HB 209 Louisiana House · 2025 Regular Session

PUBLIC CONTRACT/BIDS: Provides relative to the financing structure for public works projects in Ascension Parish

HB 209 is a technical amendment to Louisiana law that adjusts the financing threshold for public works projects in Ascension Parish. It reduces the dollar amount requiring competitive bidding from $500,000 to $250,000 for certain projects. This change directly affects local contractors and government agencies managing public construction projects in Ascension Parish by altering when competitive bidding procedures apply. The bill is currently pending passage after passing committee review and second reading.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2025

House Passage

Jun 2025

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

Signed into Law

Jun 2025

Introduced Apr 1, 2025 Signed Jun 11, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB209 Original → HB209 Act 254 · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill updates the rules for public construction projects in Ascension Parish by raising the contract limit from $150,000 to $500,000 and increasing the required performance bond from 50% to 100% of the contract price. The act also clarifies that the bond must be a statutory bond and removes specific recording requirements previously found in the text, while establishing a mechanism to annually adjust the contract limit based on inflation.

Scope change

The bill expands the financial threshold for public works projects in Ascension Parish, allowing larger contracts to proceed without triggering the lower bond requirements, while simultaneously increasing the financial guarantee required for those larger projects.

REQUIREMENT

The required performance bond for public works projects in Ascension Parish was increased from 50% to 100% of the contract price for contracts exceeding $250,000.

The bond is now explicitly defined as a 'statutory bond,' and specific language regarding the recording of the bond with the recorder of mortgages was removed.

DEFINITION

The 'contract limit' for public works projects in Ascension Parish was raised from $150,000 to $500,000 per project.

TIMELINE

A provision was added to require the office of facility planning and control to annually adjust the contract limit starting February 1, 2026, based on the Consumer Price Index.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 2, 2025 · House Apr 28, 2025

How they voted

36–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 37

Jun 2, 2025

D Democratic11

11 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican26

25 Yea 1

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Jun 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read by title, roll called, yeas 93, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

lower

Jun 2, 2025

Upper · Passed

The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

upper

Jun 1, 2025

Committee

Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

upper

May 29, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported with amendments.

upper

Apr 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 71, nays 19. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

lower

Apr 22, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported with amendments (10-1).

lower

Apr 14, 2025

Committee

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Committee

Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors