republic-os/legislation/us/states/la/2024/hb-885.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES: Creates the \"Jefferson Parish Bicentennial\" specialty license plate"
description: "MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES: Creates the \"Jefferson Parish Bicentennial\" specialty license plate"
jurisdiction: "us/states/la"
legislature: "Louisiana Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 885"
citation: "Louisiana HB 885 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John \"Big John\" Illg , Jr."]
version_count: 9
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-04-02"
last_action: "2024-06-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/051db769-c0b6-446b-8116-e858cd8ed0ed"
source_url: "https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/BillInfo.aspx?i=247080"
source_hash: "91ffb79bbafb892a6114890a38b6a781a4f194891f6180384396fac17d58a81a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-la"]
---

# Louisiana HB 885 (2024) — MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES: Creates the "Jefferson Parish Bicentennial" specialty license plate

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **HB885 Original** (filed) — [source](https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1361103)
2. **HB885 Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1381938)
3. **HB885 Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1363320)
4. **HB885 Reengrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1365565)
5. **House Committee Amendment, #2365, THPW, Draft** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1362361)
6. **House Committee Amendment, #2564, THPW, Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1363204)
7. **House Floor Amendment, #2737, Illg, Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1364380)
8. **Senate Floor Bureau Note, #2761, Connick, Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1370288)
9. **HB885 Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1377181)

## Votes

- CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1175) — **89–0** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE (#612) — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE (#474) — **100–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- John "Big John" Illg , Jr. — primary (person)
- Adrian Fisher — cosponsor (person)
- Bryan Fontenot — cosponsor (person)
- Debbie Villio — cosponsor (person)
- Francis C. Thompson — cosponsor (person)
- Jacob Braud — cosponsor (person)
- Joe Stagni — cosponsor (person)
- Laurie Schlegel — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Bayham — cosponsor (person)
- Neil Riser — cosponsor (person)
- Paula Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Polly Thomas — cosponsor (person)
- R. Dewith Carrier — cosponsor (person)
- Roger Wilder III — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie Hilferty — cosponsor (person)
- Timothy P. Kerner — cosponsor (person)
- Vincent Cox III — cosponsor (person)
- Vincent J. St. Blanc , III — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-06-03** Effective date: 08/01/2024.
- **2024-06-03** Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 458. `became-law, executive-signature`
- **2024-05-23** Sent to the Governor for executive approval. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-23** Signed by the President of the Senate.
- **2024-05-22** Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House. `enrolled`
- **2024-05-21** Read by title, roll called, yeas 89, nays 0. The Senate amendments, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, were concurred in.
- **2024-05-20** Scheduled for concurrence on 05/21/2024.
- **2024-05-09** Received from the Senate with amendments. `receipt`
- **2024-05-08** Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled. `passage`
- **2024-04-30** Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage. `reading-3`
- **2024-04-29** Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- **2024-04-24** Rules suspended. Reported favorably. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-17** Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works. `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2024-04-16** Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading. `reading-1`
- **2024-04-15** Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 100, nays 0. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate. `passage`
- **2024-04-11** Scheduled for floor debate on 04/15/2024.
- **2024-04-09** Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading. `reading-3`
- **2024-04-08** Reported with amendments (10-0). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-03** Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works. `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-02** Read by title. Lies over under the rules.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/051db769-c0b6-446b-8116-e858cd8ed0ed`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Louisiana legislature records).