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LouisianaSB 3002026 Regular SessionSenate

PROCUREMENT CODE: Provides relative to the Louisiana procurement code. (gov sig) (EN -$25,000 SG EX See Note)

Sponsored By: Beth Mizell (Republican)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

6 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 3 mixed.

State negotiations expand with vendor privacy protections

State agencies can use negotiation invitations to select fiscal intermediary vendors, alongside technology, software, professional, and consulting service vendors. Agencies can use insights from negotiations, including cost details, to improve a solution. During negotiations, they cannot disclose proprietary information from competing proposals. Solicitation records become public after contracts are awarded, unless another law protects them from disclosure.

State social services can include trained staff

Louisiana agencies can include related support services in the social service categories listed by law. Support staff must have specialized training that helps meet the underlying service's goals and required results. This expands the services agencies can buy, but creates no household benefit or set spending amount.

State bidders face Israel boycott certification rules

Executive-branch competitive proposal requests and negotiation invitations must include a certification about boycotts of Israel. Bidders must certify they have not taken specified commercial actions intended to boycott or divest from Israel. They must also certify they have not retaliated against someone for reporting those actions. Executive-branch technology solicitations require certification covering Israel and Israeli-controlled territories, with consideration of subcontractors and suppliers. False certifications can lead to bid rejection or contract termination.

Broader purchasing rules, fewer technology consulting limits

Louisiana removes an exclusion that kept some technology services outside its technology purchasing rules. Its definition of covered agencies now includes state bodies using purchased professional, personal, consulting, or social services. The law also removes a cap on consulting contracts tied to technology hardware or software purchases. The former cap was the lower of 20% of the purchase amount or $250,000. That cap had an exception for certain cooperative purchasing contracts involving fiscal intermediary services.

Fewer reviews for state technology rental renewals

Technology equipment rental renewals no longer need a procurement support team's review and recommendation. The state purchasing agency must still approve renewals in writing ahead of time. Initial rentals cannot run beyond the fiscal year. Contracts can renew once for up to 12 more months. Proposed price increases cannot exceed the supplier's current published list prices.

State purchasing gains flexibility, reduces competition requirements

For purchases serving one budget unit, local newspaper notices are optional, including nearby-parish notices when no local paper exists. Consulting and social service contracts can be awarded without competition when only one source exists. The chief procurement officer, or an authorized designee above procurement-officer level, must make that finding in writing under applicable regulations. Procedures for proposed lowest-bidder disqualifications now apply above an amount set by the governor's executive order, replacing $5,000. The new amount is not stated in the provided text.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Beth Mizell

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 277 • No: 0

House vote • 5/31/2026

Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 95, nays 0. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.

Yes: 95 • No: 0

Senate vote • 5/29/2026

Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays.

Yes: 34 • No: 0

House vote • 5/12/2026

Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 98 • No: 0

House vote • 5/5/2026

Reported favorably

Yes: 20 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/1/2026

Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 30 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Yes: 30 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 755.

    6/2/2026Senate

  2. Effective date 6/2/2026.

    6/2/2026Senate

  3. Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.

    6/1/2026Senate

  4. Signed by the Speaker of the House.

    6/1/2026House

  5. Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.

    6/1/2026Senate

  6. Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 95, nays 0. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.

    5/31/2026House

  7. Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.

    5/31/2026Senate

  8. Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays.

    5/29/2026Senate

  9. Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.

    5/29/2026House

  10. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/31/2026.

    5/29/2026House

  11. Conference committee report received.

    5/28/2026Senate

  12. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/29/2026.

    5/28/2026House

  13. Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.

    5/28/2026House

  14. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/29/2026.

    5/28/2026House

  15. House conferees appointed: Berault, McFarland, and Deshotel.

    5/25/2026House

  16. Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.

    5/25/2026Senate

  17. Senate conference committee members appointed: Mizell, Womack, and Price.

    5/20/2026Senate

  18. Notice of Senate conferees appointed.

    5/20/2026House

  19. Notice of Senate rejecting House amendments.

    5/19/2026House

  20. Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

    5/12/2026House

  21. Received from the House with amendments.

    5/12/2026Senate

  22. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/12/2026.

    5/11/2026House

  23. Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.

    5/7/2026House

  24. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

    5/6/2026House

  25. Reported favorably (20-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

    5/5/2026House

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