HB613Introduced in the House
Requires the office of motor vehicles to display an image indicating the United States citizenship status on driver's licenses and state identification cards of cardholders (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX)
Introduced by Dodie Horton, District 9
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Requires the office of motor vehicles to display an image indicating the United States citizenship status on driver's licenses and state identification cards of cardholders (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX)
Where it stands
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
May 15, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
Senate votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
SenateStage: Senate Vote on HB 613 FINAL PASSAGE (#702) · May 11, 2026
27
Yes
9
No
3
Absent or Not Voting
39 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Owen | 1 | Yes |
| Edward Price | 2 | No |
| Sidney Barthelemy | 3 | Absent |
| Jimmy Harris | 4 | No |
| Royce Duplessis | 5 | No |
| Rick Edmonds | 6 | Yes |
| Gary Carter | 7 | No |
| Patrick Connick | 8 | Yes |
| Cameron Henry | 9 | Yes |
| Kirk Talbot | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Prefiled.
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
Reported favorably (8-5).
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
Scheduled for floor debate on 03/26/2026.
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
Notice given.
Scheduled for floor debate on 03/30/2026.
Called from the calendar.
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 72, nays 29. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
Reported favorably.
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
Read by title, passed by a vote of 27 yeas and 9 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
Received from the Senate without amendments.
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
Signed by the President of the Senate.
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 170.
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
Verify the information
- Official page on the Louisiana Legislature website
- House Floor Legislative Bureau Amendment #1202 Horton Proposed (amendment)
- House Floor Amendment #2520 Horton Proposed (amendment)
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