LA HB 868
enactedMTR VEHICLE/TRAILERS: Provides relative to the requirement that trailers have approved safety chains while being towed by certain vehicles
Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did LA HB 868 pass?
Yes. LA HB 868 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-04): Becomes Act No. 778 without the Governor's signature.
What is LA HB 868 about?
LA HB 868 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “MTR VEHICLE/TRAILERS: Provides relative to the requirement that trailers have approved safety chains while being towed by certain vehicles”.
Who sponsors LA HB 868?
Jason Dewitt is the primary sponsor of LA HB 868.
- Introduced
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- Latest action
- 2026-06-04 — Becomes Act No. 778 without the Governor's signature.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Jason Dewittprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-06-04
Becomes Act No. 778 without the Governor's signature.
became-law
2026-06-04
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-05-25
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
enrolled
2026-05-25
Received from the Senate without amendments.
receipt
2026-05-22
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
executive-receipt
2026-05-21
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-20
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
passage
2026-05-13
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
reading-3
2026-05-12
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-05-11
Reported favorably.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-20
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-04-15
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
reading-1
2026-04-14
Called from the calendar.
2026-04-14
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 1. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
passage
2026-04-09
Called from the calendar.
2026-04-09
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
2026-04-09
Notice given.
2026-04-09
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/14/2026.
2026-04-08
Notice given.
2026-04-08
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/09/2026.
2026-03-30
Called from the calendar.
2026-03-30
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
2026-03-23
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
2026-03-23
Notice given.
2026-03-23
Scheduled for floor debate on 03/30/2026.
2026-03-18
Scheduled for floor debate on 03/23/2026.
2026-03-17
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
reading-3
2026-03-16
Reported with amendments (14-0).
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-09
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
referral-committee
2026-02-27
Prefiled.
filing
2026-02-27
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
referral-committee
2026-02-27
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
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Votes
FINAL PASSAGE (#511)
2026-04-14 · pass · 96-1
Member-level votes (105)
- Adams: yes
- Edmonston: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Amedee: yes
- Egan: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Farnum: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Bagley: yes
- Firment: yes
- McMakin: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Fisher: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Bayham: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- Miller: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Moore: yes
- Berault: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Murray: yes
- Billings: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Muscarello: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Galle: yes
- Newell: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Glorioso: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Green: yes
- Owen: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Phelps: yes
- Brass: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- Riser: yes
- Braud: yes
- Henry, D.: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Hilferty: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Horton: yes
- Spell: yes
- Carlson: yes
- Illg: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Stagni: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Johnson, T.: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Carter, W.: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Carver: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Chassion: yes
- Knox: yes
- Turner: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Coates: yes
- LaFleur: yes
- Villio: yes
- Cox: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Walters: yes
- Crews: yes
- Landry, T.: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- Larvadain: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- Lyons: yes
- Wright: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- Mack: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Domangue: yes
- Marcelle: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Schamerhorn: no
- Mr. Speaker: other
- Geymann: other
- Mena: other
- Butler: other
- Landry, M.: other
- Young: other
- Echols: other
- McFarland: other
FINAL PASSAGE (#1083)
2026-05-20 · pass · 36-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Abraham: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Miller: yes
- Allain: yes
- Foil: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Barrow: yes
- Harris: yes
- Morris: yes
- Barthelemy: yes
- Hensgens: yes
- Owen: yes
- Bass: yes
- Hodges: yes
- Pressly: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Jackson-Andrews: yes
- Price: yes
- Carter: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Reese: yes
- Cathey: yes
- Kleinpeter: yes
- Seabaugh: yes
- Cloud: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Stine: yes
- Connick: yes
- Luneau: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Duplessis: yes
- McMath: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Miguez: yes
- Womack: yes
- Mr. President: other
- Myers: other
- Selders: other
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