Under legislation that has advanced to the full House, inspection stickers would be out, and QR codes would be in. Stonewall Representative Larry Bagley says the only information those QR codes would provide to law enforcement would be the VIN.
Bagley says the QR code makes it easier for law enforcement to enter the vehicle’s VIN information into their system during a traffic stop.
A new Mississippi River bridge would not be the only roadway named after a living president under legislation being considered. A bill by Monroe Representative Pat Moore to designate a one-mile stretch of Louisiana Highway 15 as Barack Obama Road passed unanimously in the House Transportation Committee.
A bill requiring the OMV to add an image of a flying eagle to the driver’s license of a verified U.S. citizen is headed to the Senate after passing in the full House.
A bill that increases the penalties against a minor found guilty of calling in a bomb threat or threatening to commit violence at school receives pushback from Democrats on the House floor, because it could also result in parents facing fines of up to five-thousand dollars for a first offense. New Orleans Representative Mandie Landry was one of the first to object.
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Ultimately, the House approved Pineville Representative Mike Johnson’s bill on a vote of 71-26. The proposed legislation would result in a prison sentence of five to 15 years for terrorizing a school. Johnson said the Department of Education would also be required to provide information to the parents and students about the consequences of terrorizing or menacing a school.