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Louisiana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 679: MTR VEHICLE/DRIVER LIC: Reduces the fee applicable to updating a driver's license to comply with REAL ID standards to a handling fee (EN DECREASE SG RV See Note)

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 679 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana House on April 29, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: MTR VEHICLE/DRIVER LIC: Reduces the fee applicable to updating a driver's license to comply with REAL ID standards to a handling fee (EN DECREASE SG RV See Note). Primary sponsor: Mike Bayham (Republican). Most recent recorded action (June 11, 2025): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 302.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mike BayhamPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse103

“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. 302.
  2. Effective date: 08/01/2025.
  3. Signed by the President of the Senate.
  4. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
  5. Read by title, roll called, yeas 102, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
  6. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
  7. Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
  8. Received from the Senate with amendments.
  9. Scheduled for concurrence on 06/09/2025.
  10. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
  11. Rules suspended. Recalled from Committee.
  12. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

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Sources

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