Transportation, Highways & Public Works

Designates United States Highway 425 in Franklin Parish as the "Mayor Billy Cobb Memorial Highway". (8/1/26) (OR +$1,500 SG EX See Note)

Designates a portion of United States Highway 425 in Franklin Parish as "Gladys Edwards Highway". (8/1/26)

Creates the "Fallen Heroes" prestige license plate. (8/1/26)

Designates the Bayou Dularge Bascule Bridge located in Terrebonne Parish as the "Elward T. Brady Bridge". (8/1/26) (OR +$1,500 SG EX See Note)

Expreses support for the development, construction, and long-term operation of a liquid natural gas facility at the Greater Lafourche Port Commission's Port Fouchon.

Transfers certain responsibilities from the office of the treasurer to the office of motor vehicles. (8/1/26)

Provides for toll collections for state-owned toll facilities. (8/1/26) (OR DECREASE GF RV See Note)

Provides for permits for hauling grain and cotton on Interstate 20. (8/1/26)

Provides for notice of nonpayment of subcontractors on public works projects. (8/1/26)

Designates a portion of Louisiana Highway 93 in Lafayette Parish as the "Desert Shield-Desert Storm Memorial Highway". (8/1/26) (OR +$1,500 SG EX See Note)

Provides for requirements for commissioners of the Caddo-Bossier Parishes Port Commission. (8/1/26) (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

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

Provides for speed enforcement measures. (8/1/26)

Provides for bridge maintenance by the Department of Transportation and Development. (8/1/26)

Designates a portion of Louisiana Highway 1 in Pointe Coupee Parish as the "Ernest J. Gaines Memorial Highway". (8/1/26) (OR +$1,500 SG EX See Note)

Provides for electronic signatures for vehicle titles. (8/1/26)

Provides for the reorganization of the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-West Bank and the Lafitte Area Independent Levee District. (8/1/26)

Provides for approaching emergency or disabled vehicles on or near highways. (8/1/26)

Creates the "Classic Black" specialty license plate. (8/1/26)

Provides relative to the Regional Transit Authority

Increases the tanker truck registration fee applicable to certain trucks transporting liquefied petroleum gas (EN +$90,000 SG RV See Note)

Provides relative to the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East and Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-West Bank

Reforms the organizational structure for the Department of Transportation and Development including its duties, powers, and responsibilities of officers and employees (EN INCREASE SD EX See Note)

Provides for training of elected officials of municipalities and certain municipal employees relative to public contracts. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Urges and requests the administration of the New Orleans Aviation Board to appear before the Jefferson Parish and Kenner City Council annually to provide updates on hurricane preparedness and other matters of mutual concern regarding infrastructure prior to the start of hurricane season

Authorizes and directs the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, through its office of transformation, to evaluate district alignments, maintenance facilities, and laboratory operations, including the establishment of a district construction engineer role, while ensuring continued project delivery during the transition

Provides relative to emergency vehicles for coroners

Reduces the fee applicable to updating a driver's license to comply with REAL ID standards to a handling fee (EN DECREASE SG RV See Note)

Re-creates the Department of Transportation and Development

Provides relative to the financing structure for public works projects in Ascension Parish

Provides relative to the Central Louisiana Regional Port. (8/1/25) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)

Authorizes the Port of New Orleans to utilize public private partnerships for the St. Bernard Transportation Corridor roadway project (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note)

Abolishes the West Feliciana Parish Port Commission

Authorizes the town of Golden Meadow in Lafourche Parish to designate certain alternative pathways along state highways for golf carts and low-speed vehicles

Establishes penalties for persons exceeding the speed limit or breaching construction zones and utility work safety zones under active construction with workers on site (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

Provides relative to fire departments and public safety departments or agencies entering into an agreement with group purchasing organizations

Provides for work performed by certain public entities to restore or rehabilitate certain levees. (8/1/25)

Removes the requirement that taxi cab drivers obtain a chauffeur's license (EN DECREASE SG RV See Note)

Designates certain portions of Louisiana Highways

Designates portions of certain roadways in honor of fallen law enforcement officers. (8/1/25) (EN +$4,460 SG EX See Note)

Approves the annual state integrated coastal protection plan for Fiscal Year 2026, as adopted by the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board.

Designates the bridge located on U.S. 167 in Winn Parish as the "Clayton Horne Memorial Bridge"

Requests the office of motor vehicles to study the feasibility of including blood type on driver's licenses, permits and identification cards.

Reduces the fee applicable to updating a name on a driver's license to a handling fee (RE DECREASE SG RV See Note)

Requires a political subdivision or agency negotiate a fair and reasonable contract with the most highly qualified firm for architectural and engineering professional services (EN SEE FISC NOTE EX)

Creates the Louisiana Ports and Waterways Investment Commission (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Prohibits the imposition of penalties via unmanned automated speed enforcement devices in a school zone in certain circumstances

Requires the office of motor vehicles to accept proof of vehicle insurance from another state

Requires the office of motor vehicles to process reinstatements in person at all field locations (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG RV)

Removes the ten year lease provision and the associated exceptions for airport facilities

Provides relative to requirements for private training and driving instructor schools

Provides relative to special identification cards for children

Creates a task force to study the costs of expenses and the utilization of the New Orleans ferries, connecting Orleans, Jefferson, and St. Bernard parishes.

Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development to seek a waiver for a gateway sign permit for a "Crawfish Expressway" sign in Breaux Bridge

Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development to make the space between the median uniform for all lanes on Perkins Road intersection

Increases the driver's license fee and the specific portion directed to the litter abatement fund (RE +$3,900,000 SD RV See Note)

Creates the "Jefferson Parish Bicentennial" specialty license plate

Provides relative to the Regional Transit Authority

Establishes minimum requirements for a levee commissioner. (8/1/24)

Creates specialty license plates

Designates a portion of Louisiana Highway 171 as the "Claude 'Buddy' Leach Memorial Highway"

Provides relative to the Leeville Bridge toll fee. (8/1/24) (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note)

Repeals Port Development Advisory Commission. (7/1/24)

Provides for policing of the Port of Delcambre, Twin Parish Port District. (gov sig)

Provides relative to dump trucks (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD RV)

Authorizes the Houma-Terrebonne Airport Commission to appoint and commission peace officers

Changes the name of the Lafourche Basin Levee District. (8/1/24)

Designates a certain portion of Louisiana Highway 383

Approves the annual state integrated coastal protection plan for Fiscal Year 2025, as adopted by the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board

Creates a specialty license plate for the St. Edmund Catholic School Bluejays

Provides relative to the suspension, revocation, renewal, and cancellation of licenses

Requires that a commercial driver's curriculum offered by an educational institution or agency include human trafficking training

Designates a portion of Louisiana Highway 11 in St. Tammany Parish as the "Jimmy Buffett 'Changes in Latitude' Memorial Crossing". (8/1/24) (EN +$1,100 SG EX See Note)

Provides relative to I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Provides relative to motor vehicle titles. (8/1/24)

To study the feasibility of widening a certain portion of Louisiana Highway 16 to four lanes.

Provides relative to Department of Transportation and Development spending

Designates the bridge on Louisiana Highway 648 over Bayou Lafourche as the "Austin Bush Memorial Bridge"

Creates a special prestige license plate for "Telecommunicators" and for the "Special Needs Advocacy, Support and Inclusion of Abilities". (8/1/24) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)

Designates portions of certain highways. (8/1/24) (EN +$4,460 SG EX See Note)

Provides a voluntary process for pipeline crossing disputes

Designates a portion of Louisiana Highway 1064 in Tangipahoa Parish as the "Rev. Alfred L. Hart Memorial Highway". (8/1/24) (EN +$1,100 SG EX See Note)

Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development to study I-12 express tolling operations compared to how other states implement express tolling

Provides relative to proof of disability requirements for an airport parking exemption for disabled veterans

Prohibits use of a handheld wireless telecommunications device by a person when operating a motor vehicle upon any public roadway in this state. (8/1/24) (RE SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)

Provides relative to the office of motor vehicles reinstatement fees for no insurance (EG DECREASE RV See Note)

Provides for operation of air boats. (8/1/24)

Removes the helmet requirement for certain motorcycle operators

Increases the in-house cap for construction projects by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (EG NO IMPACT See Note)

Provides for increased signage and penalties for driving in left lane on the state highways. (8/1/24) (OR INCREASE SD EX See Note)

Remove penalties on truckers for going over axle weight if they are under gross weight. (8/1/24) (OR NO IMPACT See Note)

Provides for digital transaction providers to collect convenience charges, taxes and fees. (8/1/24) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Prohibits speeding cameras and red light cameras. (gov sig)

Provides relative to ignition interlock devices. (8/1/23) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Establishes a port and harbor police force for ports meeting certain requirements (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note)

Provides relative to sanctions for a lapse in required vehicle liability security (EN -$482,845 RV See Note)

Provides for certain change orders when certain unit prices are contained in the initial contract. (8/1/23)

Provide relative to the authorization of the office of motor vehicles to impose fines on contracts

Provides for methods to contract for certain airport facilities. (8/1/23)

Provides for "Crisis Lifeline dial 988" to be included on all state-issued driver's licenses and personal identification cards and the home page of LA Wallet. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX See Note)

Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development to reevaluate and construct a safety installation in a certain community in Shreveport, Louisiana

Creates the Bayou Chene Operational Advisory Committee.

Exempts certain persons who sell trolling motors from licensing requirements. (8/1/23) (EN -$26,225 SG RV See Note)

Provides for placement of a special identification sticker or decal on a motor vehicle operated by a person with autism spectrum disorder or their guardian

Provides relative to acceptable methods of payment for the office of motor vehicles (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Creates the "Juneteenth" specialty license plate

Requires persons being transported offshore by aircraft wear life jackets equipped with personal locator beacons

Provides relative to fees charged for certain military honor license plates and the processing of plates at the office of motor vehicles state headquarters (EN -$44,000 SG RV See Note)

Changes the name of one member on the South Tangipahoa Parish Port Commission

Requests the Department of Public Safety and Corrections to study and make recommendations relative to the provision of valid state identification documents to individuals released from state custody and the inclusion of such documents on LA Wallet.

Provides relative to uniform traffic citations

Provides relative to the prior approval process available to potential suppliers (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Designates certain portions of highways in Iberia and St. Landry parishes

Designates a portion of Louisiana Highway 433 in St. Tammany Parish as the "Captain Walter B. Abney Memorial Highway"

Provides for the commission for the Port of South Louisiana to set contract limits. (8/1/23)

Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development study the addition of a shoulder on Louisiana Highway 19 between north Zachary and the Mississippi state line

Urges and requests state agencies report certain fiscal data on transportation services provided to their clients

Approves the comprehensive master plan for integrated coastal protection.

Provides for adding interest in bone marrow donorship to the list of options offered during application for renewal of a state-issued driver's license. (8/1/23)

Recreates the Louisiana Electric Vehicle Task Force.

Provides for contract limits for projects (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Provides relative to penalties for violations of any driver or operator of a vehicle

Extends the termination date applicable to levee restoration or rehabilitation work not publicly bid

Provides relative to the designation of highway safety corridors by the Department of Transportation and Development

Provides relative to approval of Department of Transportation and Development P3 projects. (gov sig)

Terminates the Calcasieu-Cameron Navigation District. (8/1/22)

Provides relative to the suspension of driver's licenses for failure to pay taxes. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG RV See Note)

Provides relative to definition of utility terrain vehicles and recreational off-highway vehicles. (gov sig)

Provides relative to the provisions of construction management at risk (CMAR)

Establishes minimum requirements for a levee commissioner

Provides relative to an arrested person's failure to honor a written promise to appear (EN SEE FISC NOTE OF EX See Note)

Provides relative to the board of commissioners and the nominating committee of certain flood protection authorities. (gov sig)

Provides relative to the Louisiana Highway Regulatory Act. (8/1/22) (EN INCREASE SD EX See Note)

Creates the "Louisiana Equine Promotion and Research Advisory Board" special prestige license plate. (8/1/22)

Designates portions of certain highways as memorial highways

Modifies the composition of the Lakefront Management Authority

Creates the Delta Bike Trail Commission (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF See Note)

Adds a member with aviation experience to the Shreveport Airport Authority

Provides relative to licensed practical nurses who administer chemical tests for intoxication

Provides relative to a driver's license duplicate designation

Provides for the transfer of ownership of a vehicle to an insurer

Provides relative to the membership of certain airport commissions. (8/1/22)

Requests the Department of Transportation and Development to study the current structure of the Red River, Atchafalaya, and Bayou Beouf Levee District and its board operations in comparison to other levee board operations throughout the state.

Provides relative to the duties of the Greater New Orleans Expressway Commission's Causeway Police Department

Creates a task force to study national best practice models for the efficient and effective administration of state transportation departments.

Provides relative to low speed autonomous motor vehicles. (8/1/22)

Provides for police officers to use electronic forms. (8/1/22) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Provides relative to a failure to honor a written promise to appear (RE -$4,779,681 SG RV See Note)

Provides relative to medical exemptions applicable to tinting of motor vehicle windows

Provides relative to change orders on public works contracts. (8/1/22) (EG NO IMPACT See Note)

Provides relative to procurement limits for purchases of materials and supplies by public entities (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)

Exempts certain visa holders from Louisiana driver education requirements. (8/1/22) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)

Provides for a study of adding a shoulder to Louisiana Highway 19 between north Zachary and the Mississippi state line

Memorializes the U.S. Congress to invest future supplemental funding in the communities of Lafitte, Barataria, and Crown Point

Provides relative to the authorization of the Bayou D'Arbonne Lake Watershed District to prohibit the operation of certain motor vessels on Lake D'Arbonne when the lake is above flood stage

Creates the "Electric Line Worker" specialty license plate

Creates specialty license plates. (8/1/22)

Creates the "International Association of Firefighters" specialty license plate

Designates a certain portion of Interstate Highway 20 in Webster Parish as the "Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway"

Designates Exit 44 on Interstate Highway 20 in Webster Parish as the "Kim Cannon Memorial Interchange"

Designates a portion of the U.S. Hwy. 165 in Caldwell Parish as the "SPC Torey Jonteal Dantzler, Sr. Memorial Highway"

Creates the "Laissez les ARTS Rouler" specialty license plate

Provides for the definition of an airport sponsor and replaces engineer with sponsor for the approval, inspection, and certification of airport construction projects. (gov sig)

Designates the Black Bayou Bridge on Louisiana Highway 384 in Calcasieu Parish as the "Dorothy Carter Memorial Bridge". (gov sig) (EN +$1,100 SG EX See Note)

Designates LA Hwy. 493 beginning at LA Hwy. 119 to LA Hwy. 1 in Natchitoches Parish as the "Augustin Metoyer Memorial Parkway". (8/1/22) (EN +$1,100 SG EX See Note)

Creates the "Maddie's Footprints" special prestige license plate. (8/1/22) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)

Prohibits alteration of a vehicle that causes a change in the trajectory of that vehicle's headlamps. (8/1/22)

Provides relative to the booting of motor vehicles parked on private property

Provides for the funding of certain projects from the Construction Subfund. (7/1/22) (EG SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note)

Provides relative to entrances and exits near highways. (8/1/22)

Prohibits requiring vaccination verification or immunity status for certain transactions or for inclusion on a driver's license or special identification card

Provides for the removal of notarization requirements on certain insurance documents. (8/1/22)

Prohibits any commercial vessel from entering Louisiana waters or ports if they are staffed with a Russian crew. (gov sig)

Provides relative to charges collected by public license tag agents (EN GF EX See Note)

Provides relative to the designation of highway safety corridors by the Department of Transportation and Development and the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development

Provides for an additional exception when hauling construction aggregates

Provides relative to the applicability of certain lease terms to the Shreveport Downtown Airport

Redesignates a portion of certain Louisiana highways and the Ramos Bridge on United States Highway 90

Provides relative to motor vehicle accident reports

Provides for the Department of Transportation and Development design-build contracts

Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development to study safe speeds on Hwy. 20 from the city limits of Thibodaux northbound to Hwy. 304

Changes the composition of the Avoyelles Parish Port Commission

Provides relative to the regulation of unmanned aerial and aircrafts systems and the Louisiana Drone Advisory Committee

Provides relative to certain motor vehicle transactions (EN DECREASE SG RV See Note)

Provides relative to office of motor vehicle fees for Calcasieu Parish

Creates the "West Feliciana Parish Schools" and the "En français S.V.P" specialty license plate

Modifies the definition of autocycle applicable to the operator's helmet exemption and driver's license endorsement requirement

Provides relative to duplicate driver's licenses and identification cards (EN SEE FISC NOTE See Note)

Provides relative to subpoenas of DOTD contractors and public entities advertising for public work. (8/1/21)

Requires certain parties be notified when a vehicle is stored pursuant to the Louisiana Towing and Storage Act. (gov sig)

Requests the Department of Transportation and Development to study the privatization of ferry operations throughout the state.

Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development to study the feasibility of having two dedicated lanes to exit eastbound from the Horace Wilkinson Bridge

Provides relative to the operation of a motor vehicle while using wireless telecommunication devices (RE1 See Note)

Provides relative to mayor's courts providing notice (RE SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)

Provides relative to ignition interlock devices and maintenance services (RE1 INCREASE SD RV See Note)

Designates a portion of North Causeway Boulevard in St. Tammany Parish as the "Captain Vincent N. Liberto, Jr., Memorial Overpass"

Designates a portion of Louisiana Highway 173 in Caddo Parish as the "Coach Carl Pierson Memorial Highway"

Designates portions of state highways for certain individuals. (8/1/21)

Designates a portion of United States Highway 425 in the town of Mangham as the "Marshall Waters, Jr. Memorial Highway"

Provides for eligibility for military honor license plates for members of the Louisiana National Guard. (8/1/21)

Designates the Forked Island Bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway on Louisiana Highway 82 in Vermilion Parish as the "Rose Ashy Broussard Memorial Bridge". (8/1/21) (EN +$1,100 SG EX See Note)

Provides relative to Louisiana vehicle license plates (RE INCREASE SG EX See Note)

Provides for the issuance of bonds by the Louisiana International Deep Water Gulf Transfer Terminal Authority. (gov sig) (Item #49) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Authorizes Plaquemines Port, Harbor and Terminal District to apply for designation as a foreign trade zone. (gov sig) (Item #47) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)

Urges and requests the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, office of tourism, to study the feasibility of creating a bike and walking trail along the Mississippi River in Northeast Louisiana

Provides relative to the use of tax increment financing by the Downtown Economic Development District for the City of Monroe (Item #66) (EG SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)

Provides relative to "construction aggregates"

Provides relative to documentation required for certain driver's licenses

Provides for driver education to include instruction relative to accessible parking and access aisles. (1/1/21)

Establishes a driver's license designation for a person with autism spectrum disorder (EN +$75,000 GF EX See Note)

Provides for legislative determination of priorities in the final construction program. (gov sig)

Creates the "LSU National Champions" specialty license plate

Provides relative to timber harvest season permits

Creates an exemption for members of the armed services to avoid a penalty for lapse of automobile coverage. (8/1/20)

Approves the annual state integrated coastal protection plan for Fiscal Year 2021, as adopted by the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board.

Prohibits use of a handheld wireless telecommunications device by a person when operating a motor vehicle upon any public roadway in this state. (8/1/20) (REF INCREASE LF EX See Note)

Creates an overweight permit to transport earthen materials for government funded levee projects (RE SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note)

Provides relative to the purchase of concrete. (8/1/20)

Requests a study to determine if individuals who modify motor vehicles from standard vehicle specifications should be required to obtain certification in defensive driving.

Provides relative to the sale and distribution of marine products. (8/1/20)

Authorizes transfer of permits. (8/1/20) (OR DECREASE SD RV See Note)

Provides for an amnesty day for persons to pay reduced fees to OMV for insurance violations. (8/1/20)

Provides for transfer of stationary weight enforcement to DOTD. (8/1/20)

Provides for a special identification card for persons over the age of 60. (8/1/20) (OR NO IMPACT See Note)

Provides for personal delivery devices. (gov sig)

Provides relative to amber warning lamps; vehicles hauling forest products. (8/1/20)

Authorizes levee boards to spend funds generated from one or more levee districts in another district that benefits an entire levee authority. (8/1/20) (OR NO IMPACT LF EX See Note)

Provides relative to ignition interlock device requirement for DWI offenders to be issued a restricted driver's license. (8/1/20)

Revises the lapse time with automobile insurance before persons can be penalized for failure to maintain security on a vehicle to 15 days. (8/1/20)

Constitutional amendment to provide for the taxing authority of levee districts. (2/3 - CA13s1(A)) (OR NO IMPACT LF RV See Note)

Provides for a $100,000 death benefit for a DOTD employee who is killed in a hazardous situation in the course and scope of his employment. (gov sig) (OR INCREASE SD EX See Note)

Allows a local police department to use certain electronic forms. (8/1/20)

Authorizes Plaquemines Port, Harbor and Terminal District to apply for designation as a foreign trade zone. (8/1/20)

Increases the documentation fee allowed to be charged between an automobile dealer and customer. (8/1/20)

Names the new I-12 bridge over the Tchefuncte River the Patricia "Pat" Brister Memorial Bridge. (8/1/20)

Designates a portion of Louisiana Highway 38 in Washington Parish as the "Lance Corporal Larry L. Wells Memorial Highway". (8/1/20) (OR +$1,100 SG EX See Note)

Designates the Forked Island Bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway on Louisiana Highway 82 in Vermilion Parish as the "Rose Ashy Broussard Bridge". (8/1/2020)

Provides for the distribution of fees collected from the "Save the Honeybee" prestige license plate. (gov sig) (OR NO IMPACT See Note)

Updates the classifications within the state highway system

Creates the "Team Gleason Foundation" specialty license plate

Provides relative to Louisiana Transportation Authority and Department of Transportation and Development toll violation enforcement

Provides relative to autonomous commercial motor vehicles (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note)

Provides relative to the surety bond required for third-party testers administering driving skills tests for Class "A", "B", or "C" driver's licenses

Provides with respect to applications of minors applying for driving privileges

Changes requirements for Class "E" temporary instructional permits

Creates the Louisiana Trucking Research and Education Council (EN +$904,455 SD RV See Note)

Authorizes Grambling State University to redesignate Stadium and Facilities Drive, on the campus of Grambling State University, as "Doug Williams Drive"

Provides relative to special permits for the operation of vehicles issued by the Department of Transportation and Development. (8/1/19)

Provides relative to electric low-speed scooters. (8/1/19)

Requires the assistant secretary of OMV, not later than October 1, 2020, to establish, operate, and maintain commercial motor vehicle information systems and to deny or revoke commercial motor vehicle registration under certain circumstances. (8/1/19) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Provides authority for the commissioner of the OMV to waive any penalty, procedure, or requirement for failure to maintain insurance provided that the principal driver of the motor vehicle is the registered owner or owner's spouse or child who was in the hospital or has died, and the owner can provide such proof to the commissioner. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX See Note)

Requests the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to consider additional water diversion projects in addition to the Bonnet Carre' and Morganza Spillways to address high water issues on the Mississippi River.

Creates the Public Works Contracts Task Force to study the feasibility of increasing the contract limit applicable to public works contracts.

Expands the Comite River Diversion Canal Project Task Force

Requires a local municipal or parish authority to allow certain pedestrians to stand in a roadway to solicit charitable contributions under certain circumstances. (8/1/19)

Urges and requests the Louisiana State Law Institute to study and make recommendations relative to vulnerable road users

Urges and requests the Louisiana State Law Institute to study a possible change or increase in penalties for drivers who injure or kill pedestrians or cyclists

Requests DOTD and DEQ to collaborate with designated entities to conduct an environmental review on quantifiable public health, safety, and welfare impacts associated with any new railroad alignment in the city of Gretna.

Requests the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority and the Department of Transportation and Development to determine what monies, state or federal, are available for flood control projects in the coastal zone or coastal area, and in the area outside the coastal area.

Approves the annual state integrated coastal protection plan for Fiscal Year 2020, as adopted by the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board.

Changes the title of certain board officer positions within the membership of the South Louisiana Port Commission

Creates the "War of 1812" specialty license plate

Provides relative to shippers of hazardous material

Provides relative to child safety seats. (8/1/19)

Designates a portion of LA 25 in Washington Parish as the "Jerry Joe Rayborn Memorial Highway". (8/1/19) (EN +$1,100 SG EX See Note)

Provides relative to dump trucks (RE DECREASE SD RV See Note)

Creates the "Purple Heart Disabled Veteran" special prestige license plate

Requests the Governor's Task Force on DWI to study issues related to enforcement actions by a drug recognition expert relative to the operation of a motor vehicle when impaired by drugs.

Creates and provides relative to the Calcasieu Parish Tolling Authority (RE SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)

Provides for the designation of a strict speed enforcement zone in the village of Robeline

Provides relative to seizure of driver's license under certain circumstances. (8/1/19)

Provides relative to the members of the Louisiana International Deep Water Gulf Transfer Terminal board of commissioners

Requires district offices of the Department of Transportation and Development to publish on the internet information regarding construction and maintenance work within the district. (8/1/18) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note)

Modifies requirements for obtaining a commercial driver's license when an applicant is employed in a specific military position

Provides relative to leases and subleases of land and buildings owned by a port, harbor, or terminal district

Creates the "Military Order of the Purple Heart First Responder Program" special prestige license plate

Authorizes levee districts to provide extra compensation to certain levee district police officers. (8/1/18)

Provides relative to the Floodplain Evaluation and Management Commission

Designates portions of certain Louisiana Highways

Authorizes additional methods for submission of certain public contracts

Designates a roadway as the "Francis E. 'Hank' Lauricella Memorial Road"

Adds "employee" to those individuals authorized to keep a register of motor vehicle sales in salvage pools. (8/1/18)

Allows political subdivisions to perform integrated coastal projects through outcome-based contracting

Provides for Rural Grant Opportunity Program in the Statewide Flood Control Program. (8/1/18) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note)

Authorizes the Department of Transportation and Development to rent or lease equipment. (8/1/18)

Provides relative to requirements for escort vehicles

Provides for the "Seymore D'Fair Foundation One Hundred Percent Me Drug Free" specialty license plate

Creates the "Covington High School" specialty license plate

Approves the annual integrated coastal protection plan for Fiscal Year 2019, as adopted by the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board.

Provides with respect to the use of a wireless telecommunications device while operating a motor vehicle

Provides relative to vehicle platooning

Creates annual permits for ready-mix concrete trucks

Repeals the prohibition on issuing warning citations for violations of motor vehicle laws

Provides for a special prestige license plate for "Autism" and one for the Louisiana Motor Transport Association. (1/1/19)

Creates the "Capitol High School" special prestige license plate

Provides for a ten-year renewable period for issuance cost of hang tags for persons with mobility impairments. (8/1/18) (EN +$275,216 SG RV See Note)

Designates Louisiana Highway 352 in St. Martin Parish as the "Pat Huval Memorial Highway" and the Old Abbeville Bridge crossing, the Vermilion River on Louisiana Highway 14 East (Port Street) in Abbeville as the "Vermilion Parish Veterans Memorial Bridge". (8/1/18)

Designates the interchange of I-49 Exit 11 and Louisiana Highway 93 near Sunset and Grand Coteau in St. Landry Parish as the "Armand J. Brinkhaus Memorial Interchange". (8/1/18)

Re-creates the Department of Transportation and Development. (6/30/18)

Creates the "Louisiana Aviator" special prestige license plate

Creates the "Neville High School" specialty license plate

Creates the "Brusly High School" specialty license plate

Expresses the intent of the Louisiana Senate that only district members of the New Orleans City Council in whose district a non-flood asset is located shall appoint a member to the Non-Flood Protection Asset Management Authority.

Extends creation of the Louisiana Supply Chain and Transportation Council.

Designates a portion of Louisiana Highway 377 as the "SSGT S.E. Howell, Jr. Memorial Highway"

Revises the process for appointments to the Morgan City Harbor and Terminal District

Provides relative to safety belts. (8/1/18)

Provides relative to the Department of Transportation and Development. (See Act)

Provides for the expiration of Class "D" and "E" drivers' licenses on a person's twenty-first birthday (RE INCREASE SG RV See Note)

Provides relative to contracts for projects by the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans. (8/1/18)

Provides for definition of "motor carrier" in motor carrier transportation contracts. (8/1/18)

Provides for changes to the highway priority program

Designates portions of certain state highways in memory of certain police officers. (8/1/17) (EN +$4,400 SG EX See Note)

Designates a portion of Louisiana Highway 1 as the "Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Highway"

Expands requirements within driver education and prelicensing training courses (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Authorizes issuance of a military honor license plate with an identical number for a motorcycle and boat trailer. (8/1/17) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)

Provides for term limits for members of the nominating committee of certain flood protection authorities

Provides for driver education to include instruction on appropriate driver conduct when stopped by a law enforcement officer. (1/1/18)

Provides relative to motor carriers and common carrier certificates or contract carrier permits by the LPSC. (gov sig)

Authorizes the Regional Transit Authority to solicit and enter into public-private partnership contracts

Provides for the exclusive regulation of drones by the state. (gov sig)

Relative to fraudulent or fictitious identification credentials (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG RV See Note)

Designates a portion of Highway 1 in Alexandria as the "Deputy Marshal Glen Denning DeVanie Memorial Highway"

Designates a portion of Louisiana Highway 377 in Vernon Parish as the "Corporal Leonard Carroll Bond Memorial Highway"

Designates a portion of La. Highway 1 within the city limits of Simmesport, Louisiana, as "Joe Simon Boulevard"

Designates a portion of Highway 171 in Anacoco, La., as the "Sergeant James Edward Martin Memorial Highway"

Designates the bridge on Louisiana Highway 2 over James Bayou as the "Hart's Ferry Bridge"

Designates portions of certain state highways. (8/1/17)

Provides relative to a needs accommodation designation on a driver's license or special identification card regarding mental health. (8/1/17) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Requests the Louisiana Motor Vehicle Commission to examine its interpretation of statutes applicable to recreational products dealer license for certain marine product dealers.

Approves the comprehensive master plan for integrated coastal protection.

Constitutional amendment to remove authority to fund state police for traffic control from the Transportation Trust Fund. (2/3 - CA13s1(A)) (RE NO IMPACT SD EX See Note)

Prohibits certain coverings and devices from obstructing a license plate. (8/1/17)

Repeals provision that prohibits a commissioner of the St. Tammany Levee, Drainage and Conservation District, whose term is expired, from continuing to serve or vote. (gov sig)

Modifies the allocation of funding for the Support Our Troops special prestige license plate

Provides with respect to special license plates for firefighters with twenty years of service (RE SEE FISC NOTE SD RV See Note)

Authorizes flood protection authority spending across the various levee districts

Requires ignition interlock devices as a condition of obtaining restrictive driver's licenses

Designates the parallel bridges crossing the Reserve Relief Canal on Interstate 10 in St. John the Baptist Parish as the "Spencer Chauvin Memorial Bridge". (8/1/17)

Provides relative to transporters of hazardous material

Provides relative to the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East and Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-West Bank

Provides relative to funds to be utilized for state rail freight service assistance (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note)

Provides relative to entities authorized to provide services related to motor vehicles (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG RV See Note)

Designates a bridge located on Louisiana Highway 4 as the "Chief Warrant Officer Bryan Henderson Memorial Bridge" (EN +$3,360 SD EX See Note)

Provides relative to the special college and university license plates (EN INCREASE SD RV See Note)

Provides relative to leases or subleases of immovable property owned, leased or controlled by a public benefit corporation. (gov sig)

Provides for the issuance of REAL ID compliant driver's licenses and special identification cards. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)

Establishes a fixed period after establishing residency in Louisiana to have a vehicle registered and inspected. (8/1/16)

Authorizes DOTD to solicit and enter into public-private partnership contracts. (gov sig)

Exempts mobile construction equipment from compulsory motor vehicle security requirements

Provides relative to the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Commission (EN INCREASE SD RV See Note)

Extends term limit for South Tangipahoa Parish Port Commission to three full terms

Authorizes night movement of permitted vehicles on interstate highways

Provides for conditions that may be placed on the transfer of roads from the state highway system to a parish or municipality

Requires certain test results to be submitted to OMV electronically

Creates the Special Permit Task Force

To continue the Comite River Diversion Canal Task Force for the purpose of studying and making recommendations on the actions necessary to complete the Comite River Diversion Canal Project

Authorizes ready-mixed concrete trucks to exceed the maximum permissible gross vehicle weight, under certain conditions, until 2018

Provides relative to school bus inspection fees (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note)

Provides for placing "100% DAV" designation on Louisiana driver's license and special identification card. (8/1/16)

Defines autonomous technology for purposes of the Highway Regulatory Act

Requires posting of notification of red light camera locations. (8/1/16)

Creates the Cameron Parish Port, Harbor, and Terminal District. (1/1/17)

To change the chair of the Multimodal Commerce Advisory Commission to the commissioner of multimodal commerce. (7/1/16)

Changes the annual royalty fee for the "Lung Cancer Alliance" special prestige motor vehicle license plate

Creates a task force to study the installation and maintenance of lighting on the Sunshine Bridge and the Veterans Memorial Bridge in Gramercy.

Expresses intent of Legislature of Louisiana for enforcement of laws regulating glass tinting on all private passenger vehicles.

Permits vehicles operated by engines fueled wholly or partially with compressed or liquefied natural gas to exceed gross vehicle weight limits and axle weight limits

Authorizes the operation of golf carts on roadways within Lake Fausse Pointe State Park

Creates the "United States Merchant Marine Academy" specialty license plate

Provides relative to evidence of compulsory motor vehicle insurance. (8/1/16)

Creates a pilot program (Statewide Motor Vehicle Theft and Uninsured Motorists Identification Program) involving the use of license plate recognition devices for certain purposes. (8/1/16) (RE1 INCREASE LF RV See Note)

Exempts motor carriers of nonhazardous oil field waste, nonhazardous industrial solid waste and hazardous waste from proving public convenience and necessity. (gov sig)

Designates a portion of Louisiana Highway 86 in Iberia Parish as the "Albert "Al" Broussard Memorial Highway" (EN +$6,720 SD EX See Note)

Provides for the designation of a portion of Louisiana Highway 27 in Cameron Parish as the "Terry Cox Memorial Highway" (EN +$3,360 SD EX See Note)

Provides relative to military honor license plates for "Bronze Star Medal" recipients

Authorizes LTA to undertake state-designated priority "A" or "B" projects in Statewide Transportation Plan. (gov sig)

Provides relative to collection of payments due to the office of motor vehicles and the office of debt recovery. (gov sig)

Provides relative to a certain special prestige license plate for motorcycles

Adds requirements to qualify for a commissioned police officer special prestige license plate (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG RV See Note)

Designates a bridge located on Louisiana Highway 154 in Bossier Parish as the "Officer Thomas LaValley Memorial Bridge" (EN +$3,360 SD EX See Note)

Creates Lake Bistineau Recreation and Water Conservation District. (8/1/16)

Provides relative to free and unhampered passage on the Tomey J. Doucet Bridge for certain residents. (gov sig)

Exempts World War II veterans from payment of tolls at the Tomey J. Doucet Bridge (EG SEE FISC NOTE SG RV See Note)

Provides for local governing authorities to require set asides in local contracts to include a certain number of local hires. (8/1/16)

Provides relative to payment for fees and fines due the office of motor vehicles. (gov sig)

Provides relative to the Department of Transportation and Development. (8/1/16)

Provides for the issuance of REAL ID compliant driver's licenses and special identification cards. (gov sig)

Provides relative to fees, charges, penalties, and fines for certain traffic violations.(gov sig) (OR DECREASE SG RV See Note)

Authorizes DOTD to conduct RFQ and RFP bid process concurrently and to issue a single RFQ for multiple projects. (gov sig)

Requires certain commodities to be covered when transported on certain highways. (1/1/18)

Authorizes the board of the Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District to levy additional mills of ad valorem tax to be dedicated to channel operation, maintenance, and improvement. (gov sig)

Creates the Central Louisiana Regional Port

Provides relative to monies deposited into the Transportation Trust Fund (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Authorizes a blood type designation to be included on the front of a person's driver's license or special identification card (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX See Note)

Revises factors and processes by which projects are selected to be included within the Highway Priority Program

Creates the Squirrel Run Levee and Drainage District in Iberia Parish

Creates the "Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal" specialty license plate

Renames Grantham College Road in Slidell, La., as "Veterans Memorial Lane"

Dedicates the interchange of I-20 and LA Hwy. 149 in Lincoln Parish in memory of former State Representative Pinkie Wilkerson

Designates portions of certain highways in Bossier Parish

Designates portions of certain highways

Designates a bridge located on Louisiana Highway 2 in Union Parish as the "Alvin Green Memorial Bridge"

Extends time for ports to use the design-build method on certain construction projects. (8/1/15)

Authorizes the use of "utility terrain vehicles" on certain roads. (EN INCREASE SG RV See Note)

Changes the amount of the surety bond requirement for driving schools

Restricts the use of improved openings and crossovers or turnarounds on interstate highways

Creates a pilot program (Statewide Motor Vehicle Theft and Uninsured Motorists Identification Program) involving the use of license plate recognition devices for certain purposes. (8/1/15)

To continue the Comite River Diversion Canal Task Force to study and make recommendations on the actions necessary to complete the Comite River Diversion Canal Project

Provides for the membership of the North Lafourche Conservation, Levee and Drainage District

Creates the "Eagle Scouts", the "Louisiana Licensed Professional Geoscientist", and the "Society of St. Vincent de Paul of Louisiana" and the "Southern University and A&M College Marching Band" prestige license prestige license plates. (8/1/15)

Provides for payments, filing of sworn statements of amount due, and cancellation of statements of claim or privilege on DOTD contracts. (gov sig)

Authorizes design-build contracts for new ferries on the Mississippi River and bridges that replace tunnels. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note)

Provides for exceptions that only a Class "E" operator's license is required for certain operators of vehicles when in the course and scope of employment when necessary to preserve life or property or in executing emergency governmental functions. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG RV See Note)

Provides for meetings of the West Feliciana Port Commission

Creates an ALS special prestige license plate

Designates the intersection of LA Hwy 182 and LA Hwy 358 in Opelousas as the "St. Landry Parish Memorial Intersection" and designates the US 190 bridge in Krotz Springs as the "Sal and Frank Diesi Bridge". (8/1/15) (EN +$2,850 SD EX See Note)

Names the new bridge across Caminada Pass to Grand Isle on LA 1 in Jefferson Parish the "Andy P. Valence Memorial Bridge". (8/1/15)

Repeals certain appointments to the Non-Flood Protection Asset Management Authority. (8/1/15)

Establishes and provides for the Task Force on a New Mississippi River Bridge to study the practicality, feasibility, and development of a new bridge crossing the Mississippi River located between West Baton Rouge and Ascension parishes.

Directs the DOTD to require the Canadian National Railway Company to open all railroad crossings in Tangipahoa Parish between Kentwood and Ponchatoula.

Provides relative to the office of multimodal commerce within the Department of Transportation and Development. (see Act)

Declares 65 miles per hour speed limit on portions of LA 12 and LA 27. (8/1/15)

Provides relative to signs on an Interstate highway. (8/1/15)

Designates the intersection of LA Hwy 182 and LA Hwy 358 in Opelousas as the "St. Landry Parish Memorial Intersection". (8/1/15)

Provides for parochial school prestige license plates and creates such for Saint Katharine Drexel Preparatory School and the Academy of Sacred Heart

Provides relative to documentation of school attendance as a condition of driving privileges

Provides that drivers' licenses be renewed every six years (EN +$10,100,000 SD RV See Note)

Provides for the issuance of REAL ID compliant driver's licenses and special identification cards (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Provides authority to remove vehicles and cargo from roadways. (8/1/14)

Provides for driver's license renewal every six years. (See Act) (EN +$10,100,000 SD RV See Note)

Provides relative to contracts for public works. (8/1/14)

Provides for acts of donation of a motor vehicle without an authentic act

Increases the maximum time period for the Port of South Louisiana for contracts, leases, and other agreements for use of port facilities to 80 years. (8/1/14)(2/3-CA6s43)

Urges the Department of Public Safety and Corrections to study the safety implications and practicality of requiring vehicles in adjacent lanes to stop for all city buses loading or unloading passengers

Provides relative to motor vehicle liability security (EN INCREASE SD RV See Note)

Creates the Save the Tchefuncte River Lighthouse special prestige license plate

Creates a prestige license plate for the Louisiana Youth Leadership Seminar Corporation. (8/1/14)

Provides relative to military honor license plates for certain disabled veterans. (8/1/14)

Provides with respect to the Vidalia Port Commission (EN NO IMPACT LF See Note)

Allows all fire department vehicles to be equipped with blue colored electric lights

Provides relative to the Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District. (8/1/14)(2/3- CA6s43)

Creates the Louisiana Advisory Council on Driver Education

Provides relative to military honor license plates for service during the Cold War

Provides relative to motor vehicle inspection checkpoints (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Prohibits drivers from using certain cellular devices while traveling through school zones during effective hours

Names portion of LA 798-2 in Bienville Parish as "Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive" and names portion of I-220 in Bossier Parish "Johnny Wyatt Memorial Highway"

Provides relative to a water damaged vehicle. (8/1/14)

Provides relative to the Louisiana International Deep Water Gulf Transfer Terminal Authority. (gov sig)

Requires training for members of boards or commissions of regional transit entities. (8/1/14)

Authorize university logo to be placed on a driver's license or identification card issued by the office of motor vehicles. (1/1/15) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG RV See Note)

Provides relative to motorcycles. (8/1/14)

Creates the Transportation Funding Task Force to study transportation funding mechanisms

Requests DOTD to take action to provide greater safety to the motoring public, to move traffic more efficiently, and to minimize traffic accidents at the intersection of Cornerview Road and LA 73 and on LA 22 between I-10 and LA 70 in Ascension Parish.

Requests DOTD and DOAF to identify and mark farm to market highways in Louisiana.

Creates a domestic violence awareness special prestige license plate

Repeals the Southeast Regional Airport Authority

Provides relative to access to public drainage for maintenance purposes

Exempts boat trailers from the requirement to have inspection stickers

Designates an overpass on U. S. Highway 90 in Iberia Parish as the "George Rodrigue Memorial Overpass"

Provides relative to driving school bond requirement and cease and desist orders. (8/1/14)

Creates a prestige license plate for Multiple Sclerosis. (8/1/14)

Provides relative to the St. Tammany Levee, Drainage, and Conservation District. (gov sig)

Revises route designation of the Creole Nature Trail and Creole Nature Trail Scenic Byway District in Cameron and Calcasieu parishes and adds route designation for the Flyway Byway in Jefferson Davis Parish. (gov sig)

Creates a special prestige license plate for HIV/AIDS Awareness. (8/1/14)

Creates a task force to study and make recommendations on actions necessary to complete the construction of the Comite River Diversion Project

Provides relative to Louisiana Byway designations

Provides relative to the improper display of license plates

Provides relative to leasing of certain marina facilities operated by Jefferson Parish

Designates the Flyway Byway in Jefferson Davis Parish as a Louisiana byway and names the "Creole Nature Trail All-American road route" byway in Calcasieu and Cameron parishes

Designates a portion of U.S. Highway 190 in the parish of St. Tammany as "Tammany Parkway"

Creates a prestige license plate for Sci-Port Discovery Center in Shreveport. (8/1/14) (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note)

Requests DOTD to perform a study relative to the increase in the noise decibel levels as a result of the expansion of LA 42 (Burbank Drive) and elsewhere in Baton Rouge.

Requests DOTD to study improving US 190 to three lanes between LA 16 and LA 63 in Livingston Parish.

Requests DOTD to advance the project to construct roundabouts on LA 1026 at its intersections with Dunn and Eden Church Roads in Livingston Parish.

Creates the "Mount Carmel Academy" special prestige license plate (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note)

Prohibits the use of photo speed enforcement devices on interstates

Requires a person applying for a commercial driver's license to provide a current medical examiner's certificate

Creates the "U.S. Army Ranger" military honor license plate (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note)

Creates the "Hunters for the Hungry Louisiana" license plate

Provides relative to public tag agents. (gov sig) (OR SEE FISC NOTE SG EX)

Re-creates the Dept. of Transportation and Development

Creates the "Down Syndrome Awareness" special prestige license plate (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note)

Requests the Public Service Commission to review the rules and regulations relative to wreckers and towing services.

Provide relative to early contractor involvement (ECI) method for public contracts. (8/1/14)

Requests the Department of Transportation and Development to incorporate an East Washington Street exit plan into its road design plan.

Provides relative to the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authorities. (gov sig)

Provides for driver's licenses and special identification cards not compliant with REAL ID Act of 2005. (8/1/14)

Provides relative to required documentation for the issuance of drivers' licenses and special identification cards. (8/1/14)

Dedicates to the Better Highways and Higher Education Fund state sales tax proceeds collected each fiscal year as a result of a federal law which will require vendors located out-of-state to collect sales tax on their Internet and mail order sales.

Directs DOTD to reduce the speed limit on LA Highway 21 east of its intersection with LA Highway 40 at the Fifth Ward Junior High School and its intersection with LA Highway 41 in St. Tammany Parish.

Provides relative to the powers, functions, and organization of the Department of Transportation and Development. (8/1/14)

Provides relative to the administration of multimodal transportation by the state. (8/1/14)

Exempts certain persons twenty-one years of age or older from the requirement of wearing a motorcycle helmet. (gov sig)

Provides relative to jurisdiction and authority over, and administration of, state multimodal transportation. (8/1/14)

Provides relative to the composition of Department of Transportation and Development. (8/1/14)

Provides relative to safety devices for trailers and semitrailers. (8/1/14) (OR NO IMPACT See Note)

Provides relative to penalties for certain traffic violations. (gov sig) (OR INCREASE See Note)

Renames a portion of the Leo Kerner/Lafitte Parkway as the "Sgt. Warren A. Murphy Boulevard". (8/1/14) (OR +$936 SD EX See Note)

Requires law enforcement officers to check for compliance with the compulsory security law during traffic stops