HB 683 Louisiana House · 2024 Regular Session

MTR VEHICLE/OFFICE: Requires the office of motor vehicles to process reinstatements in person at all field locations (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG RV)

This bill requires the Office of Motor Vehicles to handle vehicle reinstatement applications in person at all its field locations rather than allowing them to be processed remotely. The legislation directly affects drivers seeking to reinstate their licenses or vehicle registrations by mandating an on-site visit for these specific transactions. By removing the option for remote processing, the bill changes the administrative procedure for reinstatements to ensure they occur physically at a DMV office. This change applies to every field location of the agency, standardizing the process across the state.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
Jun 2024
Introduced Mar 1, 2024 Signed Jun 11, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 20, 2024 · House Mar 26, 2024

How they voted

350
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 37
May 20, 2024
D Democratic12
12 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican25
23 Yea 2
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
27
Key actions
6
Committee
7
Amendments
1
May 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read by title, roll called, yeas 89, nays 0. The Senate amendments, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, were concurred in.
lower
May 20, 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
May 14, 2024
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 13, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
May 6, 2024
Committee
Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
upper
May 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Mar 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 103, nays 0. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Mar 25, 2024
Introduced
Read by title, amended, returned to the calendar.
lower
Mar 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (12-0).
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 · 52 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Chuck Owen
Chuck Owen
RRepublican
LA
30
Co
Photo of Adrian Fisher
Adrian Fisher
DDemocratic
LA
16
Co
Photo of Alonzo Knox
Alonzo Knox
DDemocratic
LA
93
Co
BA
Beryl Amedée
RRepublican
LA
51
Co
Photo of Beth Billings
Beth Billings
RRepublican
LA
56
Co
Photo of Bryan Fontenot
Bryan Fontenot
RRepublican
LA
55
Co
Photo of Chad Boyer
Chad Boyer
RRepublican
LA
46
Co
Photo of Chris Turner
Chris Turner
RRepublican
LA
12
Co
Photo of Danny McCormick
Danny McCormick
RRepublican
LA
1
Co
Photo of Dewith Carrier
Dewith Carrier
RRepublican
LA
32
Co
Photo of Dodie Horton
Dodie Horton
RRepublican
LA
9