HB 1244 — MTR VEHICLE/EMERGENCY: Establishes a driver's license designation for persons with brain injuries

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679 by Representative Ventrella) BY REPRESENTATIVES VENTRELLA, BOUDREAUX, BOYD, BROUSSARD, BRYANT,CHASSION,EDMONSTON,JACKSON,KNOX,LAFLEUR,TERRY LANDRY, LYONS, MARCELLE, MARTINEZ, MOORE, SPELL, TAYLOR, THOMPSON, WALTERS, AND WILEY MTRVEHICLE/EMERGENCY:AND SENATORS ABRAHAM, CARTER, CONNICK, MCMATH, PRICE, AND WHEAT AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S.

Establishesadriver'slicensedesignationforpersonswith brain injuries AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S.

to require the implementation of law enforcementenforcementofficer officer training;

32:412(Sectionheading)and(R)areherebyamended32:412(Sectionheading)and(R)areherebyamendedandreenacted and reenacted and R.S.

exception * * * R.(1) Upon request of an applicant for a driver's license, a designation that the applicant has a brain injury shall be exhibited on the driver's license upon presentation of a statement from a qualified medical or mental health professional Pagelicensedin 1Louisianaoranyotherstateor ofterritoryof 4the CODING:UnitedStates verifyingthe applicant's disability as established byadministrative rule.

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1244 licensedin Louisiana or anyotherstateorterritoryoftheUnitedStates verifyingthe applicant's disability as established byadministrative rule.

(2)Page Upon1 the renewal of a3 driver'sCODING: license, a driver who has a brain injury shall provide a statement from a qualified medical or mental health professional licensedin Louisianaoranyother state or territoryof the United States verifyinghis disability as established by administrative rule.

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1244 ENROLLED (2) Upon the renewal of a driver's license, a driver who has a brain injury shall provide a statement from a qualified medical or mental health professional licensedin Louisiana or anyother state or territoryof theUnitedStatesverifyinghis disability as established by administrative rule.

(4) InInadditiontothetrainingrequirementscontainedin additionR.S. to thetrainingrequirementscontainedinR.S.40:2404.2(C), the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice shall establish and implement law enforcement training relative to law enforcementofficers'interactionswithpersonswithabraininjury.

40:2404.2(C), the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice shall establish and implement law enforcement training relative to law enforcementofficers'interactionswithpersonswithabraininjury.

Page(d) 2Explanations that provide law enforcement officers with an understanding of 4the CODING:brain injury and examples of unexpected actions that could potentially be taken by persons diagnosed with a brain injury.

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1244 (d) Explanations that provide law enforcement officers with an understanding of the brain injury and examples of unexpected actions that could potentially be taken by persons diagnosed with a brain injury.

(f)Page Descriptionsoftheproceduresanofficershouldusetoensurecompliance2 withof the3 AmericansCODING: with Disabilities Act when encountering a person with a brain injury.

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1244 ENROLLED (f) Descriptionsoftheproceduresanofficershouldusetoensurecompliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act when encountering a person with a brain injury.

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1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HB 1244 Reengrossed 2026 Regular Session Ventrella Abstract:

Creates a designation on driver's licenses for persons with brain injuries.

Proposedlawestablishestheapplicationprocessforobtainingadriver'slicensewithabrain injury designation for new applicants and renewals.

Proposed law requires a brain injurydesignation be displayed on the driver's license upon receiptofa statement from a qualified medical or mental health professional licensedin La.

or any other state or territory of the U.S.

verifying the applicant's disability as established byadministrative rule.

Further requires the qualified medical or mental health professional be authorized to diagnose a brain injury.

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1244 Proposed law specifies that no additional fee can be charged to include the brain injury designation.

Proposed law specifies that anyperson who has not been diagnosed with a brain injurywho makes a false statement of having the qualification to obtain the special designation will be fined not less than $100 nor more than $250, or be imprisoned for not more than 30 days, orboth.

Further,requiresanysubsequentoffensecarryafineofnotlessthan$250normore than $500, or imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both.