Louisiana Immigration Bills

MTR VEHICLE/COMPULS INS: Permits the impoundment of out-of-state vehicles not covered by compulsory liability insurance

MTR VEHICLE/VIOLATIONS: Provides relative to running red lights (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV)

MTR VEHICLE/DRIVER LIC: Modifies provisions relative to certain requirements for commercial driver's licenses

PUBLIC ASSISTANCE: Provides relative to entities administering public benefits

MTR VEHICLE/DRIVER LIC: Provides with respect to the automatic reinstatement of a driver's license

FUNDS/FUNDING: Requires the referral of applicants who fail citizenship or immigration verification to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (8/1/26) (EN SEE FISC NOTE See Note)

MTR VEHICLE/OFFICE: Provides relative to fee waivers by the office of motor vehicles for driver's licenses and state identification cards (RE1 DECREASE SG RV See Note)

CONGRESS: Memorializes the United States Congress, the President of the United States, the United States Department of Labor, the United States Department of Homeland Security, and the Louisiana Congressional Delegation to take all necessary and appropriate actions to pass the H-2B Certified Seasonal Employer Designation and reclassify all job duties of the crawfish industry as agricultural labor services for purposes of the H-2A Temporary Agricultural Worker Program.

MTR VEHICLE/OFFICE: 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)

HUMAN TRAFFICKING: Provides relative to bail conditions for defendants alleged to have committed certain human trafficking offenses (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

CONGRESS: Memorializes the United States Congress, the President of the United States, the United States Department of Labor, the United States Department of Homeland Security, and the Louisiana Congressional Delegation to take all necessary and appropriate actions to reclassify all job duties of the crawfish industry as agricultural labor services for purposes of the H-2A Temporary Agricultural Worker Program

TAX/TAXATION: Provides relative to authorized changes of address by the Department of Revenue. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT SG EX See Note)

CONGRESS: Urges and requests the United States Congress, the United States Department of Labor, and the United States Department of Homeland Security to authorize Louisiana to establish a pilot program allowing the state to administer and regulate the H-2B temporary worker visa programs for horticulture and landscaping, sugar processing, and seafood processing industries

CONGRESS: Memorializes the United States Congress to include expanding H-2B worker visas in its appropriations bill or other appropriate legislative instrument for Fiscal Year 2027

MTR VEHICLE/COMPULS INS: Permits the impoundment of out-of-state vehicles not covered by compulsory liability insurance

CIVIL/LAW: Provides for liability for damages caused by an unauthorized alien

INSURANCE: Requires insurers or business entities promoting term life insurance policies to provide certain notices to applicants

NURSING HOMES: Modifies licensing procedures for nursing facilities

TAX CREDITS: Provides relative to the Angel Investor Tax Credit Program (EN -$1,000,000 GF RV See Note)

TAX/INCOME TAX: Provides relative to tax benefits for adoption and for donations to foster care organizations and provides relative to tax deductions for certain education-related expenses (EN NO IMPACT GF RV See Note)