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Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 856: TRANSPORTATION DEPT: Provides relative to Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity Construction Phase Contract (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX)

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 856 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana House on February 27, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: TRANSPORTATION DEPT: Provides relative to Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity Construction Phase Contract (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX). Primary sponsor: Bryan Fontenot (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (June 1, 2026): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 678.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Bryan FontenotPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse55
Francis ThompsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse19

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 678.
  2. Effective date: 06/01/2026.
  3. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
  4. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
  5. Signed by the President of the Senate.
  6. Read by title, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
  7. Scheduled for concurrence on 05/27/2026.
  8. Received from the Senate with amendments.
  9. 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.
  10. Reported with Legislative Bureau amendments which were read and adopted. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
  11. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
  12. Reported with amendments.

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Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source