TRANSPORTATION DEPT: Memorializes Congress to delay the implementation of REAL ID in Louisiana until 2026
HR 59 is a resolution from the Louisiana House of Representatives urging the United States Congress to delay the implementation of the REAL ID Act for Louisiana residents. It specifically requests that the May 7, 2025, deadline be postponed until 2026. This delay is sought to provide additional time for residents to obtain a REAL ID compliant driver's license, as only a quarter of Louisiana drivers currently have one and in-person visits to the Office of Motor Vehicles are required.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 22, 2025
Last action May 5, 2025
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What changed between versions
HR59 Original
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HR59 Enrolled
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Apr 29, 2025
MINOR
The bill was converted from an original draft to its final enrolled version, which involves significant formatting updates and the addition of official signatures and page headers. No substantive policy changes, such as new dates, funding amounts, or eligibility rules, were made to the text of the resolution itself.
TECHNICAL
The document was renumbered and reformatted to match the official enrolled style, including adding the 'ENROLLED' title and Speaker's signature block.
Official page headers and footers containing the session year, bill number, and page counts were inserted.
The 'DIGEST' section, which provides a non-binding summary of the bill, was removed as it is not part of the final legal text.
Floor votes · House Apr 28, 2025
How they voted
78–0
Passed · 23 other
Total votes 101
Apr 28, 2025
D
Democratic30
66% Yea
R
Republican71
81% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Apr 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read by title, roll called, yeas 80, nays 0. The resolution was adopted.
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Discharged from the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mike Bayham
RRepublican
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