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Committee advances multiple license‑plate, technical and ports bills in fast‑moving session
Summary
The House Transportation Committee on April 22 moved several bills — including multiple specialty license plates, a technical DUI language update, and a transfer of port commission administration to the Office of Multimodal Commerce — most by unanimous or unanimous‑by‑voice votes.
The House Committee on Transportation moved a slate of bills on April 22, 2026, advancing several specialty license-plate measures, technical statutory clarifications and an administrative reorganization for port planning.
Representative Bagley asked the committee to move HB 988, which changes how proceeds from former-legislator prestige plates are distributed; Bagley urged the committee to let proceeds benefit Pentagon repairs rather than the general fund. The committee agreed to report the bill favorably without objection.
Representative Marcel presented HB 1001 to redesignate a portion of U.S. 190 as the Reverend Jesse L. Jackson Memorial Highway and asked members to honor Jackson’s civil-rights legacy. Members passed HB 1001 without objection and opened a coauthor sheet.
Representative Boyer secured favorable action on HB 1192 (a Louisiana Dental Hygienists Association specialty plate) after the committee adopted a technical amendment to remove a membership limitation. Representative Amade successfully moved HB 1108 to create a Homeschool Proud specialty plate; sponsors said proceeds after state costs would go to Homeschool Louisiana, and members approved the bill without objection.
Representative Wiley offered HB 1032, a technical update aligning language across impaired-driving statutes; Keith Neal, commissioner of the Office of Motor Vehicles, told the committee the language is already in place in other statutory sections and the amendments simply harmonize wording. The committee reported the bill favorably as amended.
Representative Wright presented HB 1081 to place the Louisiana Ports and Waterways Investment Commission administratively under the Office of Multimodal Commerce and to update references to the Commissioner of Multimodal Commerce; the committee adopted amendments and reported the bill favorably. Andrew Kelshaw, commissioner of the Office of Multimodal Commerce, said the change is mainly administrative and intended to provide better planning and administrative support for ports.
The committee adjourned for lunch after moving the day’s agenda forward; most measures passed by voice vote or without recorded opposition, except HB 989 (tag-agent fees), which passed on a roll call.
