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Read. Follow. Verify.Louisiana authorizes local governments to buy supplies through group purchasing organizations
Last action · June 1, 2026: Effective date: 08/01/2026.Sponsor: Skip Broussard
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What This Bill Does
Louisiana local government subdivisions are now permitted to purchase materials, equipment, supplies, and services through qualified s without traditional bidding under specific price and contract conditions, starting August 1, 2026.
Local agencies gain an alternative procurement route for materials and services, provided pricing beats state contract lists or items are absent from those lists, changing how local public contracts are let.
- House Bill 692 was enacted during the 2026 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature and signed into law as Act 665 by the Governor. context
- Louisiana law governs local government procurement and public contracts under Title 38 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes. context
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
local governmental subdivisions
Local government agencies gain legal authority to procure goods and services through qualified group purchasing organizations under specified pricing conditions.
qualified group purchasing organizations
These organizations must submit binding price lists valid for at least three months when entering agreements with local government subdivisions.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can local governments in Louisiana bypass standard bidding entirely?
Are price lists submitted by group purchasing organizations open to the public?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
22 actions- Jun 1, 2026HouseEnrolledSigned by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 665.
- Jun 1, 2026HouseEffective date: 08/01/2026.
- May 29, 2026HouseSent to the Governor for executive approval.
- May 28, 2026HouseEnrolledEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
- May 28, 2026SenateEnrolledSigned by the President of the Senate.
- May 27, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, roll called, yeas 100, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
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- May 26, 2026HouseScheduled for concurrence on 05/27/2026.
- May 25, 2026HouseReceived from the Senate with amendments.
- May 20, 2026SenateFloorRules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
- May 13, 2026SenateFloorReported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
- May 12, 2026SenateFloorCommittee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- May 11, 2026SenateReported with amendments.
- Apr 14, 2026SenateCommitteeRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
- Apr 13, 2026HouseFloorRead third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
- Apr 13, 2026SenateReceived in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
- Apr 9, 2026HouseScheduled for floor debate on 04/13/2026.
- Apr 8, 2026HouseFloorRead by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
- Apr 7, 2026HouseReported with amendments (13-0).
- Mar 9, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
- Feb 27, 2026HousePrefiled.
- Feb 27, 2026HouseCommitteeUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
- Feb 27, 2026HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
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Exemption from Public Inspection for Unexecuted Price Lists
The bill explicitly shields group purchasing organization price lists from public records inspection until a bid is opened or a contract is executed, balancing vendor pricing confidentiality with public sunshine laws.
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www.legis.la.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance65How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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