What is the status of HB748?

Signed into law as of June 8, 2026. Latest action: Effective date: 06/08/2026. (June 8, 2026).

Braud, Jacob (R, 105), with 1 co-sponsor.

Where is the official record for HB748?

On the Louisiana Legislature website: https://legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26RS&b=HB748

Louisiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana HB748: HIGHWAYS: Provides that any Louisiana school board-owned vehicles be exempt from paying tolls on any bridges and highways in the state (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note)

Q: What is HB748?

HB748 is a bill in the Louisiana Legislature (2026 Regular Session): HIGHWAYS: Provides that any Louisiana school board-owned vehicles be exempt from paying tolls on any bridges and highways in the state (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note).

Q: What does HB748 do?

In its own words: An act To amend R.S. 17:157 (A) and (B), relative to toll exemptions on bridges and highways for all Louisiana school board-owned vehicles; to provide for the free passage of all Louisiana school board-owned vehicles over all public tolled ferries operated by the state; to provide for the free passage of all Louisiana school board-owned vehicles over all public tolled roads and bridges operated by the state; and to provide for related matters.

Status: Signed into law, June 8, 2026

What the bill says

An act To amend R.S. 17:157 (A) and (B), relative to toll exemptions on bridges and highways for all Louisiana school board-owned vehicles; to provide for the free passage of all Louisiana school board-owned vehicles over all public tolled ferries operated by the state; to provide for the free passage of all Louisiana school board-owned vehicles over all public tolled roads and bridges operated by the state; and to provide for related matters.

From the introduced text:

AN ACT To amend R.S. 17:157 (A) and (B), relative to toll exemptions on bridges and highways for all Louisiana school board-owned vehicles; to provide for the free passage of all Louisiana school board-owned vehicles over all public tolled ferries operated by the state; to provide for the free passage of all Louisiana school board-owned vehicles over all public tolled roads and bridges operated by the state; and to provide for related matters. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana: Section 1. R.S. 17:157(A) and (B) are hereby enacted to read as follows: §157. Ferries, roads, and toll bridges; free passage to students; free passage to school board-owned vehicles A. The free right of passage over all public ferries which are leased out or controlled by the state, parish, or municipality, excluding the Greater New Orleans Expressway, for which license is paid or toll exacted, shall provide for free passage of all students in their passage to and from school between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:30 a.m., and between 2:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., and any other vehicle owned and operated by Louisiana school boards, provided that rules are adopted in accordance with the provisions of Subsection C of this Section. B. The free right of passage over all bridges and roads which are leased out or …

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Louisiana HB748: HIGHWAYS: Provides that any Louisiana school board-owned vehicles be exempt from paying tolls on any bridges and highways in the state (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note)

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