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Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

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

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

SB 96 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana Senate on February 20, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: MOTOR VEHICLES: Creates the "Fallen Heroes" prestige license plate. (8/1/26). Primary sponsor: Rick Edmonds (Republican). It lists 25 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 14, 2026): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 206.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4 · Republican 21

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rick EdmondsPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate6
Mark AbrahamCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate25
Robert AllainCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate21
Regina BarrowCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Adam BassCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate36
Gerald BoudreauxCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate24
Chad BoyerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse46
Heather CloudCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate28
Patrick ConnickCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate8
Mike FésiCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate20
Bob HensgensCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate26
Sam JenkinsCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate39
Caleb KleinpeterCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate17
Eddie LambertCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate18
Patrick McMathCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate11
Blake MiguezCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate22
Greg MillerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate19
Jay MorrisCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate35
Thomas PresslyCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate38
Ed PriceCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate2
Paul SawyerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse69
Rodney SchamerhornCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Alan SeabaughCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate31
Larry SeldersCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Jeremy StineCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate27
Bill WheatCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate37

“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. 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.

Showing 12 most recent of 18 actions. Full history

Sources

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