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Louisiana lawmakers are considering scrapping the requirement for inspection stickers for most vehicles, The Center Square reports.
Under current law, nearly all vehicles registered in Louisiana—including passenger cars, trailers, and low-speed vehicles—must display a valid safety inspection sticker issued by the state.
A new proposal from Rep. Larry Bagley, R-Caddo, would repeal the requirement for private passenger vehicles. Commercial and student transportation vehicles would still be required to have an inspection sticker. Additionally, vehicles in parishes subject to the U.S. Clean Air Act would still need emissions inspections.
Bagley, speaking before a House committee, emphasized that Louisiana is now an outlier among Southern states.
“There are no red states that have them, except Louisiana,” he says. “There are 39 states that have eliminated the requirement including neighboring Texas, Mississippi and Alabama.”
He points to advances in automotive safety as a key reason the law is no longer needed.
“Modern vehicles are safer than ever, vehicles manufactured today are with advanced safety technologies, including airbags, analog braking systems, crash avoidance sensors,” Bagley says. “I can see 20 years ago, but not anymore.”
