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HB1068 • 2026

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

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

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Debbie Villio
Last action
2026-05-29
Official status
Signed by the Governor - Act 451
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide detailed information on all aspects of garbage collection contracts, such as specific service charge regulations in certain parishes.

Garbage Collection Contracts for Parishes and Municipalities

This act modifies the rules governing garbage collection contracts by parishes and municipalities, including changes to how exclusive contracts are awarded.

What This Bill Does

  • Allows parishes and municipalities to grant permits or licenses to companies collecting and disposing of trash without requiring a request for proposals before awarding an exclusive contract.
  • Permits parishes and municipalities to enter into time contracts with garbage collectors and disposers, allowing terms up to ten years with an option to extend for five more years.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Parishes and municipalities in Louisiana
  • Companies that collect and dispose of garbage

Terms To Know

exclusive contract
A special agreement given to one company by a parish or municipality for collecting, transporting, or disposing of trash.
time contracts
Agreements between parishes/municipalities and companies that specify the length of time for garbage collection services.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The act does not apply to all types of contracts, only those related to garbage collection.
  • Some specific rules about service charges in certain parishes are still required by separate laws.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

Filed

Plain English: The amendment allows, but does not require, a city or parish to ask for proposals before giving an exclusive garbage collection contract.

  • Parish and municipal authorities can now choose whether to issue requests for proposals (RFPs) before awarding exclusive contracts for garbage collection.
  • The amendment does not specify what happens if a governing authority decides not to use the RFP process.
  • It is unclear how this change will affect existing laws and practices regarding public bidding processes.
Adopted

Plain English: HCAHB1068 4024 3439 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs to Original House Bill No.

  • HCAHB1068 4024 3439 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs to Original House Bill No.
  • 1068 by Representative Villio 1 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 1 2 On page 1, line 2, after "reenact" and before "relative" delete "R.S.
  • 33:4169.1(A)(1)(d)," and 3 insert "R.S.
Draft

Plain English: The amendment changes the requirements for granting exclusive contracts and permits to garbage collectors, removes certain provisions related to issuing requests for proposals or advertising bids, and repeals specific sections of existing law.

  • Removes the requirement to issue a request for proposals or advertise for bids when granting exclusive contracts.
  • Modifies the conditions under which parishes can grant permits and licenses to garbage collectors.
  • Repeals certain provisions related to issuing requests for proposals, advertising for bids, and awarding contracts.
  • The amendment text is technical and may be difficult to fully interpret without additional context about the existing law it amends.
Filed

Plain English: The amendment to HB1068 involves the House voting on Senate amendments related to garbage collection contracts in parishes and municipalities.

  • The House voted to concur with Senate amendments regarding public contract rules for garbage collection.
  • The official text does not provide specific details about what changes were made by the Senate, only that the House is voting on them.
Filed

Plain English: SFAHB1068 2283 3747 SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Senator Luneau to Engrossed House Bill No.

  • SFAHB1068 2283 3747 SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Senator Luneau to Engrossed House Bill No.
  • 1068 by Representative Villio 1 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 1 2 On page 1, line 19, after "disposers." insert the following: 3 "A governing authority of a parish or municipality is authorized, but not 4 required, to issue a request for proposals prior to granting an exclusive contract." Page 1 of 1
Adopted

Plain English: The amendment allows parishes and municipalities to ask for proposals before giving out exclusive garbage collection contracts.

  • Adds the option for local governments to request proposals from companies interested in getting a sole garbage collection contract.
  • Does not specify what happens if a governing authority chooses not to issue a request for proposals.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-29 H

    Effective date: 08/01/2026.

  2. 2026-05-29 H

    Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 451.

  3. 2026-05-25 H

    Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

  4. 2026-05-22 H

    Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

  5. 2026-05-21 S

    Signed by the President of the Senate.

  6. 2026-05-20 H

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

  7. 2026-05-19 H

    Scheduled for concurrence on 05/20/2026.

  8. 2026-05-13 H

    Received from the Senate with amendments.

  9. 2026-05-13 S

    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. 2026-05-05 S

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

  11. 2026-05-04 S

    Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  12. 2026-04-29 S

    Reported favorably.

  13. 2026-04-20 S

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

  14. 2026-04-15 S

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

  15. 2026-04-15 H

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

  16. 2026-04-14 H

    Scheduled for floor debate on 04/15/2026.

  17. 2026-04-13 H

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

  18. 2026-04-09 H

    Reported with amendments (16-0).

  19. 2026-03-31 H

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

  20. 2026-03-30 H

    Read by title. Lies over under the rules.

Official Summary Text

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

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
ENROLLED
ACT No. 4512026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 1068
BY REPRESENTATIVE VILLIO
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 33:4169.1(A)(1)(b) through (e) and to repeal R.S.
3 33:4169.1(A)(1)(f), relative to municipal and parish authority over collection and
4 disposal of garbage and trash; to provide relative to time contracts for the collection,
5 transportation, and disposal of garbage or trash; to provide relative to the term of
6 such contracts; to repeal requirements relative to issuing a request for proposals or
7 advertising for bids for exclusive contracts; and to provide for related matters.
8 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
9 Section 1. R.S. 33:4169.1(A)(1)(b) through (e) are hereby amended and reenacted
10 to read as follows:
11 §4169.1. Municipal and parish authority over collection and disposal of garbage and
12 trash; franchising, permitting, and licensing; assessment and collection of
13 service charge
14 A.(1) The governing authority of every parish or municipality shall have the
15 following powers:
16 * * *
17 (b) To grant permits, licenses, exclusive or nonexclusive franchises,
18 exclusive contracts, or any combination thereof to garbage and trash collectors and
19 disposers. A governing authority of a parish or municipality is authorized, but not
20 required, to issue a request for proposals prior to granting an exclusive contract. Any
21 exclusive franchise shall be granted only after advertising for bids, reception of bids,
22 and awarding of the contract or contracts in accordance with the public bid laws of
23 the state and other provisions of law.
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HB NO. 1068 ENROLLED
1 (c) To grant exclusive contracts to garbage and trash collectors and
2 disposers. Any exclusive contract shall be granted only after issuing a request for
3 proposals, or advertising for bids and receiving bids, and awarding of the contract
4 in accordance with the public bid laws of the state and other provisions of law.
5 (d) (c) To enter into time contracts for the collection and transportation of
6 garbage or trash for a term of up to ten years, with an option to extend for an
7 additional five-year term, and for disposal of garbage or trash for a term of up to
8 twenty-five years, with an option to extend for an additional five-year term.
9 (e) (d) To assess a service charge against any person provided any service
10 pursuant to Subparagraph (a) or (b) of this Paragraph. However, in the parishes of
11 Lafourche, Vermilion, Rapides, and Washington, such charge shall be imposed only
12 after the question of its imposition has been submitted to the qualified electors of the
13 parish at an election to be conducted in accordance with the general election laws of
14 the state, and a majority of those voting in the election shall have voted in favor of
15 the imposition of the charge.
16 (f) (e) To otherwise regulate the collection and disposal of garbage and trash.
17 * * *
18 Section 2. R.S. 33:4169.1(A)(1)(f) is hereby repealed in its entirety.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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