HB989 • 2026

MOTOR VEHICLES: Modifies charges collected by public license tag agents

Passed Legislature

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

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

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not specify whether public license tag agents are allowed to retain the full amount of convenience charges collected, so this claim was removed.

Changes to Fees for License Tag Agents

This bill increases the maximum convenience fee that public license tag agents can charge when providing information on vehicle registration status and processing reinstatements after revocation due to lack of proof of liability insurance.

What This Bill Does

Increases the maximum convenience fee from $23 to $27 for providing information on the status of vehicle registration privileges.
Raises the maximum fee from $23 to $27 per reinstatement when driving and vehicle registration privileges are revoked due to failure to maintain or provide proof of liability insurance.
Requires that these fees be clearly shown to customers before they agree to the transaction.

Who It Names or Affects

Public license tag agents who will now be allowed to charge higher fees for certain services.
Consumers who use these services and will see an increase in costs.

Terms To Know

Convenience fee: An extra charge that a business can add when providing a service, like giving information or processing reinstatements for driving privileges.
Reinstatement: The process of getting back driving and vehicle registration rights after they have been taken away due to not having proof of insurance.

Limits and Unknowns

It is unclear when the bill will be signed by the Governor.
The exact amount of fees before this change was $23, but now it can go up to $27 for certain services.

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.
2026-05-06 S
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
2026-05-05 S
Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-05-05 H
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 76, nays 18. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-05-05 H
Called from the calendar.
2026-04-28 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/05/2026.
2026-04-28 H
Notice given.
2026-04-28 H
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
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 (13-2).
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

MOTOR VEHICLES: Modifies charges collected by public license tag agents

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

ENROLLED
2026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 989
BY REPRESENTATIVE BOYER
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 47:532.1(A)(7)(c) and (C), relative to public license tag agents;
3 to increase the maximum convenience fee amount public license tag agents can
4 collect for providing information on the status of regulation privileges and to process
5 reinstatements of driving and vehicle registration privileges when revoked due to
6 failure to maintain or provide proof of compulsory vehicle liability security; to
7 provide for an increase in charges collected by public license tag agents; and to
8 provide for related matters.
9 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
10 Section 1. R.S. 47:532.1(A)(7)(c) and (C) are hereby amended and reenacted to read
11 as follows:
12 §532.1. Public license tag agents; auto title companies; rules and regulations; surety
13 bonds; fees
14 A.
15 * * *
16 (7)
17 * * *
18 (c) Public license tag agents shall also be authorized to provide information
19 on the status of registration privileges and to process reinstatements of driving and
20 motor vehicle registration privileges when these privileges were revoked due to the
21 failure to maintain the compulsory motor vehicle liability security or the failure to
22 provide proof of such security. Public license tag agents shall be authorized to
23 collect a convenience charge not to exceed twenty-three twenty-seven dollars, to
24 provide information on the status of registration privileges and a charge not to
25 exceed twenty-three twenty-seven dollars per reinstatement, provided that the
26 charges are disclosed immediately to the consumer prior to the initiation of the
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1 transaction and are posted in a conspicuous manner in the business office of the
2 public license tag agent.
3 * * *
4 C. Public license tag agents shall be authorized to collect a convenience
5 charge in addition to the registration license tax or other authorized fees, sales taxes,
6 and transactions. The convenience charge shall not exceed twenty-three twenty-
7 seven dollars per authorized transaction. However, the public license tag agents shall
8 collect and retain the full amount of the convenience charge. The seller is authorized
9 to collect the convenience charge authorized by this Subsection in connection with
10 any retail sale, in addition to the fees authorized in Chapter 10-B of Title 6 of the
11 Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
12 * * *
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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