LouisianaLouisiana tag agents may charge fees for registration services
Louisiana law lets public license tag agents collect convenience charges for registration status checks, insurance-related reinstatements, and other authorized transactions.
What it does
Public license tag agents may charge a fee to check registration status or process a reinstatement after an insurance-related revocation. They must disclose the charge before starting and post it in their office.
Public license tag agents may collect and keep a convenience charge for each authorized transaction, in addition to applicable taxes and other authorized fees.
Argument forAgents may keep convenience charges for status checks and reinstatements, which could help cover the cost of providing those services.
Argument againstDrivers may pay a convenience charge when an agent checks registration status or processes an insurance-related reinstatement, adding to the cost of those services.
More detail
Public license tag agents may charge a convenience fee to check registration status or process a reinstatement. This applies when an agent checks registration privileges or processes reinstatement after driving or vehicle registration privileges were revoked for failure to maintain required vehicle insurance or prove coverage. Agents must tell consumers about the charge before starting the transaction and post it where customers can easily see it.
Public license tag agents may collect and keep a convenience charge for each authorized transaction. This applies to authorized transactions handled by public license tag agents. The charge is on top of registration taxes, other authorized fees, and sales taxes.
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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. 925 without the Governor's signature.Latest
- Jun 23Effective date: 08/01/2026.
- May 27Signed by the President of the Senate.
- May 27Sent to the Governor for executive approval.To Governor
- May 26Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.Passed Senate
- Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#1284). Result: pass.Upper
- May 26Received from the Senate without amendments.Minor
- May 26Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.Minor
- May 20Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.Minor
- May 19Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- May 18Reported favorably.Minor
- May 6Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.Minor
- May 5Called from the calendar.
- Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#887). Result: pass.Lower
- May 5Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 76, nays 18. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.Passed House
- May 5Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.Minor
- Apr 28Read by title, returned to the calendar.
- Apr 28Notice given.
- Apr 28Scheduled for floor debate on 05/05/2026.
- Apr 23Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.Minor
- Apr 23Scheduled for floor debate on 04/28/2026.
- Apr 22Reported favorably (13-2).Minor
- Mar 24Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.Minor
- Mar 23Read by title. Lies over under the rules.Introduced
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