Louisiana 2026 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 21 R · 5 D cosponsors

SB 96 — MOTOR VEHICLES: Creates the "Fallen Heroes" prestige license plate. (8/1/26)

Last action — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 206.

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    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 20, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Jeff Landry (Republican) on May 14, 2026.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 26 sponsors

    1 primary, 25 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (21 R · 5 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

29 added · 40 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of Bill SB 96 includes the addition of specific senators and representatives' names supporting the bill. This change emphasizes the bipartisan support for the "Fallen Heroes" prestige license plate initiative, which aims to honor fallen law enforcement officers and raise funds for protective gear like bulletproof vests. The measure still requires an extra fee for the plates, which will aid in funding necessary equipment for peace officers in Louisiana. This expansion of support and clarity in funding helps reinforce the importance of community safety and recognition of service members.

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SLS 26RS-400 ENGROSSED Regular Session SENATE BILL NO.
Regular Session ENROLLED SENATE BILL NO.
96 BY SENATOR EDMONDS MOTOR VEHICLES.
96 BYSENATORSEDMONDS,ABRAHAM,ALLAIN,BARROW,BASS,BOUDREAUX, CLOUD, CONNICK, FESI, HENSGENS, JENKINS, KLEINPETER, LAMBERT, MCMATH, MIGUEZ, MILLER, MORRIS, PRESSLY, PRICE, SEABAUGH, SELDERS, STINE AND WHEAT AND REPRESENTATIVES BOYER, SAWYER AND SCHAMERHORN AN ACT To enact R.S.
Creates the "Fallen Heroes" prestige license plate.
(8/1/26) AN ACT To enact R.S.
"Fallen Heroes" A.(1) The secretaryof the Department of Public Safetyand Corrections shall establish a special prestige motor vehicle license plate to be known as the "FallenHeroes"plate,providedthereisaminimumofonethousandapplicants for the plates.
"Fallen Heroes" A.(1) The secretaryof theDepartment of Public Safety and Corrections shall establish a special prestige motor vehicle license plate to be known as the "FallenHeroes"plate,providedthereisaminimumofonethousandapplicants for the plates.
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B.
Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.
SLS 26RS-400 ENGROSSED SB NO.
96 B.
C.The special prestigelicenseplateshall beissued, upon application, to any citizen of Louisiana in the same manner as any other motor vehicle license plate.
C.The special prestigelicense plate shall beissued, upon application, to any citizen of Louisiana in the same manner as any other motor vehicle license plate.
The department shall collect an annual royalty fee of twenty-five dollars that shall be disbursed in accordancewith Subsection E of this Section.
The department shall collect an annual royalty fee of twenty-five dollars that shall be disbursed in accordance with Subsection E of this Section.
This fee shall be in addition to the standard motor vehicle license tax imposed by ArticleVII, Section5 of the Constitution of Louisiana, and ahandling feeof three dollars and fifty cents for each plate to be retained by the department to offset a portion of administrative costs.
This fee shall be in addition to the standard motor vehicle license tax imposed Page 1 of 2 Coding:
Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.
SB NO.
96 ENROLLED by ArticleVII, Section5of the Constitution of Louisiana, and ahandling feeof three dollars and fifty cents for each plate to be retained by the department to offset a portion of administrative costs.
The annual royalty fee shall be collected by the department and forwarded to Capital Area Law Enforcement Foundation for the purchase of special protectiveequipment,commonlyknownasabulletproof vest,forpeace officers in the state of Louisiana.
The annual royalty fee shall be collected by the department and forwarded to Capital Area Law Enforcement Foundation for the purchase of specialprotectiveequipment,commonly known as abulletproof vest,forpeace officers in the state of Louisiana.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the legislative instrument, were prepared bySenate Legislative Services.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA APPROVED:
The keyword, summary, and digest do not constitute part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent.
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[R.S.
1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] DIGEST SB 96 Engrossed 2026 Regular Session Edmonds Proposed law creates the "Fallen Heroes" special prestige license plate.
Proposed law requires the secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections to issue the "Fallen Heroes" special prestige license plate, provided there is a minimum of 1,000 applicants.
Proposed law provides that the office of motor vehicles will create the plate when their electronic vehicle and title registration system is updated.
Proposedlawdirectsthe department to collect the annual royaltyfeeand forwardto Capital Area Law Enforcement Foundation for the purchase of bulletproof vests for peace officers.
Effective August 1, 2026.
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47:463.243) Page 2 of 2 Coding:
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Action History

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 206.

  2. Effective date 8/1/2026.

  3. Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.

  4. Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.

  5. Signed by the Speaker of the House.

  6. Received from the House without amendments.

  7. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

  8. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/06/2026.

  9. Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.

  10. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

  11. Reported favorably (12-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  12. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.

  13. Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.

  14. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

  15. Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.

  16. Reported favorably.

  17. Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.

  18. Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 25 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (25)

Not signed on (121)

121 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 (#934)

Passed 96 Yea · 0 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
Republican 61007
Democrat 28002
Total 96009
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Amedee — Yea
Galle — Yea
Stagni — Yea
Johnson, T. — Yea
Landry, T. — Yea
St. Blanc — Yea
Adrian Fisher Democrat Yea
Aimee Adatto Freeman Democrat Yea
Alonzo L. Knox Democrat Yea
Barbara Carpenter Democrat Yea
C. Denise Marcelle Democrat Yea
Candace N. Newell Democrat Yea
Chasity Martinez Democrat Not Voting
Dana Henry Democrat Yea
Delisha Boyd Democrat Yea
Ed Murray Democrat Yea
Edmond Jordan Democrat Yea
Gerald Boudreaux Democrat Yea
III, Ed Larvadain Democrat Yea
Joy Walters Democrat Yea
Jr., Kyle M. Green Democrat Yea
Ken Brass Democrat Yea
Mandie Landry Democrat Yea
Marcus Anthony Bryant Democrat Yea
Pat Moore Democrat Yea
Rashid Armand Young Democrat Not Voting
Robby Carter Democrat Yea
Rodney Lyons Democrat Yea
Roy Daryl Adams Democrat Yea
Shaun Raphael Mena Democrat Yea
Sr., Wilford Carter Democrat Yea
Steven Jackson Democrat Yea
Sylvia Elaine Taylor Democrat Yea
Tammy T. Phelps Democrat Yea
Tehmi Jahi Chassion Democrat Yea
Vanessa Caston LaFleur Democrat Yea
Annie Spell Republican Yea
Barbara Reich Freiberg Republican Yea
Beth Anne Billings Republican Yea
Brett F. Geymann Republican Not Voting
Brian Leonard Glorioso Republican Yea
Bryan Fontenot Republican Yea
Chad Michael Boyer Republican Yea
Chance Keith Henry Republican Yea
Christopher Turner Republican Yea
Danny McCormick Republican Yea
Daryl Andrew Deshotel Republican Yea
Debbie Villio Republican Yea
Dixon Wallace McMakin Republican Yea
Dodie Horton Republican Yea
Emily Chenevert Republican Yea
Foy Bryan Gadberry Republican Yea
Francis C. Thompson Republican Not Voting
Gregory A. Miller Republican Yea
III, Roger William Wilder Republican Yea
III, Vincent E. Cox Republican Yea
IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu Republican Yea
Jack McFarland Republican Yea
Jacob Braud Republican Yea
Jacob Jules Landry Republican Yea
Jason Brian DeWitt Republican Yea
Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley Republican Yea
Jeremy LaCombe Republican Yea
Jerome Zeringue Republican Yea
Jessica Domangue Republican Yea
John E. Wyble Republican Yea
Joseph A. Orgeron Republican Yea
Josh Carlson Republican Yea
Jr., Dennis Bamburg Republican Yea
Jr., John R. Illg Republican Yea
Jr., Michael Robert Bayham Republican Not Voting
Kathy Edmonston Republican Yea
Kellee Hennessy Dickerson Republican Yea
Kim Carver Republican Yea
Kimberly Landry Coates Republican Yea
Larry A. Bagley Republican Not Voting
Lauren Ventrella Republican Yea
Laurie Schlegel Republican Yea
Les Farnum Republican Yea
Mark Wright Republican Yea
Michael "Gabe" Firment Republican Not Voting
Michael Charles Echols Republican Not Voting
Michael Melerine Republican Yea
Mike Johnson Republican Yea
Neil Riser Republican Yea
Nicholas Muscarello Republican Yea
Paul Sawyer Republican Yea
Phillip Eric Tarver Republican Not Voting
Polly Thomas Republican Yea
R. Dewith Carrier Republican Yea
Raymond J. Crews Republican Yea
Reese "Skip" Broussard Republican Yea
Rhonda Gaye Butler Republican Yea
Robert "Bob" Owen Republican Yea
Rodney Schamerhorn Republican Yea
Ryan Bourriaque Republican Yea
Shane Mack Republican Yea
Sr., Peter F. Egan Republican Yea
Stephanie H. Berault Republican Yea
Stephanie Hilferty Republican Yea
Timothy P. Kerner Republican Yea
Tony Bacala Republican Yea
Troy Jude Hebert Republican Yea
Wayne McMahen Republican Yea

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CO-AUTHORS (#50)

Passed 23 Yea · 0 Nay · 15 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 18009
Democrat 5005
Unaffiliated 0001
Total 230015
% of votes cast 61%0%0%39%
How each member voted (38)
Member Party Vote
Mr. President — Not Voting
Edward J. Price Democrat Yea
Gary Carter Democrat Not Voting
Gerald Boudreaux Democrat Yea
Jay Luneau Democrat Not Voting
Jimmy Harris Democrat Not Voting
Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews Democrat Not Voting
Larry Selders Democrat Yea
Regina Barrow Democrat Yea
Royce Duplessis Democrat Not Voting
Sam Jenkins Democrat Yea
Adam Bass Republican Yea
Alan Seabaugh Republican Yea
Beth Mizell Republican Not Voting
Blake Miguez Republican Yea
Bob Hensgens Republican Yea
Brach Jerad Myers Republican Not Voting
Caleb Kleinpeter Republican Yea
Eddie J. Lambert Republican Yea
Franklin J. Foil Republican Not Voting
Glen Womack Republican Not Voting
Gregory A. Miller Republican Yea
Heather Cloud Republican Yea
Jeremy Stine Republican Yea
John C. "Jay" Morris Republican Yea
Jr., William "Bill" Wheat Republican Yea
Kirk Talbot Republican Not Voting
Mark Abraham Republican Yea
Michael "Big Mike" Fesi Republican Yea
Mike Reese Republican Not Voting
Patrick Connick Republican Yea
Patrick McMath Republican Yea
Rick Edmonds Republican Yea
Robert "Bob" Owen Republican Not Voting
Robert Allain Republican Yea
Stewart Jr. Cathey Republican Not Voting
Thomas A. Pressly Republican Yea
Valarie Hodges Republican Not Voting

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FINAL PASSAGE (#49)

Passed 36 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 27000
Democrat 9001
Unaffiliated 0001
Total 36002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (38)
Member Party Vote
Mr. President — Not Voting
Edward J. Price Democrat Yea
Gary Carter Democrat Yea
Gerald Boudreaux Democrat Yea
Jay Luneau Democrat Yea
Jimmy Harris Democrat Not Voting
Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews Democrat Yea
Larry Selders Democrat Yea
Regina Barrow Democrat Yea
Royce Duplessis Democrat Yea
Sam Jenkins Democrat Yea
Adam Bass Republican Yea
Alan Seabaugh Republican Yea
Beth Mizell Republican Yea
Blake Miguez Republican Yea
Bob Hensgens Republican Yea
Brach Jerad Myers Republican Yea
Caleb Kleinpeter Republican Yea
Eddie J. Lambert Republican Yea
Franklin J. Foil Republican Yea
Glen Womack Republican Yea
Gregory A. Miller Republican Yea
Heather Cloud Republican Yea
Jeremy Stine Republican Yea
John C. "Jay" Morris Republican Yea
Jr., William "Bill" Wheat Republican Yea
Kirk Talbot Republican Yea
Mark Abraham Republican Yea
Michael "Big Mike" Fesi Republican Yea
Mike Reese Republican Yea
Patrick Connick Republican Yea
Patrick McMath Republican Yea
Rick Edmonds Republican Yea
Robert "Bob" Owen Republican Yea
Robert Allain Republican Yea
Stewart Jr. Cathey Republican Yea
Thomas A. Pressly Republican Yea
Valarie Hodges Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 96?
SB 96 is sponsored by Rodney Schamerhorn (Republican), Paul Sawyer (Republican), Chad Michael Boyer (Republican), Jr., William "Bill" Wheat (Republican), Jeremy Stine (Republican), Larry Selders (Democrat), Alan Seabaugh (Republican), Edward J. Price (Democrat), Thomas A. Pressly (Republican), John C. "Jay" Morris (Republican), Gregory A. Miller (Republican), Blake Miguez (Republican), Patrick McMath (Republican), Eddie J. Lambert (Republican), Caleb Kleinpeter (Republican), Sam Jenkins (Democrat), Bob Hensgens (Republican), Patrick Connick (Republican), Heather Cloud (Republican), Gerald Boudreaux (Democrat), Adam Bass (Republican), Regina Barrow (Democrat), Robert Allain (Republican), Mark Abraham (Republican), Rick Edmonds (Republican), and Michael "Big Mike" Fesi (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 96?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 20, 2026. Enacted.
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