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Read. Follow. Verify.Louisiana Exempts School Board-Owned and Leased Vehicles from State Tolls
Last action · June 8, 2026: Effective date: 06/08/2026.Sponsors: Jacob Braud and 1 other
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What This Bill Does
Louisiana school board-owned or leased vehicles are now exempt from paying tolls on public ferries, roads, and bridges across the state, effective immediately upon signing.
Local school boards save money on district transportation costs when operating board-owned or leased vehicles across state-regulated toll facilities.
Who It Affects
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Louisiana school boards
Local school boards are exempt from paying toll fees when operating district-owned or leased vehicles across state, parish, and municipal toll facilities.
Key Facts
- School board-owned or leased vehicles are granted free passage over all public tolled ferries operated by the state, parish, or municipality.
- School board-owned or leased vehicles are granted free passage over all public tolled roads and bridges operated by the state, parish, or municipality.
- The Greater New Orleans Expressway is explicitly excluded from the toll exemption.
- The Act becomes effective upon signature by the governor or upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which vehicles are covered by the new toll exemption?
Are all tolled roads and bridges in Louisiana included in the exemption?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
22 actions- Jun 8, 2026HouseEnrolledSigned by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 829.
- Jun 8, 2026HouseEffective date: 06/08/2026.
- Jun 1, 2026HouseSent to the Governor for executive approval.
- May 28, 2026HouseEnrolledEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
- May 28, 2026SenateEnrolledSigned by the President of the Senate.
- May 27, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, roll called, yeas 100, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
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- May 26, 2026HouseScheduled for concurrence on 05/27/2026.
- May 25, 2026HouseReceived from the Senate with amendments.
- May 20, 2026SenateFloorRules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
- May 13, 2026SenateFloorReported with Legislative Bureau amendments which were read and adopted. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
- May 12, 2026SenateIntroducedRead by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- May 11, 2026SenateCommitteeReported favorably.
- Apr 29, 2026SenateCommitteeRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
- Apr 28, 2026HouseFloorRead third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
- Apr 28, 2026SenateReceived in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
- Apr 23, 2026HouseFloorRead by title, amended, ordered reengrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
- Apr 23, 2026HouseScheduled for floor debate on 04/28/2026.
- Apr 22, 2026HouseReported with amendments (15-0).
- Mar 9, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
- Feb 27, 2026HousePrefiled.
- Feb 27, 2026HouseCommitteeUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.
- Feb 27, 2026HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
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