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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>"No more vehicle inspection stickers, Louisiana lawmaker proposes," ''The New Orleans Times-Picayune,''April 14, 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>"No more vehicle inspection stickers, Louisiana lawmaker proposes," ''The New Orleans Times-Picayune,''April 14, 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 Landry]], 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>
Opposition developed when [[Lobbying|lobbyists]] representing the people who perform the inspections lined up against Bagley's proposal. Many of these businesses make nearly half of their overall income from the inspections. Bagley favored adding the inspection fee to one's motor vehicle registration. However, the Louisiana Constituiton of 1974 places a cap on the amount of that fee. Hence the proposed change would require a constitutional amendment to adjust the vehicle registration fee structure. Bagley vowed that on his reelection in 2019, he would bring back the matter in the 2021 economic session of the legislature. Bagley said that he wants to hire 150 new state troopers by using the funds that the state spends on the inspections.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://710keel.com/inspection-stickers-not-going-away-in-louisiana/|title=Inspection Stickers Not Going Away in Louisiana|publisher=KEEL Radio ([[Shreveport]])|date=May 23, 2019|author=Erin McCarty|accessdate=January 31, 2020}}</ref> Louisiana hence remains one of thirteen states with motor vehicle inspection laws.<ref name=theadvocate/>
Opposition developed when [[Lobbying|lobbyists]] representing the people who perform the inspections lined up against Bagley's proposal. Many of these businesses make nearly half of their overall income from the inspections. Bagley favored adding the inspection fee to one's motor vehicle registration. However, the Louisiana Constituiton of 1974 places a cap on the amount of that fee. Hence the proposed change would require a constitutional amendment to adjust the vehicle registration fee structure. Bagley vowed that on his reelection in 2019, he would bring back the matter in the 2021 economic session of the legislature. Bagley said that he wants to hire 150 new state troopers by using the funds that the state spends on the inspections.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://710keel.com/inspection-stickers-not-going-away-in-louisiana/|title=Inspection Stickers Not Going Away in Louisiana|publisher=KEEL Radio ([[Shreveport]])|date=May 23, 2019|author=Erin McCarty|accessdate=January 31, 2020}}</ref> Louisiana hence remains one of thirteen states with motor vehicle inspection laws.<ref name=theadvocate/>
===Bagley joins Democrats in choosing House Speaker===
===Bagley joins Democrats in choosing House Speaker===