SB 489 Louisiana Senate · 2026 Regular Session

MOTOR VEHICLES: To authorize third party vendors to conduct a license plate inquiry on motor vehicles to verify insurance liability coverage. (8/1/26) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

This bill amends existing Louisiana law to allow third-party vendors to perform license plate inquiries that verify a vehicle's insurance liability coverage. The text makes only technical corrections to the legal citation and grammar within the statute, without introducing new operational rules or changing the bill's core purpose. Because the amendment is purely clerical and the bill has no substantive impact on policy, it does not alter how insurance verification is currently conducted or affect specific groups of people.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

House Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

May 2026

Introduced Mar 31, 2026 Signed May 29, 2026

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What changed between versions

SB489 Original → SB489 Act 522 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was formalized into an enrolled act (Act No. 522) and updated to align with the 2026 Regular Session. The core policy regarding third-party license plate inquiries and insurance verification remains substantively unchanged, though the text was corrected to include the 'F' subsection reference in the statute citation and minor technical edits were made to fee descriptions and formatting.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; it continues to authorize third-party vendors to verify insurance coverage via license plate inquiries.

TECHNICAL

Corrected the statute citation in the title and summary to include the 'F' subsection (R.S. 32:863.2(F)(7)) for accuracy.

Changed the phrase 'make technical change' to 'make technical changes' in the act's summary.

Updated the page count header from 'Page 1 of 6' to 'Page 1 of 5' to reflect the final enrolled version.

Removed the original 'SLS 26RS-1414' tracking number and replaced it with the official 'ENROLLED ACT No. 522' designation.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 20, 2026 · House May 12, 2026

How they voted

37–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 40

Apr 20, 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

Amendments

May 19, 2026

Upper · Passed

Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays.

upper

May 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 90, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

lower

May 6, 2026

Introduced

Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

lower

May 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably (17-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

lower

Apr 22, 2026

Committee

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

lower

Apr 20, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

upper

Apr 8, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably.

upper

Mar 31, 2026

Introduced

Rules suspended. Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors