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As a legislator, Bagley is identified with public education and the teacher retirement program, fighting [[narcotics]], and expanded highway improvements.<ref name=bagleybio/> In 2016, Bagley joined a House bipartisan majority to enact a one-cent increase in the state [[sales tax]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://710keel.com/state-house-of-representatives-vote-to-increase-sales-tax/|title=State House of Representatives Vote to Increase Sales Tax|date=February 25, 2016|publisher=KEEL [[Radio]]|accessdate=March 28, 2016}}</ref>
As a legislator, Bagley is identified with public education and the teacher retirement program, fighting [[narcotics]], and expanded highway improvements.<ref name=bagleybio/> In 2016, Bagley joined a House bipartisan majority to enact a one-cent increase in the state [[sales tax]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://710keel.com/state-house-of-representatives-vote-to-increase-sales-tax/|title=State House of Representatives Vote to Increase Sales Tax|date=February 25, 2016|publisher=KEEL [[Radio]]|accessdate=March 28, 2016}}</ref>
===Automobile inspection sticker controversy==
===Automobile inspection sticker controversy===
In April 2017, Representative Bagley proposed legislation which would have ended most automobile inspection stickers required annually since 1961 on all vehicles in Louisiana. Bagley's bill proposed to limit inspections to student transportation and commercial vehicles but would not impact the parishes of Ascension, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Livingston, and West Baton Rouge parishes, as required under the [[Clean Air Act]] of 1970 to conduct specialized inspections for vehicle emissions. Displayed on windshields, the stickers are considered proof that the inspections was conducted.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/traffic/index.ssf/2017/04/vehicle_inspection_stickers_bi.html#incart_2box|title=No more vehicle inspection stickers, Louisiana lawmaker proposes|publisher=''The New Orleans Times-Picayune''|date=April 14, 2017|accessdate=April 17, 2017}}</ref>
In April 2017, Representative Bagley proposed legislation which would have ended most automobile inspection stickers required annually since 1961 on all vehicles in Louisiana. Bagley's bill proposed to limit inspections to student transportation and commercial vehicles but would not impact the parishes of Ascension, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Livingston, and West Baton Rouge parishes, as required under the [[Clean Air Act]] of 1970 to conduct specialized inspections for vehicle emissions. Displayed on windshields, the stickers are considered proof that the inspections was conducted.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/traffic/index.ssf/2017/04/vehicle_inspection_stickers_bi.html#incart_2box|title=No more vehicle inspection stickers, Louisiana lawmaker proposes|publisher=''The New Orleans Times-Picayune''|date=April 14, 2017|accessdate=April 17, 2017}}</ref>