Louisiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Louisiana HB860: CONTRACTS/BIDS: Authorizes the use of fillable form to receive electronic public bids
Status: Signed into law, May 29, 2026
What the bill says
An act To amend and reenact R.S. 38:2212(B)(2), relative to electronic bidding; to authorize the use of fillable electronic bid forms for electronic bidding; to provide relative to advertisement of bids; to provide for formatting of certain bid forms; and to provide for related matters.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 38:2212(B)(2), relative to electronic bidding; to authorize the use of fillable electronic bid forms for electronic bidding; to provide relative to advertisement of bids; to provide for formatting of certain bid forms; and to provide for related matters. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana: Section 1. R.S. 38:2212(B)(2) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: §2212. Advertisement and letting to lowest responsible and responsive bidder; public work; electronic bidding; participation in mentor-protégé program; exemptions; subpoena * * * B. * * * (2) Any Except as otherwise provided in this Section, any public entity advertising for public work shall use only the Louisiana Uniform Bid Form as promulgated in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act by the division of administration, office of facility planning and control. A public entity may use a fillable electronic bid form to facilitate the receipt of bids through an electronic bidding platform if the fillable electronic bid form includes all of the text and input fields contained in the Louisiana Uniform Bid Form. A public entity shall not add Page 1 of CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions. HLS 26RS-1337 ORIGINAL HB NO. any bidder requirements or bidder input fields to a fillable electronic bid …
Sponsors
- Braud, Jacob (R, 105) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Effective date: 05/29/2026.
- : Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 442.
- : Received from the Senate without amendments.
- : Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
- : Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
- : Signed by the President of the Senate.
- : Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
- : Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
- : Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- : Reported favorably.
Votes
- Senate Vote on HB 860, FINAL PASSAGE (#1082) (May 20, 2026): 35 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Vote on HB 860, FINAL PASSAGE (#443) (April 13, 2026): 97 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB860?
- HB860 is a bill in the Louisiana Legislature (2026 Regular Session): CONTRACTS/BIDS: Authorizes the use of fillable form to receive electronic public bids.
- What does HB860 do?
- In its own words: An act To amend and reenact R.S. 38:2212(B)(2), relative to electronic bidding; to authorize the use of fillable electronic bid forms for electronic bidding; to provide relative to advertisement of bids; to provide for formatting of certain bid forms; and to provide for related matters.
- What is the status of HB860?
- Signed into law as of May 29, 2026. Latest action: Effective date: 05/29/2026. (May 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB860?
- Braud, Jacob (R, 105).
- Where is the official record for HB860?
- On the Louisiana Legislature website: https://legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26RS&b=HB860
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