Louisiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Louisiana HB3: CAPITAL OUTLAY: Provides for the Omnibus Bond Act
Status: Signed into law, June 8, 2026
What the bill says
An act To enact the Omnibus Bond Authorization Act of 2026, relative to the implementation of a five-year capital improvement program; to provide for the repeal of certain prior bond authorizations; to provide for new bond authorizations; to provide for authorization and sale of such bonds by the State Bond Commission; to provide relative to the submission of capital outlay applications; and to provide for related matters.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT To enact the Omnibus Bond Authorization Act of 2026, relative to the implementation of a five-year capital improvement program; to provide for the repeal of certain prior bond authorizations; to provide for new bond authorizations; to provide for authorization and sale of such bonds by the State Bond Commission; to provide relative to the submission of capital outlay applications; and to provide for related matters. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana: Section 1. The legislature hereby recognizes that the Constitution of Louisiana provides in Article VII, Section 11, that the governor shall present to the legislature a five-year Capital Outlay Program and request implementation of the first year of such program, and that the capital outlay projects approved by the legislature are to be made part of the comprehensive state capital budget which shall, in turn, be adopted by the legislature. Further, all projects in such budget adopted by the legislature requiring bond funds must be authorized as provided in Article VII, Section 6 of the Constitution of Louisiana. The legislature finds that over a period of years the legislature has enacted numerous bond authorizations, but due to inflation and the requirements of specificity of amount for each project, impossibility, or impracticability, many of the projects cannot be undertaken. All of the unissued bonds must be …
Sponsors
- Bacala, Tony (R, 59) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Effective date: 06/08/2026.
- : Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 779.
- : Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
- : Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
- : Signed by the President of the Senate.
- : Received from the Senate without amendments.
- : Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
- : Read by title; made Special Order of the Day No. 10 for 5/26.
- : Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
- : Rules suspended. Reported favorably. Rules suspended. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
Votes
- Senate Vote on HB 3, FINAL PASSAGE (#1375) (May 26, 2026): 38 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Vote on HB 3, FINAL PASSAGE (#566) (April 16, 2026): 104 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB3?
- HB3 is a bill in the Louisiana Legislature (2026 Regular Session): CAPITAL OUTLAY: Provides for the Omnibus Bond Act.
- What does HB3 do?
- In its own words: An act To enact the Omnibus Bond Authorization Act of 2026, relative to the implementation of a five-year capital improvement program; to provide for the repeal of certain prior bond authorizations; to provide for new bond authorizations; to provide for authorization and sale of such bonds by the State Bond Commission; to provide relative to the submission of capital outlay applications; and to provide for related matters.
- What is the status of HB3?
- Signed into law as of June 8, 2026. Latest action: Effective date: 06/08/2026. (June 8, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB3?
- Bacala, Tony (R, 59).
- Where is the official record for HB3?
- On the Louisiana Legislature website: https://legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26RS&b=HB3
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