HB848 • 2026

MTR VEHICLE/DEALERS: Provides with respect to all terrain vehicle dealerships

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Jason Dewitt
Last action: 2026-06-25
Official status: Became law without the Governor's signature - Act 967
Effective date: Not listed

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MTR VEHICLE/DEALERS: Provides with respect to all terrain vehicle dealerships

What This Bill Does

MTR VEHICLE/DEALERS: Provides with respect to all terrain vehicle dealerships

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Amendments

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Summary of Senate Amendments to HB848

Filed

Plain English: SSHB848 4875 6017 HOUSE SUMMARY OF SENATE AMENDMENTS HB 848 2026 Regular Session Dewitt MTR VEHICLE/DEALERS: Provides with respect to all terrain vehicle dealerships Synopsis of Senate Amendments 1.

SSHB848 4875 6017 HOUSE SUMMARY OF SENATE AMENDMENTS HB 848 2026 Regular Session Dewitt MTR VEHICLE/DEALERS: Provides with respect to all terrain vehicle dealerships Synopsis of Senate Amendments 1.
Defines "adequate facilities for the repair and servicing" as a bona fide service facility that is fully equipped, maintained, and available to perform repairs on all-terrain vehicles sold by that dealer, and that such facilities shall not consist solely of a location for the transfer of vehicles to another location.
2.
Amends provision requiring a dealer of all-terrain vehicles to maintain adequate facilities for the repair and servicing of all-terrain vehicles to provide that a contracted third-party repair facility need be located within this state and within a radius of 25 miles of the dealer's established place of business.

House Floor Amendment #2353 Dewitt Adopted

Adopted

Plain English: HFAHB848 4875 2353 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Representative Dewitt to Engrossed House Bill No.

HFAHB848 4875 2353 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Representative Dewitt to Engrossed House Bill No.
848 by Representative Dewitt 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 2, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following: 3 "* * * 4 (9) "Dealer" means any person licensed to sell a motor vehicle, specialty 5 vehicle, or recreational product subject to regulation by this Chapter.
"Dealer", for 6 purposes of all-terrain vehicles and golf carts, includes any person, business, or 7 entity that sells, offers for sale, or distributes such vehicles at retail, regardless of 8 whether that person or entity is primarily engaged in another line of business." Page 1 of 1 CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions.

House Committee Amendment #2228 COM Adopted

Adopted

Plain English: HCAHB848 4875 2228 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Commerce to Original House Bill No.

HCAHB848 4875 2228 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Commerce to Original House Bill No.
848 by Representative Dewitt 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 2, delete lines 14 through 16 in their entirety and insert the following: 3 "parts and accessories for that repair and servicing, which may be satisfied 4 by any of the following: 5 (i) Facilities located in the building or structure where the applicant's 6 established business is conducted or within one thousand feet of the established place 7 of business.
8 (ii) A written contractual agreement with a third-party repair facility that is 9 equipped and qualified to perform such repair and servicing, located within this state 10 and within a radius of fifty miles of the dealer's established place of business, or 11 within a reasonable distance such that service can be provided within five business 12 days.

House Committee Amendment #2173 COM Draft

Draft

Plain English: HCAHB848 4875 2173 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Commerce to Original House Bill No.

HCAHB848 4875 2173 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Commerce to Original House Bill No.
848 by Representative Dewitt 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 2, delete lines 14 through 16 in their entirety and insert the following: 3 "parts and accessories for that repair and servicing, which may be satisfied 4 by any of the following: 5 (i) Facilities located in the building or structure where the applicant's 6 established business is conducted or within one thousand feet of the established place 7 of business.
8 (ii) A written contractual agreement with a third-party repair facility that is 9 equipped and qualified to perform such repair and servicing, located within this state 10 and within a radius of fifty miles of the dealer's established place of business, or 11 within a reasonable distance such that service can be provided within five business 12 days.

House Committee Amendment #2143 COM Draft

Draft

Plain English: HCAHB848 4875 2143 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Commerce to Original House Bill No.

HCAHB848 4875 2143 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Commerce to Original House Bill No.
848 by Representative Dewitt 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 2, between lines 19 and 20, insert a set of asterisks "* * *" Page 1 of 1 CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions.

House Committee Amendment #2118 COM Draft

Draft

Plain English: HCAHB848 4875 2118 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Commerce to Original House Bill No.

HCAHB848 4875 2118 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Commerce to Original House Bill No.
848 by Representative Dewitt 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 1, line 2, after "32:1252(1)" and before "and to" insert "and (9)," 3 AMENDMENT NO.
2 4 On page 1, line 8, after "32:1252(1)" and before "hereby" change "is" to "and (9) are" 5 AMENDMENT NO.

House Vote on HB 848 REJECT SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1614)

Filed

Plain English: 2026 Regular Session Sequence: 1614 HBS AMENDED BY SENATE TO BE CONCURRED IN HB 848 BY DEWITT REJECT SENATE AMENDMENTS Date: 5/27/2026 Time: 5:00:27 PM ROLL CALL The roll was called with the following result: YEAS Adams Amedee Bacala Bayham Beaullieu Berault Billings Boudreaux Bourriaque Boyd Boyer Brass Braud Broussard Butler Carrier Carter, R.

2026 Regular Session Sequence: 1614 HBS AMENDED BY SENATE TO BE CONCURRED IN HB 848 BY DEWITT REJECT SENATE AMENDMENTS Date: 5/27/2026 Time: 5:00:27 PM ROLL CALL The roll was called with the following result: YEAS Adams Amedee Bacala Bayham Beaullieu Berault Billings Boudreaux Bourriaque Boyd Boyer Brass Braud Broussard Butler Carrier Carter, R.
Carver 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 Jackson Johnson, M.

Senate Floor Amendment #4183 Cloud Adopted

Adopted

Plain English: SFAHB848 2810 4183 SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Senator Cloud to Reengrossed House Bill No.

SFAHB848 2810 4183 SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Senator Cloud to Reengrossed House Bill No.
848 by Representative Dewitt 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 1, line 2, after "and (9)" and before "and to" insert "and 1254(E)(5)(a)" 3 AMENDMENT NO.
2 4 On page 1, line 8, after "and (9)" and before "are" insert "and 1254(E)(5)(a)" 5 AMENDMENT NO.

Bill History

2026-06-25 H
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-06-25 H
Becomes Act No. 967 without the Governor's signature.
2026-06-04 H
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-06-01 S
Signed by the President of the Senate on 6/2/2026.
2026-06-01 H
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-06-01 H
Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
2026-06-01 S
Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays.
2026-06-01 S
Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.
2026-06-01 H
Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 95, nays 0. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.
2026-06-01 H
Rules suspended.
2026-06-01 H
Conference Committee report received.
2026-05-29 S
Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
2026-05-29 H
House conferees appointed: Dewitt, Deshotel, and Chance Henry.
2026-05-29 H
Notice of Senate conferees appointed.
2026-05-28 S
Senate conference committee members appointed: Cloud, Fesi, and Hodges.
2026-05-27 S
Notice House rejected the Senate amendments.
2026-05-27 H
Read by title, roll called, yeas 96, nays 0, Senate amendments rejected, conference committee appointment pending.
2026-05-26 H
Scheduled for concurrence on 05/27/2026.
2026-05-25 H
Received from the Senate with amendments.
2026-05-21 S
Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-05-18 S
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-05-14 S
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-05-13 S
Reported favorably.
2026-04-01 S
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and International Affairs.
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 76, nays 18. 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, 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 Commerce.
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 Commerce.
2026-02-27 H
Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

MTR VEHICLE/DEALERS: Provides with respect to all terrain vehicle dealerships

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED
ACT No. 9672026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 848
BY REPRESENTATIVE DEWITT
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 32:1252(1) and (9) and 1254(E)(5)(a) and to enact R.S.
3 32:1254(E)(5)(c) and 1270.11(2)(k), relative to motor vehicle dealers; to provide for
4 definitions; to provide for licensing requirements for motor vehicle and recreational
5 products dealers; to provide for repair facilities for all-terrain vehicle dealers; to
6 provide for unauthorized acts; and to provide for related matters.
7 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. R.S. 32:1252(1) and (9) and 1254(E)(5)(a) are hereby amended and
9 reenacted and R.S. 32:1254(E)(5)(c) and 1270.11(2)(k) are hereby enacted to read as
10 follows:
11 §1252. Definitions
12 The following words, terms, and phrases, when used in this Chapter, shall
13 have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this Section, except where the
14 context clearly indicates a different meaning:
15 (1) "All-terrain vehicle" shall mean means any vehicle manufactured for off-
16 road use and issued a manufacturer's statement or certificate of origin, as required
17 by the commission, that cannot be issued a registration certificate and license to
18 operate on the public roads of this state because, at the time of manufacture, the
19 vehicle does not meet the safety requirements prescribed by R.S. 32:1301 through
20 1310. This includes vehicles that are issued a title by the Department of Public
21 Safety and Corrections, public safety services, such as golf carts and recreational and
22 sports vehicles, but it shall does not include off-road vehicles used for farm purposes,
23 farm equipment, electric-assisted bicycles, or heavy construction equipment.
24 * * *
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HB NO. 848 ENROLLED
1 (9) "Dealer" means any person licensed to sell a motor vehicle, specialty
2 vehicle, or recreational product subject to regulation by this Chapter. "Dealer", for
3 purposes of all-terrain vehicles and golf carts, includes any person, business, or
4 entity that sells, offers for sale, or distributes such vehicles at retail, regardless of
5 whether that person or entity is primarily engaged in another line of business.
6 * * *
7 §1254. Application for license; requirements for licensure; contents; licenses;
8 franchise filings; exceptions
9 * * *
10 E. Additional licensing and compliance requirements for motor vehicle and
11 recreational products dealers.
12 * * *
13 (5)(a) The applicant must also furnish satisfactory evidence that the applicant
14 maintains adequate space in the building or structure wherein the applicant's
15 established business is conducted for the display of new motor vehicles or
16 recreational products, together with adequate facilities for the repair and servicing
17 of motor vehicles or recreational products and the storage of new parts and
18 accessories for the repair and servicing. For purposes of this Subparagraph,
19 "adequate facilities for the repair and servicing" means facilities sufficient to
20 reasonably support warranty service, maintenance, and repair obligations associated
21 with the recreational products sold by the dealer.
22 * * *
23 (c)(i) A dealer of all-terrain vehicles, including golf carts, shall have
24 adequate facilities for the repair and servicing of all-terrain vehicles and the storage
25 of new parts and accessories for that repair and servicing, which may be satisfied by
26 any of the following:
27 (aa) Adequate facilities for the repair and servicing of all-terrain vehicles and
28 the storage of new parts and accessories for that repair and servicing located in the
29 building or structure where the applicant's established business is conducted or
30 within one thousand feet of the established place of business.
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HB NO. 848 ENROLLED
1 (bb) An agreement with a third-party warranty service provider that is
2 equipped and qualified to perform that repair and servicing, located within this state
3 and within a radius of forty miles of the dealer's established place of business. The
4 dealer shall make available to the purchaser applicable warranty information relating
5 to the vehicle.
6 (cc) An agreement with the manufacturer to provide an opportunity to the
7 consumer to obtain service from a warranty-authorized service provider. The dealer
8 shall make available to the purchaser applicable warranty information relating to the
9 vehicle.
10 (dd) A manufacturer-authorized service provider.
11 (ii) Prior to the execution of any sale or financing agreement for an
12 all-terrain vehicle, a dealer of all-terrain vehicles including golf carts shall provide
13 written disclosure to the purchaser if warranty repair and service for that vehicle are
14 to be performed primarily by a remote service facility pursuant to a contractual
15 arrangement with another entity. That purchaser shall acknowledge receipt of the
16 disclosure in writing prior to completion of the sale, and that dealer shall retain a
17 copy of that acknowledgment in its records for three years or until expiration of the
18 warranty, whichever is lesser. That disclosure shall include all of the following
19 information:
20 (aa) The name and physical address of the remote service and repair facility.
21 (bb) The approximate distance between the dealership and the remote service
22 and repair facility.
23 (cc) A statement advising the purchaser that certain warranty repair and
24 services may require transportation of the vehicle to the remote service facility.
25 (iii) A dealer shall not be liable for any subsequent change in the availability,
26 location, authorization, ownership, or operational status of a manufacturer-authorized
27 service provider or third-party warranty service provider identified in the disclosure
28 required by this Item (ii) of this Subparagraph, if that dealer acted in good faith and
29 supplied accurate information at the time of sale.
30 * * *
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HB NO. 848 ENROLLED
1 §1270.11. Unauthorized acts
2 It shall be a violation of this Part:
3 * * *
4 (2) For a motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle dealer, used motorcycle or all-
5 terrain vehicle dealer, or a motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle salesman:
6 * * *
7 (k) For a dealer of all-terrain vehicles, including golf carts, to fail to maintain
8 repair facilities or otherwise comply with the requirements of R.S. 32:1254(E)(5)(c).
9 * * *
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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