MOTOR VEHICLES: Creates the "Master Combat Infantryman" specialty license plate. (8/1/26)
SB 129 creates a special "Master Combat Infantryman" license plate for Louisiana motor vehicles. It is available only to veterans who hold the Combat Infantryman Badge plus one of three specific expert badges (Expert Infantryman, Expert Field Medical, or Expert Soldier Badge), as defined by Army regulations. The plate features the Army badge design in light blue and gold, with the title text, and follows existing fee structures for specialty plates. The license plate must be returned upon the holder's death, but may transfer to a surviving spouse who hasn't remarried.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 24, 2026
Signed May 29, 2026
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MODERATE
This bill updates the Louisiana special prestige license plate program by adding a new plate for Master Combat Infantrymen and modifying the existing Member of Congress plate to include state officials. The change expands eligibility for the Master Combat Infantryman plate to include recipients of the Expert Field Medical Badge and Expert Soldier Badge, not just the Expert Infantryman Badge. It also broadens the Member of Congress plate to cover official vehicles used by Louisiana Supreme Court justices and court clerks.
Scope change
The bill expands the scope of the license plate program from a single military honor plate to include both a new military honor plate and an expanded official government vehicle plate.
SCOPE
Added a new 'Master Combat Infantryman' special prestige license plate to the state program.
ELIGIBILITY
Expanded eligibility for the Master Combat Infantryman plate to include recipients of the Expert Field Medical Badge and Expert Soldier Badge, in addition to the Expert Infantryman Badge.
Expanded the Member of Congress plate to include official vehicles used by Louisiana Supreme Court justices and clerks of court.
REQUIREMENT
Updated the vehicle types eligible for the Master Combat Infantryman plate to include vans.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 31, 2026 · House May 18, 2026
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 40
Mar 31, 2026
D
Democratic12
91% Yea
R
Republican28
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Amendments
1
May 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays.
upper
May 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
lower
May 12, 2026
Introduced
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
lower
May 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (10-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
lower
Apr 1, 2026
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
lower
Mar 31, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Mar 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported with amendments.
upper
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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