HB 587 Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session

MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES: Creates the Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome specialty license plate

HB 587 would create a "PANS/PANDAS" specialty license plate for Louisiana vehicle owners, requiring at least 1,000 applicants before issuance. Owners would pay a $25 annual fee (plus a $3.50 handling fee) to the state general fund, with the plate design including the phrase "PANS/PANDAS" and supporting awareness of Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome. The plate would be available for passenger cars, trucks, motorcycles, and vans. This is a voluntary program focused on raising awareness through license plate sales, not a policy change affecting healthcare or funding for the condition.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Apr 2026

Signed into Law

May 2026

Introduced Feb 26, 2026 Signed May 11, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB587 Original → HB587 Act · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was finalized as an Act, removing the original legislative digest and explanatory notes while retaining the core provisions for a new 'PANS/PANDAS' specialty license plate. The text was cleaned up to remove redundant instructions about how the law was prepared and formatted for official enrollment.

TECHNICAL

Removed the original bill header, legislative digest, and explanatory notes that described the bill's purpose and effects.

Changed the document title from 'HB587 Original' to 'ENROLLED' and updated page counts to reflect the final Act version.

Reorganized the statutory text by splitting the original paragraph A into two distinct subsections, A(1) and A(2), for better readability.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 29, 2026 · House Mar 18, 2026

How they voted

34–0

Passed · 6 other

Total votes 40

Apr 29, 2026

D Democratic12

9 Yea 3

75% Yea

R Republican28

25 Yea 3

89% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 29, 2026

Upper · Passed

Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 32 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

upper

Apr 20, 2026

Committee

Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

upper

Apr 15, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably.

upper

Mar 18, 2026

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

Mar 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported with amendments (13-0).

lower

Mar 9, 2026

Committee

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

lower

Feb 26, 2026

Committee

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

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors