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HB 692 Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session

PUBLIC CONTRACTS: Provides relative to local government subdivisions entering into an agreement with group purchasing organizations

HB 692 allows Louisiana local governments (like cities, parishes, and school boards) to partner with approved group purchasing organizations (GPOs) to buy materials, equipment, and supplies. The bill requires GPOs to provide a valid 3-month price list for items they offer, which counts as a binding bid during that period. Local governments must use this method only if GPO prices are lower than state contract rates or if no state contract exists for those items. The agreement itself is public, but GPO price lists remain private until a specific purchase is made.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Feb 27, 2026 Signed Jun 1, 2026
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What changed between versions

HB692 Original → HB692 Act 665 · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill expands the existing law to allow local governments to purchase services in addition to materials and supplies through qualified group purchasing organizations. It also adds a new provision permitting sole-source contracts for items where only one vendor exists, provided a chief procurement officer certifies this in writing.
Scope change
The bill broadens the scope of allowable purchases from just physical goods (materials, equipment, supplies) to include services, and introduces an exception for sole-source procurement.
SCOPE

Authorized the purchase of 'services' through group purchasing organizations, expanding the types of goods and services local governments can acquire via this method.

REQUIREMENT

Created a new mechanism for sole-source procurement, allowing contracts without competition when a chief procurement officer certifies that only one source exists for a required supply, service, or repair.

DEFINITION

Updated the definition of 'procure' and related terms to explicitly include services alongside materials, equipment, and supplies throughout the statute.

Floor votes · Senate May 20, 2026 · House Apr 13, 2026

How they voted

36–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 40
May 20, 2026
D Democratic12
10 Yea 2
83% Yea
R Republican28
26 Yea 2
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
22
Key actions
5
Committee
5
May 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read by title, roll called, yeas 100, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
lower
May 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Rules 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.
upper
May 12, 2026
Committee
Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported with amendments.
upper
Apr 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 7, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (13-0).
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
lower
Feb 27, 2026
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.