KEY TAKEAWAYS: Gov. Jeff Landry supports legislation to eliminate Louisiana‘s vehicle inspection sticker program. The proposal would replace traditional stickers with a $6 QR code decal containing vehicle and insurance information. Rep. Larry Bagley has introduced the bill for seven consecut ive years, hoping support from the governor will help pass it. Critics call the inspection system inconvenient, while supporters argue eliminating it could increase crashes and safety risks.   Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry said he will support a bill to eliminate the state’s vehicle inspection sticker program and replace it with a QR code sticker. Details of the legislation are likely to be worked out in Republican Stonewall state Rep. Larry Bagley’s House Bill 838. It’s the seventh consecutive year Bagley has carried a bill to eliminate the inspection sticker. “The traditional vehicle inspection sticker process is annoying, it’s inconvenient, it serves little value to the safety of our roads,” Landry said March 9 during his State of the State speech delivered to open the Legislative Session. “I think it’s time to retire the inspection sticker,” he said. Landry said he envisions a $6 QR code sticker that would provide instant information to law enforcement about the ownership, year, make, model and insurance coverage information. Landry said he has received standing ovations during speaking engagements when he talks about scrapping the sticker. Bagley told USA Today Network he’s hopeful the governor’s support can finally get the legislation across the finish line. “I’m going to meet with him in the next day or two to talk about the direction and details of the bill,” Bagley said in an interview. “It’s in the governor’s hands. I’ll follow him.” Bagley and other critics of the vehicle inspection sticker program claim it creates an inconvenience for drivers with little or no impact on safety. Currently owners are required to secure either a one-year inspection sticker for $10 or a two-year sticker for $20. Inspection station personnel are supposed to conduct safety inspections on everything from cracked windshields that would inhibit vision to headlights to tinted windows to tires. Bagley contends the inspection process is often a sham. “In my experience they scrape the old one off and put the new one on without doing a true inspection,” he said in a previous interview. But supporters of the program have pushed back in past debates, including those who operate inspection stations. Last year the lobbyist representing the Louisiana Motor Vehicle Station Inspection owners said crashes and fatalities have risen in states where inspection sticker programs have been eliminated. “It’s all about the safety of vehicles on the road,” he said. Most states already have scrapped vehicle inspection stickers, including all of Louisiana border neighbors. Texas eliminated its program in 2025. Greg Hilburn covers state politics for the USA TODAY Network of Louisiana. Follow him on Twitter @GregHilburn1  This article originally appeared on Shreveport Times: Will Louisiana finally eliminate vehicle inspection stickers? Reporting by Greg Hilburn, Shreveport Times / Shreveport Times USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect ...read more read less