HLS 24RS-2039 ENGROSSED
2024 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 880
BY REPRESENTATIVE SCHAMERHORN
MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES: Provides with respect to the renewal of truck
registrations
1 AN ACT
2To amend and reenact R.S. 47:462(B)(6) and 508(A)(3) and to enact R.S. 47:508(A)(4),
3 relative to the registration of certain commercial vehicles; to provide an exception
4 to annual registration renewals for trucks weighing ten thousand to sixteen thousand
5 pounds; and to provide for related matters.
6Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 47:462(B)(6) and 508(A)(3) are hereby amended and reenacted and
8R.S. 47:508(A)(4) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
9 §462. Trucks and trailers
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11 B. Rates
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13 (6) Provided further that the registration or license tax for each motor truck
14 and tandem truck having a gross vehicle weight per load carrying axle rating up to
15 and including ten sixteen thousand pounds or less shall be paid and shall expire four
16 years from the date of issuance and thereafter shall be renewed quadrennially. and
17 The registration or license tax for motorcycles may be paid, every four years,
18 pursuant to a staggered registration system as shall be adopted by the commissioner.
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HB NO. 880
1 §508. Registration; commercial vehicles; exemption
2 A.
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4 (3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, every
5 registration of a truck in excess of ten sixteen thousand pounds or trailer licensed
6 pursuant to R.S. 47:462, except those trailers provided in R.S. 47:462(B)(1)(b), shall
7 expire one year from the date of issuance and thereafter shall be renewed annually.
8 (4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, every
9 registration of a truck between ten thousand pounds and sixteen thousand pounds
10 shall expire four years from the date of issuance and thereafter shall be renewed
11 quadrennially.
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DIGEST
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of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 880 Engrossed 2024 Regular Session Schamerhorn
Abstract: Provides an exception to annual registration renewals for trucks weighing ten
thousand to sixteen thousand pounds, which must be renewed quadrennially.
Present law provides every registration of a truck in excess of 10,000 pounds or trailer
licensed pursuant to present law expires one year from the date of issuance and thereafter
must be renewed annually.
Proposed law provides an exception to the annual registration requirement in present law for
trucks weighing 10,000 to 16,000 pounds to renew every four years.
(Amends R.S. 47:462(B)(6) and 508(A)(3); Adds R.S. 47:508(A)(4))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Transportation,
Highways and Public Works to the original bill:
1. Conform language in present law (R.S. 47:462(B)(6)) to match language in
proposed law which provides an exception to the annual registration requirement
in present law for trucks weighing 10,000 to 16,000 pounds to renew every four
years.
2. Make technical changes.
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