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Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 492: DWI: Creates the Governor's Task Force on Impaired Driving (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 492 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana House on February 26, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: DWI: Creates the Governor's Task Force on Impaired Driving (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX). Primary sponsor: Annie Spell (Republican). It lists 12 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 3, 2026): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 651.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5 · Republican 8

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Annie SpellPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse45
Doyle BoudreauxCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse39
Chad BoyerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse46
Adrian FisherCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse16
Brian GloriosoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse90
Kellee HennessyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse64
Dodie HortonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse9
Vanessa LaFleurCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse101
Rodney LyonsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse87
Denise MarcelleCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse61
Dixon McMakinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse68
Debbie VillioCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse79
Joy WaltersCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 651.
  2. Effective date: 08/01/2026.
  3. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
  4. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
  5. Signed by the President of the Senate.
  6. Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
  7. Received from the Senate without amendments.
  8. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
  9. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
  10. Reported favorably.
  11. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.
  12. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

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Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source