Are Louisiana Inspection Stickers Finally Going Away?

It's been attempted before, 3 times so far... so, will it work this time?  Louisiana State Representative Larry Bagley is bringing forth legislation... again... to eliminate vehicle inspection stickers in Louisiana.  "We're the only red state left that still has them,"  Bagley said.

So What's the Difference in this Year's Legislation?

After multiple attempts at legislation to eliminate inspection stickers, we asked, "What's different this time?"  Bagley told KEEL News on Friday morning what's different is:

This time the State Police are on board. I met with State Police, the OMV, the governor's office, and we have eliminated any of the problems we've had in past years.

The initial resistance from Louisiana State Police was the concern that state police would lose the funding they receive from the $10 inspection sticker fee. Read about that HERE.   But Bagley told KEEL News he has worked out a solution for their funding.

What I'm going to do is add $10 a year to the registration fee which is what you would pay anyway, but you won't have to go down and keep up with the inspection sticker.  And if you get caught without one, (inspection sticker), it's $200.

Only 13 States Require Annual Inspection Stickers  

• Hawaii  
• Illinois  
• Maine  
• North Carolina  
• New York  
• New Hampshire  
• Massachusetts  
• Pennsylvania  
• Texas  
• Utah  
• Vermont  
• Virginia  
• West Virginia  

6 States Require Inspections Every Other Year  

• Delaware  
• Illinois  
• Louisiana  
• Mississippi  
• Nebraska  
• Rhode Island  

If the current iteration of the bill passes, and Bagley said he expects it to finally make it through, the bill will become effective on July 1st, 2025.  So, depending on the date, your last inspection sticker could already be on your car.

I'm hoping. You know how long I've been trying to do this. It's always something that comes up at the last minute... but this time I've tried to cover all those bases. And the state police came to me and asked me if I would run this again because it's been a problem for them.