PUBLIC CONTRACTS: Provides for public works project delivery methods. (8/1/26)
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SB 513 — PUBLIC CONTRACTS: Provides for public works project delivery methods. (8/1/26)
Last action — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 917.
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 31, 2026. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Jeff Landry (Republican) on June 09, 2026.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
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In plain language
This bill establishes methods for delivering public works projects.
The bill outlines different delivery methods for public works contracting. It aims to streamline how such projects are managed and executed.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
23 added · 86 removedPlain-language change summary
In the updated version of Bill SB 513, a reference to "ACT No. 917" has been removed. This change simplifies the bill by eliminating a specific citation that may no longer be necessary or relevant. By streamlining the text, the bill becomes clearer and easier to understand for everyone involved.
SLS 26RS-1427 REENGROSSED Regular Session ENROLLED SENATE BILL NO.
513 BY SENATOR FESI PUBLICAN CONTRACTS.ACT ToamendandreenactR.S.38:2225.2.6(A),relativetopublicworkscontracts;toprovidefor design build contacts;
Provides for public works project delivery methods.
(8/1/26) AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S.
38:2225.2.6(A) and to enact R.S.
48:255.9, relative to public works contracts;
to provide for design build contacts;
to provide for DOTD to use average bid method;
to provide for reporting;
38:2225.2.6(A) is herebyamended and reenactedto readasread as follows:
These facilities could include,include but are not limited to,to education or workforce development facilities, Pageairport 1air oftraffic 3control Coding:towers, parking garages, and aircraft hangars.
Words* which* are* struckPRESIDENT throughOF areTHE deletionsSENATE fromSPEAKER existingOF law;THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA APPROVED:
wordsPage in1 boldfaceof type1 andCoding: underscored are additions.
SLS 26RS-1427 REENGROSSED SB NO.
513 airport air traffic control towers, parking garages, and aircraft hangars.
* * * Section 2.
R.S.
48:255.9 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
§255.9.
Average bid method;
authority A.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a pilot program is hereby established to authorize the department and the office of Louisianahighwayconstructiontousetheaveragebidmethodtodeterminethe bidder to whom a contract for public works shall be awarded.
The pilot programshallbelimitedtofourstatefundedprojectsperyear,twoeachforthe departmentandtheofficeofLouisianahighwayconstruction,andsubjecttothe approvaloftheSenateandHousecommitteesontransportation,highwaysand public works.
B.(1) For purposes of this Section, if five or more responsive bids are received, the department shall average the bids, excluding the highest and lowest responsive bids.
The department shall award the contract to the bidder whose responsive bid is closest to the average.
If two or more bids are equally close,award shall be made to the lower bid.
If no bid is equal toorlessthan the average mean, award shall be made to the lowest responsible bidder.
(2) If less than three responsive bids are received, all bids will be rejected.
C.TheprovisionsofthisSectionshallnotapplytoprofessionalservices.
Section 3.
The provisions of this Section shall terminate March 1, 2028 unless legislatively extended.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Senate Legislative Services.
The keyword, summary, and digest do not constitute part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent.
[R.S.
1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] DIGEST SB 513 Reengrossed 2026 Regular Session Fesi Proposed law provides a public airport may use the design-build method to contract for construction for vertical facilities on airport property.
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Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.
SLS 26RS-1427 REENGROSSED SB NO.
513 Proposed law authorizes DOTD and OLHC to use the average bid method as part of a pilot programwith fourstatefundedprojectsperyear,two eachfor the department andtheoffice of Louisiana highway construction.
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Proposed law further provides the projects are subject to theapprovaloftheSenate and House committees on transportation, highways andpublic works.
Proposed law provides when five or more responsive bids are received, the average of the bids, excluding the highest and lowest responsive bids will be awarded to the bidder whose responsive bid is closest to the average.
Proposed law further provides when two or more bids are equally close, award will be made to the lower bid.
Proposed law further provides when less than three responsive bids are received, all bids will be rejected.
Proposed law does not apply to professional services.
Proposed law provides for a sunset date of March 1, 2028.
Effective August 1, 2026 (Amends R.S.
38:2225.2.6(A);
adds R.S.
48:255.9) Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate Senate Floor Amendments to engrossed bill 1.
Removes pilot program authorizing fifteen projects per year, subject to the approval of the Senate and House committees on transportation, highways and public works, for local governmental subdivisions or political subdivisions to use the average bid method.
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Removes definitions.
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Removes specifications and requirements for local governmental subdivisions and political subdivisions relative to bidding documents and notificationtoSenateandHousecommitteesontransportation,highwaysand public works.
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Adds ability for airports to use design build method of delivery.
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Adds provision for DOTD and OLHC to use average bid method as part of pilot program.
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Adds sunset date.
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- Engrossed SB513 Engrossed pdf
- SB513 Act 917 View text pdf
- SB513 Original View text pdf
Amendments
2 amendments- House Committee Amendment, #6083, THPW, Adopted Adopted Show changes
- Senate Floor Amendment, #3360, Fesi, Adopted Adopted Show changes
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Action History
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Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 917.
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Effective date 8/1/2026.
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Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
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Signed by the Speaker of the House.
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Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
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Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 05/29/2026.
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Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 71, nays 22. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
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Received from the House with amendments.
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Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.
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Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
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Reported with amendments (11-4). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
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Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
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Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
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Called from the Calendar.
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The bill, as previously amended, was read by title, passed by a vote of 25 yeas and 10 nays, ordered reengrossed, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
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Rules suspended. Called from the Calendar.
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Senate floor amendments read and adopted.
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Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
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Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
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Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
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Reported favorably.
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Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
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Rules suspended. Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
Sponsors
- Michael "Big Mike" Fesi · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on · 32 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Michael "Big Mike" Fesi Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (146)
146 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 146 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 36 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 92% | 0% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. President | — | Yea |
| Edward J. Price | Democrat | Yea |
| Gary Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Luneau | Democrat | Yea |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Yea |
| Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews | Democrat | Yea |
| Larry Selders | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Regina Barrow | Democrat | Yea |
| Royce Duplessis | Democrat | Yea |
| Sam Jenkins | Democrat | Yea |
| Sidney Barthelemy II | Democrat | Yea |
| Adam Bass | Republican | Not Voting |
| Alan Seabaugh | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Mizell | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Miguez | Republican | Yea |
| Bob Hensgens | Republican | Yea |
| Brach Jerad Myers | Republican | Yea |
| Caleb Kleinpeter | Republican | Yea |
| Eddie J. Lambert | Republican | Yea |
| Franklin J. Foil | Republican | Yea |
| Glen Womack | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Heather Cloud | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jeremy Stine | Republican | Yea |
| John C. "Jay" Morris | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., William "Bill" Wheat | Republican | Yea |
| Kirk Talbot | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Abraham | Republican | Yea |
| Michael "Big Mike" Fesi | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Reese | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick Connick | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick McMath | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Edmonds | Republican | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Allain | Republican | Yea |
| Stewart Jr. Cathey | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas A. Pressly | Republican | Yea |
| Valarie Hodges | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 6 | 18 | 0 | 6 |
| Republican | 61 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Unaffiliated | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 71 | 22 | 0 | 12 |
| % of votes cast | 68% | 21% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Amedee | — | Yea |
| Galle | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Yea |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Not Voting |
| Johnson, T. | — | Nay |
| Landry, T. | — | Nay |
| St. Blanc | — | Yea |
| Adrian Fisher | Democrat | Nay |
| Aimee Adatto Freeman | Democrat | Nay |
| Alonzo L. Knox | Democrat | Yea |
| Barbara Carpenter | Democrat | Not Voting |
| C. Denise Marcelle | Democrat | Nay |
| Candace N. Newell | Democrat | Nay |
| Chasity Martinez | Democrat | Yea |
| Dana Henry | Democrat | Nay |
| Delisha Boyd | Democrat | Nay |
| Ed Murray | Democrat | Nay |
| Edmond Jordan | Democrat | Nay |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Yea |
| III, Ed Larvadain | Democrat | Nay |
| Joy Walters | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jr., Kyle M. Green | Democrat | Nay |
| Ken Brass | Democrat | Nay |
| Mandie Landry | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Marcus Anthony Bryant | Democrat | Nay |
| Pat Moore | Democrat | Nay |
| Rashid Armand Young | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Robby Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Rodney Lyons | Democrat | Nay |
| Roy Daryl Adams | Democrat | Yea |
| Shaun Raphael Mena | Democrat | Nay |
| Sr., Wilford Carter | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Steven Jackson | Democrat | Nay |
| Sylvia Elaine Taylor | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Tammy T. Phelps | Democrat | Nay |
| Tehmi Jahi Chassion | Democrat | Yea |
| Vanessa Caston LaFleur | Democrat | Nay |
| Annie Spell | Republican | Yea |
| Barbara Reich Freiberg | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Anne Billings | Republican | Yea |
| Brett F. Geymann | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Leonard Glorioso | Republican | Yea |
| Bryan Fontenot | Republican | Yea |
| Chad Michael Boyer | Republican | Yea |
| Chance Keith Henry | Republican | Yea |
| Christopher Turner | Republican | Yea |
| Danny McCormick | Republican | Yea |
| Daryl Andrew Deshotel | Republican | Yea |
| Debbie Villio | Republican | Yea |
| Dixon Wallace McMakin | Republican | Yea |
| Dodie Horton | Republican | Yea |
| Emily Chenevert | Republican | Yea |
| Foy Bryan Gadberry | Republican | Yea |
| Francis C. Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Not Voting |
| III, Roger William Wilder | Republican | Yea |
| III, Vincent E. Cox | Republican | Yea |
| IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu | Republican | Yea |
| Jack McFarland | Republican | Yea |
| Jacob Braud | Republican | Yea |
| Jacob Jules Landry | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Brian DeWitt | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley | Republican | Yea |
| Jeremy LaCombe | Republican | Yea |
| Jerome Zeringue | Republican | Yea |
| Jessica Domangue | Republican | Yea |
| John E. Wyble | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph A. Orgeron | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Carlson | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., Dennis Bamburg | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., John R. Illg | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., Michael Robert Bayham | Republican | Not Voting |
| Kathy Edmonston | Republican | Yea |
| Kellee Hennessy Dickerson | Republican | Yea |
| Kim Carver | Republican | Nay |
| Kimberly Landry Coates | Republican | Yea |
| Larry A. Bagley | Republican | Not Voting |
| Lauren Ventrella | Republican | Yea |
| Laurie Schlegel | Republican | Yea |
| Les Farnum | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Wright | Republican | Yea |
| Michael "Gabe" Firment | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Charles Echols | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Melerine | Republican | Not Voting |
| Mike Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Neil Riser | Republican | Yea |
| Nicholas Muscarello | Republican | Yea |
| Paul Sawyer | Republican | Yea |
| Phillip Eric Tarver | Republican | Yea |
| Polly Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| R. Dewith Carrier | Republican | Yea |
| Raymond J. Crews | Republican | Yea |
| Reese "Skip" Broussard | Republican | Yea |
| Rhonda Gaye Butler | Republican | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Yea |
| Rodney Schamerhorn | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Bourriaque | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Mack | Republican | Yea |
| Sr., Peter F. Egan | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie H. Berault | Republican | Nay |
| Stephanie Hilferty | Republican | Not Voting |
| Timothy P. Kerner | Republican | Yea |
| Tony Bacala | Republican | Yea |
| Troy Jude Hebert | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne McMahen | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 23 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 25 | 10 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 64% | 26% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. President | — | Yea |
| Edward J. Price | Democrat | Nay |
| Gary Carter | Democrat | Nay |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Nay |
| Jay Luneau | Democrat | Nay |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Yea |
| Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews | Democrat | Nay |
| Larry Selders | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Regina Barrow | Democrat | Nay |
| Royce Duplessis | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Sam Jenkins | Democrat | Nay |
| Sidney Barthelemy II | Democrat | Nay |
| Adam Bass | Republican | Yea |
| Alan Seabaugh | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Mizell | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Miguez | Republican | Yea |
| Bob Hensgens | Republican | Yea |
| Brach Jerad Myers | Republican | Yea |
| Caleb Kleinpeter | Republican | Yea |
| Eddie J. Lambert | Republican | Not Voting |
| Franklin J. Foil | Republican | Yea |
| Glen Womack | Republican | Nay |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Heather Cloud | Republican | Yea |
| Jeremy Stine | Republican | Yea |
| John C. "Jay" Morris | Republican | Nay |
| Jr., William "Bill" Wheat | Republican | Yea |
| Kirk Talbot | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Abraham | Republican | Yea |
| Michael "Big Mike" Fesi | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Reese | Republican | Not Voting |
| Patrick Connick | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick McMath | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Edmonds | Republican | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Allain | Republican | Yea |
| Stewart Jr. Cathey | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas A. Pressly | Republican | Yea |
| Valarie Hodges | Republican | Yea |
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- SB 513 is sponsored by Michael "Big Mike" Fesi (Republican).
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- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 31, 2026. Enacted.
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