Louisiana grants foster youth first preference for buying surplus state vehicles

Original title: PUBLIC PROPERTY: Establishes a priority status for the acquisition of surplus state vehicles for youths in the extended foster care program (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Last action · May 29, 2026: Effective date: 07/01/2026.Sponsors: Kim Carver and 57 others

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What This Bill Does

Eligible participants in the receive first preference to purchase surplus state vehicles starting July 1, 2026.

Why it matters

Changes purchasing priority for state-owned surplus automobiles, directing vehicle access specifically toward young adults transitioning out of foster care.

Who It Affects

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Directly affected

Extended foster care program participants

Eligible participants receive first preference in the acquisition of surplus state vehicles.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is eligible to receive priority for surplus state vehicles under this law?

Persons who are eligible for and participating in the established pursuant to R.S. 46:288.1 et seq.

When does this new vehicle purchasing preference take effect?

The Act becomes effective on July 1, 2026.

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Where This Stands

Current status: Signed into law.

Procedural history

20 actions

May 29, 2026HouseEnrolled
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 436.
May 29, 2026House
Effective date: 07/01/2026.
May 25, 2026HouseEnrolled
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
May 25, 2026House
Received from the Senate without amendments.
May 22, 2026House
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
May 21, 2026SenateEnrolled
Signed by the President of the Senate.

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May 20, 2026SenateFloor
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.
May 13, 2026SenateFloor
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
May 12, 2026SenateIntroduced
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
May 11, 2026SenateCommittee
Reported favorably.
Apr 8, 2026SenateCommittee
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 7, 2026HouseFloor
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 100, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
Apr 7, 2026Senate
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
Apr 1, 2026House
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/07/2026.
Mar 31, 2026HouseFloor
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
Mar 30, 2026HouseCommittee
Reported favorably (18-0).
Mar 9, 2026HouseIntroduced
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Feb 27, 2026House
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
Feb 26, 2026House
Prefiled.
Feb 26, 2026HouseCommittee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

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