways, the secretary may allow the vehicle to operate on interstate highways at
19 night if requested by the owner or operator.
20 (2) The provisions of this Subsection shall not apply to the parishes of
21 Bossier and Caddo.
22 * * *
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HB NO. 746 ENROLLED
1 Section 2. A moratorium is hereby established, for a period of one year from the
2 effective date of this Act, on the enactment or adoption of any ordinance, rule, or regulation
3 that creates or modifies permit requirements for oversized vehicles. During this moratorium,
4 political subdivisions may continue to issue permits under existing requirements but shall
5 not adopt or implement any new or revised permit requirements for oversized vehicles.
6 Section 3. 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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