
The brakes have been put on removing the requirement of the brake tags in Louisiana. In House Appropriations Monday Stonewall Representative Larry Bagley voluntarily pulled his immensely popular bill at the request of Louisiana State Police. A portion of the cost of the vehicle inspections goes towards their budget.
“They just asked me to please don’t take any more money. The concealed carry has taken a good bit from them. The vape money that is now currently in court that they were supposed to get has not come about,” said Bagley.
Bagley said when he originally presented the bill, he promised State Police that he’d work with them if removing the requirement of inspection stickers negatively impacted their budget.
“And we’re asking them to do more, we had a special session to ask them to do more. And I told them when we originally did this that I’m not going to cost them any money and I’m not going to do that,” said Bagley.
Bagley said LSP is not opposed to removing vehicle inspections, however, they do object as to how it will impact their budget.
“I wouldn’t be saying this with them behind me because they have guns, and I don’t. I’d like to say that I’m pretty sure, I’m pretty safe to say that they are in support once we can get everything straightened,” said Bagley.
The bill could still be brought before lawmakers before the current session ends.
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