HB 888 Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session

MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES: Provides for the regulations of temporary dealers plates

HB 888 updates Louisiana's regulations for temporary vehicle registration plates used by dealers. It requires dealers to provide written documentation for customer loaner vehicles and mandates that temporary plates include security features (like serialized identifiers and tamper-resistant materials) to prevent counterfeiting. The bill specifies that dealer demonstration plates are valid for five days, must remain legible in weather conditions for 60 days, and can be displayed on the rear window instead of the bumper. These changes directly affect auto dealers, their customers using loaner vehicles, and the state DMV responsible for enforcing plate standards.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

House Passage

May 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

Jun 2026

Introduced Feb 27, 2026 Signed Jun 1, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB888 Original → HB888 Act 681 · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill updates the regulations for temporary dealer plates, primarily by expanding who can use them. It now allows licensed dealers to let customers operate a dealer's vehicle as a temporary courtesy loaner while their own car is being repaired, in addition to existing rules for dealer employees. The bill also modernizes security requirements for the plates, mandating specific anti-counterfeiting features like serialized identifiers and visual security elements.

Scope change

The scope of eligibility for using dealer inventory plates was expanded to include customers receiving courtesy loaner vehicles during repairs, whereas previously it was limited to dealer employees.

ELIGIBILITY

Added a provision allowing licensed motor vehicle dealers to permit customers to operate a dealer inventory plate vehicle as a temporary courtesy loaner when the customer's vehicle is undergoing repair or warranty service.

REQUIREMENT

Updated security requirements for temporary registration plates to include specific anti-counterfeiting measures such as machine-readable serialized identifiers, anti-counterfeiting visual security features (e.g., holograms, void pantograph), and durable synthetic or coated substrates.

Revised the application fee structure for temporary plates, stating the fee is not charged until the commissioner publicly announces the establishment of an electronic issuance system and the approval of secure paper or card stock.

Floor votes · Senate May 20, 2026 · House Apr 7, 2026

How they voted

37–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 40

May 20, 2026

D Democratic12

11 Yea 1

91% Yea

R Republican28

26 Yea 2

92% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

May 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read by title, roll called, yeas 98, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

lower

May 20, 2026

Upper · Passed

Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

upper

May 12, 2026

Committee

Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

upper

May 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported with amendments.

upper

Apr 7, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

lower

Mar 30, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported with amendments (16-0).

lower

Mar 9, 2026

Committee

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.

lower

Feb 27, 2026

Committee

Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.

lower

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors