SR 196 Louisiana Senate · 2025 Regular Session

MOTOR VEHICLES: Requests the Louisiana State Police to study and make recommendations to improve driving.

This is a Senate resolution (SR 196), not a bill, requesting the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission (not the State Police, as amended) to study and recommend improvements for driving safety. The resolution directs the Commission to conduct this study and provide recommendations to the legislature, with all references to the "State Police" updated to the "Highway Safety Commission" through amendments. It does not create new laws or directly affect citizens, as it is a procedural request for an agency study. The resolution was passed by the Senate and enrolled for final processing in June 2025.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jun 2025

Committee Review

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jun 11, 2025 Last action Jun 12, 2025

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What changed between versions

SR196 Original → SR196 Enrolled · 3 edits · Jun 12, 2025

MINOR

The bill was amended to shift the responsibility from the Louisiana State Police to the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission. The study's focus was expanded to include the reduction of distracted driving, the implementation of driver refresher courses, and the improvement of driver understanding of modern traffic control designs. The final report must now be sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works and the Legislative Research Library instead of just the State Police superintendent.

Scope change

The scope of the agency tasked with the study changed from the Louisiana State Police to the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission.

REQUIREMENT

The agency responsible for conducting the study and making recommendations was changed from the Louisiana State Police to the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission.

The recipient of the final report was changed from the superintendent of the Louisiana State Police to the chairman of the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission, the Senate Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works, and the Legislative Research Library.

TECHNICAL

The header text was updated to reflect the 'Enrolled' status of the resolution.

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How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Jun 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate amendments read and adopted. Read by title and adopted.

upper

Jun 11, 2025

Introduced

Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors