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LA HB 856

enacted

TRANSPORTATION DEPT: Provides relative to Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity Construction Phase Contract (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX)

Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did LA HB 856 pass?

Yes. LA HB 856 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-02-27): Prefiled.

What is LA HB 856 about?

LA HB 856 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “TRANSPORTATION DEPT: Provides relative to Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity Construction Phase Contract (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX)”.

Who sponsors LA HB 856?

Bryan Fontenot is the primary sponsor of LA HB 856, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-02-27 — Prefiled.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Bryan Fontenotprimary
  • Francis C. Thompsoncosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-01

    Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 678.

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  2. 2026-06-01

    Effective date: 06/01/2026.

  3. 2026-05-29

    Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

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  4. 2026-05-28

    Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

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  5. 2026-05-28

    Signed by the President of the Senate.

  6. 2026-05-27

    Read by title, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

  7. 2026-05-26

    Scheduled for concurrence on 05/27/2026.

  8. 2026-05-25

    Received from the Senate with amendments.

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  9. 2026-05-21

    Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

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  10. 2026-05-13

    Reported with Legislative Bureau amendments which were read and adopted. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.

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  11. 2026-05-12

    Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  12. 2026-05-11

    Reported with amendments.

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  13. 2026-03-25

    Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.

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  14. 2026-03-24

    Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

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  15. 2026-03-23

    Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 100, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

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  16. 2026-03-18

    Scheduled for floor debate on 03/23/2026.

  17. 2026-03-17

    Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

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  18. 2026-03-16

    Reported with amendments (16-0).

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  19. 2026-03-09

    Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.

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  20. 2026-02-27

    Prefiled.

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  21. 2026-02-27

    Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.

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  22. 2026-02-27

    First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.

Versions

  • House Committee Amendment, #1704, THPW, DraftCompare
  • House Committee Amendment, #1721, THPW, DraftCompare
  • House Committee Amendment, #1769, THPW, AdoptedCompare
  • House Floor Amendment, #2139, Fontenot, AdoptedCompare
  • Senate Committee Amendment, #2332, THPW, DraftCompare
  • Senate Committee Amendment, #3266, THPW, DraftCompare
  • Senate Committee Amendment, #3460, THPW, AdoptedCompare
  • Senate Legislative Bureau Amendment, #3634, BUREAU, AdoptedCompare
  • Senate Floor Amendment, #4109, Price, AdoptedCompare
  • HB856 OriginalCompare
  • HB856 EngrossedCompare
  • HB856 ReengrossedCompare
  • HB856 EnrolledCompare
  • HB856 Act 678Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • FINAL PASSAGE (#50)

    2026-03-23 · pass · 100-0

    Member-level votes (103)
    • Mr. Speaker: yes
    • Echols: yes
    • McCormick: yes
    • Adams: yes
    • Edmonston: yes
    • McFarland: yes
    • Amedee: yes
    • Egan: yes
    • McMahen: yes
    • Bacala: yes
    • Firment: yes
    • McMakin: yes
    • Bagley: yes
    • Fisher: yes
    • Melerine: yes
    • Bamburg: yes
    • Fontenot: yes
    • Mena: yes
    • Bayham: yes
    • Freeman: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Beaullieu: yes
    • Freiberg: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Berault: yes
    • Gadberry: yes
    • Murray: yes
    • Billings: yes
    • Galle: yes
    • Muscarello: yes
    • Boudreaux: yes
    • Geymann: yes
    • Newell: yes
    • Bourriaque: yes
    • Glorioso: yes
    • Orgeron: yes
    • Boyd: yes
    • Green: yes
    • Owen: yes
    • Boyer: yes
    • Hebert: yes
    • Phelps: yes
    • Brass: yes
    • Henry: yes
    • Riser: yes
    • Braud: yes
    • Hilferty: yes
    • Schamerhorn: yes
    • Broussard: yes
    • Horton: yes
    • Schlegel: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Illg: yes
    • St. Blanc: yes
    • Butler: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Stagni: yes
    • Carlson: yes
    • Johnson, M.: yes
    • Tarver: yes
    • Carpenter: yes
    • Johnson, T.: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Carrier: yes
    • Jordan: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Carter, R.: yes
    • Kerner: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • Carter, W.: yes
    • Knox: yes
    • Ventrella: yes
    • Carver: yes
    • LaCombe: yes
    • Villio: yes
    • Chassion: yes
    • LaFleur: yes
    • Walters: yes
    • Chenevert: yes
    • Landry, J.: yes
    • Wilder: yes
    • Coates: yes
    • Landry, M.: yes
    • Wiley: yes
    • Cox: yes
    • Landry, T.: yes
    • Wright: yes
    • Crews: yes
    • Larvadain: yes
    • Wyble: yes
    • Deshotel: yes
    • Lyons: yes
    • Young: yes
    • Dewitt: yes
    • Mack: yes
    • Zeringue: yes
    • Dickerson: yes
    • Marcelle: yes
    • Domangue: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Farnum: other
    • Spell: other
    • Thomas: other
  • FINAL PASSAGE (#1123)

    2026-05-21 · pass · 36-0

    Member-level votes (39)
    • Mr. President: yes
    • Edmonds: yes
    • Mizell: yes
    • Abraham: yes
    • Fesi: yes
    • Morris: yes
    • Allain: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Myers: yes
    • Barrow: yes
    • Hensgens: yes
    • Owen: yes
    • Barthelemy: yes
    • Hodges: yes
    • Pressly: yes
    • Bass: yes
    • Jackson-Andrews: yes
    • Price: yes
    • Boudreaux: yes
    • Jenkins: yes
    • Reese: yes
    • Carter: yes
    • Kleinpeter: yes
    • Seabaugh: yes
    • Cathey: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Stine: yes
    • Cloud: yes
    • Luneau: yes
    • Talbot: yes
    • Connick: yes
    • Miguez: yes
    • Wheat: yes
    • Duplessis: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Womack: yes
    • Foil: other
    • McMath: other
    • Selders: other
  • CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1615)

    2026-05-27 · pass · 97-0

    Member-level votes (105)
    • Adams: yes
    • Fontenot: yes
    • Melerine: yes
    • Amedee: yes
    • Freeman: yes
    • Mena: yes
    • Bayham: yes
    • Freiberg: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Beaullieu: yes
    • Gadberry: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Berault: yes
    • Galle: yes
    • Murray: yes
    • Billings: yes
    • Geymann: yes
    • Muscarello: yes
    • Boudreaux: yes
    • Glorioso: yes
    • Newell: yes
    • Bourriaque: yes
    • Green: yes
    • Orgeron: yes
    • Boyd: yes
    • Hebert: yes
    • Owen: yes
    • Boyer: yes
    • Henry, C.: yes
    • Phelps: yes
    • Brass: yes
    • Henry, D.: yes
    • Riser: yes
    • Braud: yes
    • Horton: yes
    • Sawyer: yes
    • Broussard: yes
    • Illg: yes
    • Schamerhorn: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Schlegel: yes
    • Butler: yes
    • Johnson, M.: yes
    • Spell: yes
    • Carlson: yes
    • Johnson, T.: yes
    • St. Blanc: yes
    • Carpenter: yes
    • Jordan: yes
    • Stagni: yes
    • Carrier: yes
    • Kerner: yes
    • Tarver: yes
    • Carter, R.: yes
    • Knox: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Carver: yes
    • LaCombe: yes
    • Thomas: yes
    • Chenevert: yes
    • LaFleur: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Coates: yes
    • Landry, J.: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • Cox: yes
    • Landry, M.: yes
    • Ventrella: yes
    • Deshotel: yes
    • Landry, T.: yes
    • Villio: yes
    • Dewitt: yes
    • Larvadain: yes
    • Walters: yes
    • Dickerson: yes
    • Lyons: yes
    • Wilder: yes
    • Domangue: yes
    • Mack: yes
    • Wiley: yes
    • Echols: yes
    • Marcelle: yes
    • Wright: yes
    • Edmonston: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Wyble: yes
    • Egan: yes
    • McCormick: yes
    • Young: yes
    • Farnum: yes
    • McFarland: yes
    • Zeringue: yes
    • Firment: yes
    • McMahen: yes
    • Fisher: yes
    • McMakin: yes
    • Mr. Speaker: other
    • Bamburg: other
    • Crews: other
    • Bacala: other
    • Carter, W.: other
    • Hilferty: other
    • Bagley: other
    • Chassion: other

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