HB860 • 2026

CONTRACTS/BIDS: Authorizes the use of fillable form to receive electronic public bids

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Jacob Braud
Last action: 2026-05-29
Official status: Signed by the Governor - Act 442
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material did not provide specific details on how paper bid forms are used, so this remains a general statement.

Using Fillable Forms for Electronic Bids

This act allows public entities to use fillable electronic bid forms when accepting bids electronically, provided the form includes all necessary information from the Louisiana Uniform Bid Form.

What This Bill Does

Allows public entities to use fillable electronic bid forms when accepting bids through an online platform if these forms include all text and input fields contained in the Louisiana Uniform Bid Form.
Prohibits public entities from adding extra requirements or information not included in the Louisiana Uniform Bid Form.
States that formatting differences between the electronic form and the printed form do not violate this law.

Who It Names or Affects

Public entities that advertise for public work bids
Bidders submitting proposals electronically

Terms To Know

Louisiana Uniform Bid Form: A standard form used by Louisiana public entities when advertising for public work bids.
fillable electronic bid forms: Electronic versions of the bid form that can be filled out and submitted online.

Limits and Unknowns

The act only applies to public entities using fillable electronic forms for receiving bids.
Public entities cannot add extra requirements or information not included in the Louisiana Uniform Bid Form.
This law does not change how paper bid forms are used.

Amendments

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

House Floor Amendment #3463 Braud Adopted

Adopted

Plain English: HFAHB860 4931 3463 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Representative Braud to Engrossed House Bill No.

HFAHB860 4931 3463 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Representative Braud to Engrossed House Bill No.
860 by Representative Braud 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 1, line 4, after "forms;" and before "and" insert "to provide for an effective date;" 3 AMENDMENT NO.
2 4 On page 2, after line 20, insert the following: 5 "Section 2.

Bill History

2026-05-29 H
Effective date: 05/29/2026.
2026-05-29 H
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 442.
2026-05-25 H
Received from the Senate without amendments.
2026-05-25 H
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-22 H
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-05-21 S
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-20 S
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-05-13 S
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-05-12 S
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-05-11 S
Reported favorably.
2026-04-15 S
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
2026-04-14 S
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-04-13 H
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-04-09 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/13/2026.
2026-04-08 H
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-04-07 H
Reported favorably (13-0).
2026-03-09 H
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
2026-02-27 H
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
2026-02-27 H
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
2026-02-27 H
Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

CONTRACTS/BIDS: Authorizes the use of fillable form to receive electronic public bids

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

ENROLLED
ACT No. 4422026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 860
BY REPRESENTATIVE BRAUD
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 38:2212(B)(2), relative to electronic bidding; to authorize the use
3 of fillable electronic bid forms for electronic bidding; to provide relative to
4 advertisement of bids; to provide for formatting of certain bid forms; to provide for
5 an effective date; and to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 38:2212(B)(2) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
8 §2212. Advertisement and letting to lowest responsible and responsive bidder;
9 public work; electronic bidding; participation in mentor-protégé program;
10 exemptions; subpoena
11 * * *
12 B.
13 * * *
14 (2) Any Except as otherwise provided in this Section, any public entity
15 advertising for public work shall use only the Louisiana Uniform Bid Form as
16 promulgated in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act by the division
17 of administration, office of facility planning and control. A public entity may use
18 a fillable electronic bid form to facilitate the receipt of bids through an electronic
19 bidding platform if the fillable electronic bid form includes all of the text and input
20 fields contained in the Louisiana Uniform Bid Form. A public entity shall not add
21 any bidder requirements or bidder input fields to a fillable electronic bid form that
22 are not contained in the Louisiana Uniform Bid Form. Deviations in the formatting
23 of a fillable electronic bid form used by a public entity from the formatting of the
24 Louisiana Uniform Bid Form shall not constitute a violation of this Section. The
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HB NO. 860 ENROLLED
1 bidding documents shall require only the following information and documentation
2 to be submitted by a bidder at the time designated in the advertisement for bid
3 opening: Bid Security or Bid Bond; Acknowledgment of Addenda; Base Bid;
4 Alternates; Signature of Bidder; Name, Title, and Address of Bidder; Name of Firm
5 or Joint Venture; Corporate Resolution or written evidence of the authority of the
6 person signing the bid; and Louisiana Contractors License Number, and on public
7 works projects where unit prices are utilized, a section on the bid form where the unit
8 price utilized in the bid shall be set forth including a description for each unit;
9 however, unit prices shall not be utilized for the construction of building projects,
10 unless the unit prices and their extensions are incorporated into the base bid or
11 alternates. If a public entity adds any additional requirements for information, unless
12 mandated by state or federal requirements, the requirements shall be void and not
13 considered in the award of the contract. Any timely change by a bidder to the bid
14 prior to submission of the bid shall be scratched through and initialed by the bidder
15 or the person who submits the bid. The change as initialed shall be binding.
16 * * *
17 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
18 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
19 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
20 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
21 effective on the day following such approval.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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