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LA HB 613

enacted

MTR VEHICLE/OFFICE: Requires the office of motor vehicles to display an image indicating the United States citizenship status on driver's licenses and state identification cards of cardholders (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX)

Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did LA HB 613 pass?

Yes. LA HB 613 has been enacted into law as of 2026-02-26. Latest recorded action (2026-02-26): Prefiled.

What is LA HB 613 about?

LA HB 613 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “MTR VEHICLE/OFFICE: Requires the office of motor vehicles to display an image indicating the United States citizenship status on driver's licenses and state identification cards of cardholders (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX)”.

Who sponsors LA HB 613?

Dodie Horton is the primary sponsor of LA HB 613, joined by 19 cosponsors.

Introduced
Latest action
2026-02-26 — Prefiled.
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Dodie Hortonprimary
  • Laurie Schlegelcosponsor
  • Rodney Schamerhorncosponsor
  • Charles Owencosponsor
  • Michael Melerinecosponsor
  • Mike Johnsoncosponsor
  • Gabe Firmentcosponsor
  • Peter Egancosponsor
  • Kathy Edmonstoncosponsor
  • Michael Echolscosponsor
  • Roger Wilder IIIcosponsor
  • Raymond Crewscosponsor
  • Vincent Cox IIIcosponsor
  • Kimberly Coatescosponsor
  • Emily Chenevertcosponsor
  • Rhonda Butlercosponsor
  • Mike Bayhamcosponsor
  • Dennis Bamburg Jr.cosponsor
  • Beryl Amedeecosponsor
  • Phillip DeVilliercosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-05-15

    Effective date: 08/01/2026.

  2. 2026-05-15

    Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 170.

    became-law,executive-signature

  3. 2026-05-13

    Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-05-13

    Signed by the President of the Senate.

  5. 2026-05-12

    Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

    enrolled

  6. 2026-05-11

    Received from the Senate without amendments.

    receipt

  7. 2026-05-11

    Read by title, passed by a vote of 27 yeas and 9 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    passage

  8. 2026-04-28

    Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.

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  9. 2026-04-27

    Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  10. 2026-04-22

    Reported favorably.

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2026-04-01

    Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.

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  12. 2026-03-31

    Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

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  13. 2026-03-30

    Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 72, nays 29. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

    passage

  14. 2026-03-30

    Called from the calendar.

  15. 2026-03-26

    Scheduled for floor debate on 03/30/2026.

  16. 2026-03-26

    Notice given.

  17. 2026-03-26

    Read by title, returned to the calendar.

  18. 2026-03-25

    Scheduled for floor debate on 03/26/2026.

  19. 2026-03-24

    Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

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  20. 2026-03-23

    Reported favorably (8-5).

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  21. 2026-03-09

    Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.

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  22. 2026-02-27

    First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.

  23. 2026-02-26

    Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.

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  24. 2026-02-26

    Prefiled.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • FINAL PASSAGE (#203)

    2026-03-30 · pass · 72-29

    Member-level votes (105)
    • Mr. Speaker: yes
    • Deshotel: yes
    • McFarland: yes
    • Adams: yes
    • Dewitt: yes
    • McMahen: yes
    • Amedee: yes
    • Dickerson: yes
    • McMakin: yes
    • Bacala: yes
    • Echols: yes
    • Melerine: yes
    • Bagley: yes
    • Edmonston: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Bamburg: yes
    • Egan: yes
    • Muscarello: yes
    • Bayham: yes
    • Farnum: yes
    • Orgeron: yes
    • Beaullieu: yes
    • Firment: yes
    • Owen: yes
    • Berault: yes
    • Fontenot: yes
    • Riser: yes
    • Billings: yes
    • Freiberg: yes
    • Sawyer: yes
    • Boudreaux: yes
    • Galle: yes
    • Schamerhorn: yes
    • Bourriaque: yes
    • Geymann: yes
    • Schlegel: yes
    • Boyer: yes
    • Glorioso: yes
    • St. Blanc: yes
    • Braud: yes
    • Hebert: yes
    • Stagni: yes
    • Broussard: yes
    • Henry, C.: yes
    • Tarver: yes
    • Butler: yes
    • Hilferty: yes
    • Thomas: yes
    • Carlson: yes
    • Horton: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Carrier: yes
    • Illg: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • Carter, R.: yes
    • Johnson, M.: yes
    • Villio: yes
    • Carver: yes
    • Kerner: yes
    • Wilder: yes
    • Chenevert: yes
    • LaCombe: yes
    • Wiley: yes
    • Coates: yes
    • Landry, J.: yes
    • Wright: yes
    • Cox: yes
    • Mack: yes
    • Wyble: yes
    • Crews: yes
    • McCormick: yes
    • Zeringue: yes
    • Boyd: no
    • Jackson: no
    • Martinez: no
    • Brass: no
    • Johnson, T.: no
    • Mena: no
    • Bryant: no
    • Jordan: no
    • Miller: no
    • Carpenter: no
    • Knox: no
    • Murray: no
    • Carter, W.: no
    • LaFleur: no
    • Newell: no
    • Chassion: no
    • Landry, M.: no
    • Phelps: no
    • Fisher: no
    • Landry, T.: no
    • Taylor: no
    • Freeman: no
    • Larvadain: no
    • Walters: no
    • Green: no
    • Lyons: no
    • Young: no
    • Henry, D.: no
    • Marcelle: no
    • Domangue: other
    • Spell: other
    • Gadberry: other
    • Ventrella: other
  • FINAL PASSAGE (#702)

    2026-05-11 · pass · 27-9

    Member-level votes (39)
    • Mr. President: yes
    • Foil: yes
    • Morris: yes
    • Abraham: yes
    • Hensgens: yes
    • Myers: yes
    • Allain: yes
    • Hodges: yes
    • Owen: yes
    • Bass: yes
    • Kleinpeter: yes
    • Pressly: yes
    • Cathey: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Seabaugh: yes
    • Cloud: yes
    • McMath: yes
    • Stine: yes
    • Connick: yes
    • Miguez: yes
    • Talbot: yes
    • Edmonds: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Wheat: yes
    • Fesi: yes
    • Mizell: yes
    • Womack: yes
    • Barrow: no
    • Duplessis: no
    • Jenkins: no
    • Boudreaux: no
    • Harris: no
    • Luneau: no
    • Carter: no
    • Jackson-Andrews: no
    • Price: no
    • Barthelemy: other
    • Reese: other
    • Selders: other

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