Louisiana 2026 Regular Session Status: Passed House 1 R cosponsors

HB 254 — CIVIL/DONATIONS: Provides relative to acts of donation of motor vehicles (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note)

Last action — Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 24, nays 71. Failed to pass.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the House. Introduced February 20, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Stalled 16% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Moderate

How often bills like it became law.

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Failed a recorded vote

    Failed 1 recorded vote so far — a real headwind.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

14 added · 7 removed

Plain-language change summary

The changes to Bill HB 254 now allow post-secondary institutions of higher education to receive donated motor vehicles, broadening the types of entities eligible for these donations. Previously, the bill limited donations to specific individuals or organizations, which may have restricted opportunities for educational institutions to benefit from such contributions. This update matters because it encourages charitable giving to colleges and universities, potentially providing them with valuable resources for their programs.

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HLS 26RS-23 ORIGINAL Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.
HLS 26RS-23 ENGROSSED Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.
to provide relative to thedonationofmotor vehicles;to limit thepersonsandentities eligibleto receive donations of motor vehicles;
to provide relative to thedonationof motor vehicles;to limit thepersonsandentities eligibleto receive donations of motor vehicles;
(3) Post-secondary institutions of higher education.
HLS 26RS-23 ORIGINAL HB NO.
HLS 26RS-23 ENGROSSED HB NO.
1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HB 254 Original 2026 Regular Session Riser Abstract:
1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HB 254 Engrossed 2026 Regular Session Riser Abstract:
Present law provides that the donation inter vivos of a corporeal movable may be may by delivery of the thing without any other formality.
Present law authorizes the donation inter vivos of a corporeal movable to be made to any donee by delivery of the thing without any other formality.
Proposed law changes present law and provides that the donation inter vivos of a motor vehicle shall only be available to the following:
Proposed law modifies present law to provide that the donation inter vivos of a motor vehicle shall only be available to the following:
(3) Post-secondary institutions of higher education.
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1543) Summary of Amendments Adopted by House The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Civil Law and Procedure to the original bill:
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Expand the exceptions in proposed law of who can receive a donated motor vehicle to include post-secondaryinstitutions of higher education.
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Amendments

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Action History

  1. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 24, nays 71. Failed to pass.

  2. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/07/2026.

  3. Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

  4. Reported with amendments (6-0-1).

  5. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.

  6. Prefiled.

  7. Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.

  8. First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/20/2026.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on · 69 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (146)

146 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

FINAL PASSAGE (#304)

Failed 24 Yea · 71 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 2401
Republican 194207
Democrat 32502
Total 2471010
% of votes cast 23%68%0%10%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Stagni — Yea
Amedee — Nay
Galle — Nay
Johnson, T. — Not Voting
Landry, T. — Nay
St. Blanc — Nay
Adrian Fisher Democrat Yea
Aimee Adatto Freeman Democrat Nay
Alonzo L. Knox Democrat Nay
Barbara Carpenter Democrat Nay
C. Denise Marcelle Democrat Nay
Candace N. Newell Democrat Nay
Chasity Martinez Democrat Nay
Dana Henry Democrat Nay
Delisha Boyd Democrat Nay
Ed Murray Democrat Nay
Edmond Jordan Democrat Nay
Gerald Boudreaux Democrat Nay
III, Ed Larvadain Democrat Nay
Joy Walters Democrat Yea
Jr., Kyle M. Green Democrat Nay
Ken Brass Democrat Nay
Mandie Landry Democrat Nay
Marcus Anthony Bryant Democrat Nay
Pat Moore Democrat Nay
Rashid Armand Young Democrat Not Voting
Robby Carter Democrat Nay
Rodney Lyons Democrat Nay
Roy Daryl Adams Democrat Nay
Shaun Raphael Mena Democrat Not Voting
Sr., Wilford Carter Democrat Nay
Steven Jackson Democrat Yea
Sylvia Elaine Taylor Democrat Nay
Tammy T. Phelps Democrat Nay
Tehmi Jahi Chassion Democrat Nay
Vanessa Caston LaFleur Democrat Nay
Annie Spell Republican Yea
Barbara Reich Freiberg Republican Yea
Beth Anne Billings Republican Nay
Brett F. Geymann Republican Nay
Brian Leonard Glorioso Republican Nay
Bryan Fontenot Republican Nay
Chad Michael Boyer Republican Yea
Chance Keith Henry Republican Yea
Christopher Turner Republican Not Voting
Danny McCormick Republican Nay
Daryl Andrew Deshotel Republican Nay
Debbie Villio Republican Nay
Dixon Wallace McMakin Republican Yea
Dodie Horton Republican Nay
Emily Chenevert Republican Nay
Foy Bryan Gadberry Republican Yea
Francis C. Thompson Republican Yea
Gregory A. Miller Republican Nay
III, Roger William Wilder Republican Nay
III, Vincent E. Cox Republican Yea
IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu Republican Not Voting
Jack McFarland Republican Nay
Jacob Braud Republican Nay
Jacob Jules Landry Republican Nay
Jason Brian DeWitt Republican Nay
Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley Republican Yea
Jeremy LaCombe Republican Yea
Jerome Zeringue Republican Yea
Jessica Domangue Republican Nay
John E. Wyble Republican Nay
Joseph A. Orgeron Republican Nay
Josh Carlson Republican Nay
Jr., Dennis Bamburg Republican Nay
Jr., John R. Illg Republican Not Voting
Jr., Michael Robert Bayham Republican Nay
Kathy Edmonston Republican Nay
Kellee Hennessy Dickerson Republican Nay
Kim Carver Republican Nay
Kimberly Landry Coates Republican Not Voting
Larry A. Bagley Republican Yea
Lauren Ventrella Republican Yea
Laurie Schlegel Republican Nay
Les Farnum Republican Nay
Mark Wright Republican Nay
Michael "Gabe" Firment Republican Yea
Michael Charles Echols Republican Not Voting
Michael Melerine Republican Nay
Mike Johnson Republican Not Voting
Neil Riser Republican Yea
Nicholas Muscarello Republican Yea
Paul Sawyer Republican Nay
Phillip Eric Tarver Republican Nay
Polly Thomas Republican Yea
R. Dewith Carrier Republican Nay
Raymond J. Crews Republican Nay
Reese "Skip" Broussard Republican Nay
Rhonda Gaye Butler Republican Not Voting
Robert "Bob" Owen Republican Nay
Rodney Schamerhorn Republican Nay
Ryan Bourriaque Republican Yea
Shane Mack Republican Nay
Sr., Peter F. Egan Republican Nay
Stephanie H. Berault Republican Nay
Stephanie Hilferty Republican Nay
Timothy P. Kerner Republican Nay
Tony Bacala Republican Nay
Troy Jude Hebert Republican Yea
Wayne McMahen Republican Nay

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 254?
HB 254 is sponsored by Neil Riser (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 254?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced February 20, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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