Published: March 30, 2026
By: Kylah Babin, LSU Manship School News Service
BATON ROUGE, La. – Louisiana lawmakers took the first step toward eliminating the state’s vehicle inspection sticker program during a House Transportation Committee meeting Monday.
The bill filed by Rep. Larry Bagley, R-Stonewall, to replace the sticker with a QR code was unanimously advanced from the committee.
Bagley has been working to eliminate inspection stickers since 2017, having failed to pass the bill seven times previously.
More support for the bill was shown this time around, including approval from Gov. Jeff Landry.
“The traditional vehicle inspection sticker process is annoying, it’s inconvenient, it serves little value to the safety of our roads,” Landry said in a speech he delivered on the first day of the legislative session.
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