SB449Introduced in the Senate
Provides for the procurement of materials and goods. (8/1/26)
Introduced by Royce Duplessis, District 5
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Provides for the procurement of materials and goods. (8/1/26)
Where it stands
Effective date 8/1/2026.
June 9, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House votes
2 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
3 recorded votes · each counted separately
HouseStage: House Vote on SB 449 ADOPT CONFERENCE REPORT (#1769) · May 29, 2026
82
Yes
8
No
15
Absent or Not Voting
105 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each representative voted
| Representative | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Danny McCormick | 1 | No |
| Steven Jackson | 2 | Yes |
| Tammy Phelps | 3 | Yes |
| Joy Walters | 4 | Yes |
| Dennis Bamburg | 5 | Yes |
| Michael Melerine | 6 | Absent |
| Lawrence Bagley | 7 | Absent |
| Raymond Crews | 8 | No |
| Dodie Horton | 9 | No |
| Wayne McMahen | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Rules suspended. Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
Reported favorably.
Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
Reported favorably (16-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/12/2026.
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
Received from the House with amendments.
Amendments proposed by the House read and rejected by a vote of 26 yeas and 9 nays.
Notice of Senate rejecting House amendments.
House conferees appointed: Bourriaque, Murray, and Braud.
Senate conference committee members appointed: Duplessis, Connick, and Morris.
Notice of Senate conferees appointed.
Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.
Conference committee report received.
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/29/2026.
Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 33 yeas and 0 nays.
Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
Rules suspended, called out of its regular order.
Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 82, nays 8. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.
Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
Signed by the Speaker of the House.
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 900.
Effective date 8/1/2026.
Verify the information
- Official page on the Louisiana Legislature website
- Senate Floor Amendment #2107 Duplessis Adopted (amendment)
- House Floor Amendment #5250 Bourriaque Adopted (amendment)
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