MTR VEHICLE/DRIVER LIC: Modifies provisions relative to certain requirements for commercial driver's licenses
This bill updates Louisiana's commercial driver's license requirements, primarily adjusting age rules and removing certain restrictions. It allows individuals as young as 17 to obtain a Class E license for personal vehicles, provided they complete 50 hours of supervised driving practice including 15 hours at night, while maintaining a minimum age of 21 for hazardous materials endorsements and interstate commercial driving. The legislation also clarifies how restrictions apply when drivers take skills tests in vehicles other than standard tractor-trailers, ensuring they cannot operate those larger combinations until completing a specific test in such vehicles. Additionally, the bill removes minimum vision requirements for intrastate driver waivers and repeals an outdated provision regarding commercial driver's license classifications.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Mar 30, 2026
Signed Jun 9, 2026
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What changed between versions
HB1050 Original
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HB1050 Act 868
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MINOR
The bill was enrolled as Act No. 868, finalizing the changes to the original HB 1050. The substantive policy change involves a new definition for Class 'B' Commercial Driver's Licenses, specifying that they permit the operation of a 'straight vehicle' weighing 26,011 pounds or more that does not bend or have any movable joint. This clarifies the vehicle types allowed under this license class.
Scope change
The scope of the bill remains focused on modifying provisions for commercial driver's licenses, but the specific definition of the Class 'B' license has been expanded to explicitly include 'straight vehicles' with specific weight and structural limitations.
DEFINITION
Added a specific definition for a 'straight vehicle' within the Class 'B' license section, clarifying that it must not bend or have any movable joint.
REQUIREMENT
Updated the Class 'B' license description to explicitly authorize the operation of single vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,011 pounds or more, provided they meet the new 'straight vehicle' definition.
Floor votes · Senate May 26, 2026 · House Apr 27, 2026
How they voted
37–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 40
May 26, 2026
D
Democratic12
91% Yea
R
Republican28
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
4
Committee
4
May 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. 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 19, 2026
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Apr 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (10-0).
lower
Mar 31, 2026
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
Rodney Schamerhorn
RRepublican
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