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→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>
On May 15, 2017, the House Transportation Committee, citing skepticism for Bagley's legislation by the state police, tabled the bill. Bagley said that the legislation would have halted what he called a $6 million per year industry in fraudulent stickers. Then Representative Terry Clyde Landry, Sr., a former state police superintendent from [[Lafayette]], said that he thought ending inspections would "sacrifice safety. I just fundamentally disagree with your bill."<ref name=theadvocate>{{cite web|url=http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/legislature/article_b2988f22-3760-11e7-9779-0fc79dd1e740.html#tncms-source=infinity-scroll-summary-siderail-latest|title=Bid to repeal Louisiana's motor vehicle inspection law killed by House committee|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|author=Will Sentell|date=May 15, 2017|accessdate=January 31, 2020}}</ref>
On May 15, 2017, the House Transportation Committee, citing skepticism for Bagley's legislation by the state police, tabled the bill. Bagley said that the legislation would have halted what he called a $6 million per year industry in fraudulent stickers. Then Representative Terry Clyde Landry, Sr., a former state police superintendent from [[Lafayette]], said that he thought ending inspections would "sacrifice safety. I just fundamentally disagree with your bill."<ref name=theadvocate>{{cite web|url=http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/legislature/article_b2988f22-3760-11e7-9779-0fc79dd1e740.html#tncms-source=infinity-scroll-summary-siderail-latest|title=Bid to repeal Louisiana's motor vehicle inspection law killed by House committee|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|author=Will Sentell|date=May 15, 2017|accessdate=January 31, 2020}}</ref>