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LA SB300

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/27/2026

Primary Sponsor

Beth Mizell

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Adds fiscal intermediary services to the list of contract types eligible for "invitation to negotiate" procurement method under both the Louisiana Procurement Code and information technology procurement provisions

  • Expands sole source procurement authority to include consulting services and social services contracts, and broadens the definition of "using agency" to cover professional, personal, consulting, or social services

  • Removes the requirement for local newspaper advertisement on invitations to bid for services located in a particular parish, making such publication optional rather than mandatory

  • Eliminates the procurement support team's role in reviewing, negotiating, and recommending information technology contracts, and removes the definition of "related services" from IT procurement law

  • Establishes new judicial review procedures requiring petitions be filed within 14 days of written determination, served on specified officials, with administrative records transmitted within 60 days to the Nineteenth Judicial District Court exercising appellate jurisdiction

Legislative Description

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

PROCUREMENT CODE

Last Action

Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Finance.

3/9/2026

Committee Referrals

Finance2/27/2026

Full Bill Text

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