HB988 • 2026

MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES: Modifies the current and retired legislators special prestige license plates fee distribution

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Larry Bagley
Last action: 2026-06-01
Official status: Signed by the Governor - Act 685
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not specify the new annual royalty fee amount for special license plates used by current and retired legislators.

Modifies License Plate Fees for Legislators

This act changes how fees collected from special license plates used by current and retired Louisiana legislators are distributed, with the money going to restore the Pentagon Barracks.

What This Bill Does

Requires an additional handling fee of $3.50 per plate to cover administrative costs when issuing these special plates.
Specifies that all collected annual royalty fees must be sent to the division of administration for restoration efforts at the Pentagon Barracks.
Allows the secretary to create rules about how these license plates are handled and designed.

Who It Names or Affects

Current Louisiana legislators who use special prestige license plates
Retired Louisiana legislators who use special prestige license plates

Terms To Know

Pentagon Barracks: A historic building in Louisiana that is being restored using funds from the fees collected on special license plates.
Royalty fee: An annual charge of $25 for each special prestige license plate used by current and retired legislators, which goes to a specific fund.

Limits and Unknowns

The exact new amount for the annual royalty fee is not clearly stated in the provided text.
It's unclear how much money will be collected from these fees or what the full impact on restoration efforts at the Pentagon Barracks will be.

Bill History

2026-06-01 H
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-06-01 H
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 685.
2026-05-28 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.
2026-04-29 S
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
2026-04-28 S
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-04-28 H
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 92, nays 0. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-04-23 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/28/2026.
2026-04-23 H
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-04-22 H
Reported favorably (14-0).
2026-03-24 H
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
2026-03-23 H
Read by title. Lies over under the rules.

Official Summary Text

MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES: Modifies the current and retired legislators special prestige license plates fee distribution

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

ENROLLED
ACT No. 6852026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 988
BY REPRESENTATIVE BAGLEY
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 47:463.37(B) and (C) and 463.49(B) and (C) and to enact R.S.
3 47:463.37(D) and 463.49(D), relative to current and retired legislator special prestige
4 license plates; to provide for the annual royalty fees applicable to such license plates;
5 to provide for implementation; and to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 47:463.37(B) and (C) and 463.49(B) and (C) are hereby amended
8 and reenacted and R.S. 47:463.37(D) and 463.49(D) are hereby enacted to read as follows:
9 §463.37. Special prestige license plates; retired legislators
10 * * *
11 B. The charge for this special license plate shall be a one-time fee of
12 twenty-five dollars for each plate, which shall be in addition to the regular motor
13 vehicle registration license fee charged under the provisions of R.S. 47:463 The
14 department shall collect an annual royalty fee of twenty-five dollars that shall be
15 disbursed in accordance with Subsection C of this Section. This fee shall be in
16 addition to the standard motor vehicle license tax imposed by Article VII, Section
17 5 of the Constitution of Louisiana, and a handling fee of three dollars and fifty cents
18 for each plate to be retained by the department to offset a portion of administrative
19 costs.
20 C. The annual royalty fee shall be collected by the department and forwarded
21 to the division of administration. The monies received from the royalty fees shall be
22 used for the restoration efforts of the Pentagon Barracks.
23 C. D. The secretary shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to
24 implement the provisions of this Section, including rules and regulations governing
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1 the transfer and disposition of the license plates upon the death of the recipient and
2 governing the design of the plate.
3 * * *
4 §463.49. Special prestige license plates; legislators
5 * * *
6 B. The charge for this special license plate shall be a one-time fee of
7 twenty-five dollars for each plate, which shall be in addition to the regular motor
8 vehicle registration license fee charged under the provisions of R.S. 47:463 The
9 department shall collect an annual royalty fee of twenty-five dollars that shall be
10 disbursed in accordance with Subsection C of this Section. This fee shall be in
11 addition to the standard motor vehicle license tax imposed by Article VII, Section
12 5 of the Constitution of Louisiana, and a handling fee of three dollars and fifty cents
13 for each plate to be retained by the department to offset a portion of administrative
14 costs.
15 C. The annual royalty fee shall be collected by the department and forwarded
16 to the division of administration. The monies received from the royalty fees shall be
17 used for the restoration efforts of the Pentagon Barracks.
18 C. D. The secretary shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to
19 implement the provisions of this Section, including rules and regulations governing
20 the transfer and disposition of the license plates upon the death of the recipient and
21 governing the design of the plate.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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