Louisiana 26RS Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

HB1068 — PUBLIC CONTRACT/BIDS: Provides relative to contracts for garbage collection in parishes and municipalities

Last action — Effective date: 08/01/2026.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 30, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Jeff Landry (Republican) on May 25, 2026.

Prognosis

Advancing 52% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

In plain language

The bill addresses contracts for garbage collection in local governments.

This legislation focuses on the regulations surrounding contracts for garbage collection services in parishes and municipalities. It aims to streamline the bidding process and outline requirements for these contracts.

What this means for you
  • Families: This means families may see improvements in garbage collection services if contracts are managed more effectively.
  • Small Business: Small businesses may benefit from clearer regulations in the bidding process for garbage collection services.

Summary

PUBLIC CONTRACT/BIDS: Provides relative to contracts for garbage collection in parishes and municipalities

Bill Text

We don't have the full text on file for this bill yet.

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Action History

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 451.

  2. Effective date: 08/01/2026.

  3. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

  4. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

  5. Signed by the President of the Senate.

  6. Read by title, roll called, yeas 94, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

  7. Scheduled for concurrence on 05/20/2026.

  8. 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.

  9. Received from the Senate with amendments.

  10. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.

  11. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  12. Reported favorably.

  13. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs.

  14. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 90, nays 1. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

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

  16. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/15/2026.

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

  18. Reported with amendments (16-0).

  19. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.

  20. Read by title. Lies over under the rules.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (146)

146 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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.

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB1068 do?
PUBLIC CONTRACT/BIDS: Provides relative to contracts for garbage collection in parishes and municipalities
Who sponsors HB1068?
HB1068 is sponsored by Debbie Villio (Republican).
What is the current status of HB1068?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 30, 2026. Enacted.
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