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HB 854LOUISIANASession 2026State BillSigned into law
Enacted

Louisiana Establishes New Specialty License Plates for Health Awareness and Social Organizations

Original title: MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES: Creates certain specialty license plates (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Last action · May 11, 2026: Effective date: 08/01/2026.Sponsor: Joy Walters

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What This Bill Does

Louisiana House Bill 854 requires the Department of Public Safety and Corrections to create new specialty motor vehicle license plates for Alzheimer's Awareness, Lupus Awareness, and several social krewes and high schools, contingent upon meeting minimum applicant thresholds. The plates carry an annual 25-dollar alongside standard registration taxes and handling fees.

Why it matters

Drivers purchasing these new specialty plates will pay an additional 25-dollar annual fee that directly funds designated non-profit foundations, social organizations, or school activities once minimum applicant thresholds are met.

Who It Affects

Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Louisiana motorists

Motorists have the option to apply for new specialty plates and must pay an additional 25-dollar annual royalty fee plus handling fees if they select them.

Directly affected

Alzheimer's Association Louisiana Chapter

Receives annual charitable donations generated from the 25-dollar royalty fees collected from the Alzheimer's Awareness license plate.

Directly affected

R. Tammy Fleming Lupus Foundation

Receives annual charitable donations generated from the 25-dollar royalty fees collected from the Lupus Awareness license plate.

Directly affected

Krewe of Sobek, Mystic Krewe of Imani, and Krewe of Harambee

Receive funds from annual royalty fees collected on their respective specialty plates to be used solely for organization activities.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many applicants are required before the new awareness license plates are created?
A minimum of one thousand applicants is required for the Alzheimer's Awareness and Lupus Awareness plates, as well as the krewe plates, before the department creates them.
Where do the extra royalty fees from the specialty plates go?
Annual s are forwarded to designated organizations: the Alzheimer's Association Louisiana Chapter, the R. Tammy Fleming Lupus Foundation, or the specific krewe associated with the plate.
Who is eligible to purchase the Krewe of Sobek specialty plate?
The Krewe of Sobek specialty plate is issued upon application to any member in good standing of the Krewe of Sobek.

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Where This Stands

Current status: Signed into law.

Procedural history

20 actions
  1. May 11, 2026HouseEnrolled
    Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 87.
  2. May 11, 2026House
    Effective date: 08/01/2026.
  3. May 5, 2026House
    Received from the Senate without amendments.
  4. May 5, 2026HouseEnrolled
    Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
  5. May 5, 2026House
    Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
  6. May 4, 2026SenateEnrolled
    Signed by the President of the Senate.
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  1. Apr 29, 2026SenateFloor
    Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 32 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
  2. Apr 21, 2026SenateFloor
    Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
  3. Apr 20, 2026SenateIntroduced
    Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
  4. Apr 15, 2026SenateCommittee
    Reported favorably.
  5. Mar 25, 2026SenateCommittee
    Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
  6. Mar 24, 2026HouseFloor
    Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
  7. Mar 24, 2026Senate
    Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
  8. Mar 23, 2026House
    Scheduled for floor debate on 03/24/2026.
  9. Mar 18, 2026HouseFloor
    Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
  10. Mar 17, 2026House
    Reported with amendments (13-0).
  11. Mar 9, 2026HouseIntroduced
    Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
  12. Feb 27, 2026House
    Prefiled.
  13. Feb 27, 2026HouseCommittee
    Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
  14. Feb 27, 2026House
    First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.

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Sponsors

Joy WaltersHouse · District 4DemocraticPrimary sponsor

Connected Entities

Port Allen High School, St. Mary's Dominican High School, Archbishop Hannan High School and 29 more
OrganizationPort Allen High School“High school listed in high school specialty plate statute”Map →
OrganizationSt. Mary's Dominican High School“High school listed in high school specialty plate statute”Map →
OrganizationArchbishop Hannan High School“High school listed in high school specialty plate statute”Map →
OrganizationEast Feliciana High School“High school listed in high school specialty plate statute”Map →
OrganizationMystic Krewe of Imani“Social organization eligible for a specialty plate and its royalty fees”Map →
OrganizationKrewe of Sobek“Social organization eligible for a specialty plate and its royalty fees”Map →
OrganizationHaynesville Jr./Sr. High School“High school included in specialty plate statutes”Map →
OrganizationCarroll High School“High school listed in high school specialty plate statute”Map →
OrganizationSt. Scholastica Academy“High school listed in high school specialty plate statute”Map →
OrganizationSt. Paul's School“High school listed in high school specialty plate statute”Map →
OrganizationAlzheimer's Association Louisiana Chapter“Charitable organization receiving proceeds from the Alzheimer's Awareness licens”Map →
OrganizationScotlandville Magnet High School“Hign school listed in high school specialty plate statute”Map →
OrganizationAcademy of the Sacred Heart“High school listed in high school specialty plate statute”Map →
PersonJoy Walters“Representative who sponsored House Bill 854”Map →
OrganizationDepartment of Public Safety and Corrections“State department responsible for issuing vehicle license plates”Map →
OrganizationSaint Katharine Drexel Preparatory School“High school listed in high school specialty plate statute”Map →
OrganizationBrusly High School“High school listed in high school specialty plate statute”Map →
OrganizationGlen Oaks High School“High school listed in high school specialty plate statute”Map →
OrganizationKrewe of Harambee“Social organization eligible for a specialty plate and its royalty fees”Map →
OrganizationSt. Mary's Academy“High school listed in high school specialty plate statute”Map →
OrganizationJesuit High School“High school listed in high school specialty plate statute”Map →
OrganizationSt. Michael the Archangel High School“High school listed in high school specialty plate statute”Map →
OrganizationGreen Oaks Performing Arts Academy“High school included in specialty plate statutes”Map →
OrganizationHuntington High School“High school included in specialty plate statutes”Map →
OrganizationR. Tammy Fleming Lupus Foundation“Foundation receiving proceeds from the Lupus Awareness license plate”Map →
OrganizationAcadiana High School“High school listed in high school specialty plate statute”Map →
OrganizationCovington High School“High school listed in high school specialty plate statute”Map →
OrganizationSt. Edmund Catholic School“High school listed in high school specialty plate statute”Map →
OrganizationBaker High School“High school listed in high school specialty plate statute”Map →
OrganizationLincoln Preparatory School“High school included in specialty plate statutes”Map →
OrganizationNeville High School“High school listed in high school specialty plate statute”Map →
OrganizationMount Carmel Academy“High school listed in high school specialty plate statute”Map →

Sources

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www.legis.la.gov

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