HB 874 Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session

TRANSPORTATION DEPT: Provides with respect to electronic credentials (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

HB 874 allows Louisiana state-issued credentials (like professional licenses and IDs) to be provided digitally through electronic wallets. It requires the Commissioner of Administration to work with specific groups - including the Louisiana State Bar Association (for bar membership cards), the Louisiana High School Athletic Association (for referee credentials), and Louisiana universities (for faculty/student IDs) - to implement these digital options. The bill does not change existing credential requirements but adds a digital format option for approved credentials. This affects professionals and institutions that currently issue physical credentials, making them accessible via mobile wallets. The bill focuses on enabling digital delivery, not altering the underlying credential rules.

Issues: ✓ Technology

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 8, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB874 Original → HB874 Act 850 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was finalized into Act 850, changing the commissioner's role from mandatory coordination to optional coordination with professional bodies. It significantly expanded the list of entities issuing digitized credentials to include the Department of Public Safety for mobility-impaired ID cards and clarified requirements for lenders to interface with public tag agents.

Scope change

The scope of digitized credentials was expanded to include mobility-impaired identification cards issued by the Department of Public Safety, and the list of coordinating bodies was updated.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the commissioner's duty to coordinate with professional bodies from a mandatory requirement to an optional authority.

Clarified that lenders must designate a public tag agent and interface their computer systems for electronic lien confirmations, including releases and satisfactions.

SCOPE

Added the Department of Public Safety and Corrections to the list of entities whose credentials (mobility-impaired ID cards) can be digitized.

DEFINITION

Removed the specific list of professions from the original draft text, as the list was expanded and reorganized in the final act.

Floor votes · Senate May 26, 2026 · House Apr 13, 2026

How they voted

37–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 40

May 26, 2026

D Democratic12

10 Yea 2

83% Yea

R Republican28

27 Yea 1

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

May 29, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read by title, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

lower

May 26, 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 19, 2026

Committee

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

upper

May 18, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported with amendments.

upper

Apr 13, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

lower

Apr 7, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably (18-0).

lower

Mar 9, 2026

Committee

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

lower

Feb 27, 2026

Committee

Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors