LA HB685 | 2026 | Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill 685

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Passed on May 29 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-05-29 - Effective date: 08/01/2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

Provides with respect to the procurement of public motor vehicles and rolling stock (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Title

Provides with respect to the procurement of public motor vehicles and rolling stock (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Roll Calls

2026-05-21 - Senate - Senate Vote on HB 685 FINAL PASSAGE (#1119) (Y: 31 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-04-13 - House - House Vote on HB 685 FINAL PASSAGE (#439) (Y: 65 N: 28 NV: 0 Abs: 12) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-05-29	House	Effective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-05-29	House	Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 564.
2026-05-26	House	Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-05-25	Senate	Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-25	House	Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-25	House	Received from the Senate without amendments.
2026-05-21	Senate	Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 31 yeas and 5 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-05-13	Senate	Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-05-12	Senate	Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-05-11	Senate	Reported favorably.
2026-04-14	Senate	Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
2026-04-13	Senate	Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-04-13	House	Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 65, nays 28. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-04-09	House	Scheduled for floor debate on 04/13/2026.
2026-04-08	House	Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-04-07	House	Reported favorably (13-1).
2026-03-09	House	Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
2026-02-27	House	First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
2026-02-27	House	Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
2026-02-27	House	Prefiled.

Subjects

PUBLIC CONTRACT/BIDS

Louisiana State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26rs&b=HB685&sbi=y
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1446422
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1459170
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1475866
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1480339
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1446423
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1449039
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1459760
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1459850
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1476069
Roll Call	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1461721
Roll Call	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1475671