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ACT No. 251
2024 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 515
BY REPRESENTATIVES HORTON, AMEDEE, BAYHAM, BERAULT, BILLINGS,
BUTLER, CARLSON, COX, ECHOLS, EDMONSTON, EMERSON, FIRMENT,
GLORIOSO, OWEN, SCHAMERHORN, TARVER, AND W ILDER
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 39:364.1, relative to combustion engine vehicles; to provide for freedom of
3 choice for private individuals in the selection of vehicles; to specify that air quality
4 challenges cannot restrict a citizen's ability to purchase a vehicle; and to provide for
5 related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 39:364.1 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
8 ยง364.1. Preservation of choice in vehicle purchases; combustion engine vehicles
9 A. For purposes of this Section, "combustion engine vehicle" shall mean the
10 component of a motor vehicle that converts the chemical energy in fuel into
11 mechanical energy for power.
12 B. No state agency shall restrict the use or sale of a motor vehicle by any
13 citizen based on the energy source used to power the motor vehicle, including the
14 energy source used for propulsion or use of powering other functions of the motor
15 vehicle.
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1 C. No state agency shall limit or prohibit the use or sale of a new motor
2 vehicle with an internal combustion engine. Further, any air quality challenges in
3 R.S. 30:2060(L), relative to "Louisiana's Toxic Air Pollutant Emission Control
4 Program" shall not restrict the ability of Louisiana citizens to purchase any vehicle.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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