SB 133 — MOTOR VEHICLES: Provides relative to oversight of commercial vehicle parking. (8/1/26)

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133 BY SENATOR CLOUD MOTORVEHICLES.Providesrelativetooversightofcommercialvehicleparking.(8/1/26) AN ACT ToamendandreenacttheintroductoryparagraphofR.S.32:296(A),400.2(B),400.3(C)and 400.7(B), relative to the Department of Transportation and Development and the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police;

to provide for vehicles on state highwayhighwayshoulders; shoulders;

to provide for proper agencyoversight;agency oversight;

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WordsNotwithstanding whichany areprovision struckof throughlaw areto deletionsthe fromcontrary, existingthe law;Department of Transportation and Development shall be the state of Louisiana shall possess sole andexclusiveagencywithjurisdictionoverautonomouscommercialmotorvehicles and automated driving systems and the Department of Transportation and DevelopmentandtheDepartmentofPublicSafetyandCorrections,officeofthe state police, shall implement the provisions of this Part.

words in boldface type and underscored are additions.

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Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the Department of Transportation and Development shall be the sole and exclusive agency with jurisdiction over and theDepartmentof Public Safetyand Corrections,office of state police, shall have jurisdiction over autonomous commercial motor vehicles and automated driving systems and shall implement the provisions of this Part.

Prior to commencing the operation of an autonomous commercial motor vehiclePage without1 a conventional driver present in the cab, a person or entity shall submit a written statement to the Department of Transportation2 andCoding: Development DepartmentofPublicSafetyandCorrections,officeofstatepolicecertifyingthat the vehicle meets the requirements of this Section.

Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;

words in boldface type and underscored are additions.

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133 ENROLLED vehicle without a conventional driver present in the cab, a person or entity shall submit a written statement to the Department of Transportation and Development DepartmentofPublicSafetyandCorrections,officeofstatepolicecertifyingthat the vehicle meets the requirements of this Section.

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1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] DIGEST SB 133 Reengrossed 2026 Regular Session Cloud Present law provides for vehicles left unattended on state highwayshoulders.

Proposed law removes the provision of "unattended".

Present law provides the Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) is the agencywithjurisdictionoverautonomouscommercialmotorvehiclesandautomateddriving Page 2 of 3 Coding:

Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;

words in boldface type and underscored are additions.

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Proposed law provides DOTD and Department of Public Safetyhave jurisdiction over autonomous commercial motor vehicles and automated driving systems.

Present law provides a written statement must be presented before using a driverless, autonomous,commercialvehiclecertifyingthevehiclemeetsDOTDrequirements.Proposed lawretainspresentlawandchangestheagencyfrom DOTD to DepartmentofPublic Safety and Corrections, office of state police.

Present law provides before operating a driverless commercial motor vehicle with a teleoperationsystem,awrittenstatementmustbesubmittedbythevehicle'sowner,aremote driver or the remote drivers employer certifying the vehicle meets certain requirements.

Proposed law retains present law and changes the agency from DOTD to Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police.

Effective August 1, 2026.

(Amends R.S.

32:296(A)(intro para), 400.2(B), 400.3(C) and 400.7(B)) Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Transportation, Highways, and Public Works to the original bill 1.

Establishes DOTD as the lead agency.

Senate Floor Amendments to engrossed bill 1.

Removes distinction for leaving vehicles on highway shoulders.

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Removes lead agency with jurisdiction over autonomous vehicles.

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