HCR 106

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 2026 Regular Session
 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 106
 BY REPRESENTATIVE CHANCE HENRY
 LAW ENFORCEMENT: Creates a Task Force on Utility Terrain Vehicles in collaboration
  with Louisiana State Police and other appropriate stakeholders
1A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
2 To create the Task Force on Utility Terrain Vehicles (UTVs) to study the feasibility of
3implementing safety regulations regarding UTVs.
4WHEREAS, some UTVs are capable of going upwards of sixty miles per hour; and
5WHEREAS, UTVs can be made street legal and travel on public roads alongside
6 motor vehicles; and
7WHEREAS, the UTV market rose above ten billion dollars in 2025; and
8WHEREAS, the Consumer Federation of America reported seventy-eight UTV
9 fatalities in 2024.
10THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
11 establish and provide for the Task Force on Utility Terrain Vehicles to study laws and
12 regulations for the safe operation of utility terrain vehicles and to provide recommendations
13 or proposals for legislation. Any recommendations or proposals shall be submitted by
14 written report to the House Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works and
15 to the David R. Poynter Legislative Research Library as required by R.S. 24:771 and 772
16 before the convening of the Regular Session of 2027.
17BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force shall consist of the following
18 members:
19(1) The superintendent of Louisiana State Police or his designee.
20(2) The executive director of Louisiana Sheriffs' Association or his designee.
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1(3) The executive director of Louisiana Association of Chiefs of Police or his
2 designee.
3(4) The secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development or his
4 designee.
5(5) The executive director of the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission or his
6 designee.
7(6) The commissioner of the office of motor vehicles or his designee.
8(7) The commissioner of the Department of Insurance or his designee.
9BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that at the first meeting, the members shall elect a
10 chairman and other officers as the task force may deem appropriate.
11BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force shall convene for its first meeting
12 no later than August 1, 2026, and once every two months thereafter.
13BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a majority of the task force constitutes a quorum
14 for the transaction of business. All official actions of the task force requires the affirmative
15 vote of a majority of the members.
16BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the members of the task force shall serve
17 without compensation, except per diem or expenses reimbursement to which they may be
18 individually entitled as members of their constituent organizations.
19BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that meetings of the task force are subject to the
20 Open Meetings Law, R.S. 42:11 et seq., and records of the task force are subject to the
21 Public Records Law, R.S. 44:1 et seq.
  DIGEST
 The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
 of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
 part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
 HCR 106 Original  2026 Regular Session  Chance Henry
 Creates the Task Force on Utility Terrain Vehicles to study the feasibility of implementing
 safety regulations and provides relative to the task force's membership and meeting dates.
 Requires the task force to report its recommendations and proposals for legislation to the
 House Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works before the convening of
 the 2027 R.S.
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