HB 74 Louisiana House · 2025 Regular Session

DOMESTIC ABUSE: Provides for the termination of manufacturer vehicle tracking services in certain cases of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

HB 74 requires vehicle manufacturers to create a clear process for victims of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking to disconnect remote vehicle tracking services. The bill mandates that manufacturers include a prominent, visible website link titled "HOW TO DISCONNECT REMOTE VEHICLE ACCESS" on their official sites. This direct policy change ensures victims can easily terminate unwanted vehicle monitoring without needing court intervention for these specific safety concerns.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 17, 2025 Signed Jun 10, 2025
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What changed between versions

HB74 Original HB74 Act · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was finalized as an Act, adding co-sponsors and updating the chapter number to 225. Substantively, the law was expanded to include a new section (2196) addressing manufacturer liability, and the funding mechanism was renamed from the 'Christine Dowdall Fund' to the 'Survivor Empowerment Fund' to allow for broader funding sources beyond just civil fines.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded by adding a new liability section and renaming the fund to allow for legislative appropriations and grants, not just fines.
ENFORCEMENT

Added a new Section 2196 addressing manufacturer liability, which was not present in the original draft.

FISCAL

Renamed the fund from 'Christine Dowdall Fund' to 'Survivor Empowerment Fund' and expanded funding sources to include legislative appropriations, grants, and donations, not just civil fines.

TECHNICAL

Added co-sponsors to the bill and updated the Act number to 225 to reflect its final passage.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 2, 2025 · House May 19, 2025

How they voted

370
Passed
Total votes 37
Jun 2, 2025
D Democratic11
11 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican26
26 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
28
Key actions
6
Committee
7
Jun 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read by title, roll called, yeas 94, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
lower
Jun 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 39 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Jun 1, 2025
Committee
Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported with amendments.
upper
May 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 100, nays 0. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
May 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Discharged from the Committee on Appropriations.
lower
May 13, 2025
Committee
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
lower
May 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (11-0). To be recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
lower
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors

Sponsors