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LA SB133

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/24/2026

Primary Sponsor

Heather Cloud

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Transfers sole jurisdiction over autonomous commercial motor vehicles and automated driving systems from the Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Office of State Police

  • Expands highway shoulder parking restrictions to cover both attended and unattended vehicles, and broadens application from "state highway shoulders" to all "highway shoulders"

  • Requires written certification statements for driverless autonomous commercial vehicles and teleoperated commercial vehicles to be submitted to the Office of State Police instead of DOTD

  • Effective August 1, 2026

Legislative Description

Provides relative to Department of Public Safety and Corrections oversight of commercial vehicle parking. (8/1/26)

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Last Action

Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.

3/9/2026

Committee Referrals

Transportation, Highways & Public Works2/24/2026

Full Bill Text

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