SB96 • 2026

MOTOR VEHICLES: Creates the "Fallen Heroes" prestige license plate. (8/1/26)

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Rick Edmonds
Last action: 2026-05-14
Official status: Signed by the Governor - Act 206
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Fallen Heroes License Plate Act

This act creates a special 'Fallen Heroes' license plate for Louisiana residents, with fees going to buy protective gear for police officers.

What This Bill Does

Creates a new type of license plate called the 'Fallen Heroes' plate.
Requires at least 1,000 people to apply before making the plates available.
Sets rules about how the plates look and who can get them.
Collects an extra $25 fee each year for the plates, plus a handling fee of $3.50.
Sends the money from the fees to buy bulletproof vests for police officers.

Who It Names or Affects

Louisiana residents who want special license plates
Police officers in Louisiana

Terms To Know

Prestige License Plate: A special type of license plate that shows pride or support for something.
Royalty Fee: Extra money paid each year to keep a special license plate.

Limits and Unknowns

The act only applies if at least 1,000 people want the plates.
It does not specify how long it will take for the plates to be ready after reaching the minimum number of applicants.

Bill History

2026-05-14 S
Effective date 8/1/2026.
2026-05-14 S
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 206.
2026-05-13 S
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
2026-05-12 H
Signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-12 S
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-11 S
Received from the House without amendments.
2026-05-06 H
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
2026-05-05 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/06/2026.
2026-04-29 H
Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-04-28 H
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
2026-04-27 H
Reported favorably (12-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-03-23 H
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
2026-03-18 H
Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
2026-03-17 S
Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-03-16 S
Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-03-11 S
Reported favorably.
2026-03-09 S
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
2026-02-20 S
Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.

Official Summary Text

MOTOR VEHICLES: Creates the "Fallen Heroes" prestige license plate. (8/1/26)

Current Bill Text

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2026 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 96
BY SENATORS EDMONDS, ABRAHAM, ALLAIN, BARROW, BASS, BOUDREAUX,
CLOUD, CONNICK, FESI, HENSGENS, JENKINS, KLEINPETER,
LAMBERT, MCMATH, MIGUEZ, MILLER, MORRIS, PRESSLY,
PRICE, SEABAUGH, SELDERS, STINE AND WHEAT AND
REPRESENTATIVES BOYER, SAWYER AND SCHAMERHORN
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 47:463.243, relative to motor vehicle special prestige license plates; to
3 establish the "Fallen Heroes" special prestige license plate; to provide for creation,
4 issuance, design, fees, distribution, and rule promulgation applicable to the license
5 plate; and to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 47:463.243 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
8 §463.243. Special prestige license plate; "Fallen Heroes"
9 A.(1) The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections
10 shall establish a special prestige motor vehicle license plate to be known as the
11 "Fallen Heroes" plate, provided there is a minimum of one thousand applicants
12 for the plates. The license plate shall be restricted to use on passenger cars,
13 pickup trucks, recreational vehicles, motorcycles, and vans.
14 (2) The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor
15 vehicles, shall create the special prestige license plate when the applicable
16 statutory provisions are met and the department's electronic vehicle and title
17 registration system is updated to accommodate the creation of new plates.
18 B. Provided the design is in compliance with R.S. 47:463(A)(3), the
19 design shall include the words "Fallen Heroes".
20 C. The special prestige license plate shall be issued, upon application, to
21 any citizen of Louisiana in the same manner as any other motor vehicle license
22 plate.
23 D. The department shall collect an annual royalty fee of twenty-five
24 dollars that shall be disbursed in accordance with Subsection E of this Section.
25 This fee shall be in addition to the standard motor vehicle license tax imposed
ACT No. 206
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SB NO. 96 ENROLLED
1 by Article VII, Section 5 of the Constitution of Louisiana, and a handling fee of
2 three dollars and fifty cents for each plate to be retained by the department to
3 offset a portion of administrative costs.
4 E. The annual royalty fee shall be collected by the department and
5 forwarded to Capital Area Law Enforcement Foundation for the purchase of
6 special protective equipment, commonly known as a bulletproof vest, for peace
7 officers in the state of Louisiana.
8 F. The secretary shall promulgate and adopt rules and regulations as are
9 necessary to implement the provisions of this Section.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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