LouisianaLocal governments may charge fees at motor vehicle field offices
Local governments may charge fees for services at underfunded motor vehicle field offices, with a separate $8 limit for West Monroe.
What it does
Local governments may charge a fee for services at motor vehicle field offices the state does not fully fund. They must use the money for that office’s operating costs, and cannot charge it for getting or renewing a vehicle registration license.
West Monroe’s local governing authority may charge up to $8 for each service at its motor vehicle field office. It must use the money for that office’s operating costs, and cannot charge it for getting or renewing a vehicle registration license.
The general local fee does not apply to the Shreveport motor vehicle field office.
Argument forLocal governments could use service fees to help cover operating costs at field offices the state does not fully fund.
Argument againstDrivers could pay a fee for some office services, adding to the cost of getting help at those field offices.
More detail
Local governments may charge a fee for services at field offices the state does not fully fund. This applies to local motor vehicle field offices that the state does not fully fund. The fee must go only toward that office’s operating costs. The fee cannot be charged to get or renew a vehicle registration license. The enrolled text does not state when this provision takes effect.
West Monroe’s local governing authority may charge up to $8 for each service or transaction at its field office. This applies to the motor vehicle field office in West Monroe. The fee must go only toward that office’s operating costs. The fee cannot be charged to get or renew a vehicle registration license. The enrolled text does not state when this provision takes effect.
The general local fee does not apply to the Shreveport field office. This applies to the office of motor vehicles field office in Shreveport, Louisiana. The enrolled text does not state when this provision takes effect.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jun 23Becomes Act No. 948 without the Governor's signature.Latest
- Jun 23Effective date: 08/01/2026.
- Jun 1Sent to the Governor for executive approval.To Governor
- May 28Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.Minor
- May 28Signed by the President of the Senate.
- May 27Read by title, returned to the calendar.
- Vote recorded CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1601). Result: pass.Lower
- May 27Called from the calendar.
- May 27Read by title, roll called, yeas 99, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
- May 26Scheduled for concurrence on 05/27/2026.
- May 25Received from the Senate with amendments.Minor
- May 20Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 2 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.Passed Senate
- Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#1071). Result: pass.Upper
- May 13Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.Minor
- May 12Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- May 11Reported favorably.Minor
- Apr 27Senate Committee amendments read and adopted.
- Apr 27Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs.
- Apr 22Reported with amendments.Minor
- Mar 31Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.Minor
- Mar 30Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.Minor
- Mar 26Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 83, nays 6. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.Passed House
- Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#138). Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 25Scheduled for floor debate on 03/26/2026.
- Mar 24Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.Minor
- Mar 23Reported with amendments (9-5).Minor
- Mar 9Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.Minor
- Feb 27First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
- Feb 26Prefiled.Minor
- Feb 26Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.Introduced
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