HB 515 Louisiana House · 2024 Regular Session

CONSUMERS: Prohibits government restriction of choice regarding vehicles

This bill prohibits Louisiana state agencies from restricting the sale or use of motor vehicles based on their energy source, such as whether they run on gasoline, electricity, or other fuels. It specifically ensures that citizens can purchase new internal combustion engine vehicles without government interference, even if those vehicles emit pollutants. The legislation also clarifies that existing air quality regulations cannot be used to limit a person's ability to buy a car. Ultimately, the law aims to preserve consumer choice by preventing state officials from enforcing bans or limitations on specific types of vehicles.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Mar 1, 2024 Signed May 23, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 16, 2024 · House Apr 8, 2024

How they voted

36–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 38
May 16, 2024
D Democratic12
10 Yea 2
83% Yea
R Republican26
26 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
4
Committee
5
May 16, 2024
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Apr 29, 2024
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
Apr 24, 2024
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Reported favorably.
upper
Apr 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 4. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 2, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (11-0).
lower
Mar 11, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
lower
Mar 1, 2024
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
lower
1 primary · 16 co-sponsors

Sponsors