Louisiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Louisiana SB303: PROCUREMENT CODE: Creates the "Interstate Technology Collaboration Act" to provide for use of cooperative purchasing for information technology system procurement. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
Status: Signed into law, May 29, 2026
What the bill says
An act To amend and reenact R.S. 39:1702(A)(1), relative to the Louisiana Procurement Code; to provide for cooperative purchasing for information technology systems; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 39:1702(A)(1), relative to the Louisiana Procurement Code; to provide for cooperative purchasing for information technology systems; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana: Section 1. R.S. 39:1702(A)(1) is hereby amended and enacted to read as follows: §1702. Cooperative purchasing authorized; participation in federal General Services Administration vendor list A.(1) Any public procurement unit may either participate in, sponsor, conduct, or administer a cooperative purchasing agreement for the acquisition of any supplies, services, personal, professional, consulting, and social services, information technology services as provided in Part V-A of Chapter 1 of Subtitle I of this Title, major repairs, or construction with one or more public procurement units or external procurement activities or one or more private procurement units in accordance with an agreement entered into between the participants. Such cooperative purchasing may include but is not limited to joint or multi-party contracts between public procurement units and open-ended state public Page 1 of Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law; words in boldface type and underscored are additions. SLS 26RS-441 ORIGINAL SB NO. procurement unit contracts which are made available to local public procurement units. Such cooperative purchasing may include but is not limited to: (a) Joint …
Sponsors
- Cloud, Heather (R, 28) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Effective date 5/29/2026.
- : Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 485.
- : Signed by the Speaker of the House.
- : Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
- : Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
- : Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays.
- : Received from the House with amendments.
- : Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
- : Scheduled for floor debate on 05/12/2026.
- : Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.
Votes
- Senate Vote on SB 303, CONCUR (#982) (May 19, 2026): 35 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Vote on SB 303, FINAL PASSAGE (#1188) (May 12, 2026): 95 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Vote on SB 303, FINAL PASSAGE (#36) (March 17, 2026): 37 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB303?
- SB303 is a bill in the Louisiana Legislature (2026 Regular Session): PROCUREMENT CODE: Creates the "Interstate Technology Collaboration Act" to provide for use of cooperative purchasing for information technology system procurement. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note).
- What does SB303 do?
- In its own words: An act To amend and reenact R.S. 39:1702(A)(1), relative to the Louisiana Procurement Code; to provide for cooperative purchasing for information technology systems; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters.
- What is the status of SB303?
- Signed into law as of May 29, 2026. Latest action: Effective date 5/29/2026. (May 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB303?
- Cloud, Heather (R, 28).
- Where is the official record for SB303?
- On the Louisiana Legislature website: https://legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26RS&b=SB303
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