HB 1068 Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session

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

This bill updates Louisiana law to clarify how parishes and municipalities can contract for garbage collection and disposal services. It allows local governments to sign contracts for trash pickup that last up to ten years, with a possible five-year extension, and for waste disposal services that can last up to twenty-five years, also with a five-year extension option. The changes directly affect local governments and the private companies that provide waste management services in these areas. By specifying contract lengths, the bill aims to provide clearer guidelines for long-term waste management agreements without changing existing authority.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

House Passage

May 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

May 2026

Introduced Mar 30, 2026 Signed May 29, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB1068 Original → HB1068 Act 451 · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was renumbered from HB 1068 to Act 451 and expanded to amend multiple sections of the law regarding garbage collection instead of just one. It now requires municipalities and parishes to advertise for bids or issue requests for proposals before granting exclusive contracts for garbage services, ensuring a competitive bidding process. The bill also reorganized the list of municipal powers, adding specific requirements for public bidding while retaining existing contract terms and service charge rules for specific parishes.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from amending a single subsection to amending and reenacting four subsections (b through e) and repealing one (f), covering a broader range of municipal authority over garbage collection and disposal.

REQUIREMENT

Added a mandatory requirement that exclusive contracts for garbage collection must be granted only after advertising for bids or issuing a request for proposals in accordance with state public bid laws.

Removed the requirement for a request for proposals from the original text, replacing it with the new mandatory advertising for bids or requests for proposals for exclusive contracts.

Added specific language requiring that any exclusive franchise be granted only after advertising for bids, reception of bids, and awarding the contract in accordance with state public bid laws.

SCOPE

Expanded the legislative text to cover multiple subsections of the law regarding garbage collection, franchising, and service charges, rather than focusing on a single provision.

DEFINITION

Reorganized the list of municipal powers by renumbering and restructuring subsections to include new language about exclusive contracts and public bidding procedures.

Floor votes · Senate May 13, 2026 · House Apr 15, 2026

How they voted

37–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 40

May 13, 2026

D Democratic12

10 Yea 2

83% Yea

R Republican28

27 Yea 1

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

May 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

May 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

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.

upper

May 4, 2026

Committee

Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

upper

Apr 29, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably.

upper

Apr 15, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Apr 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported with amendments (16-0).

lower

Mar 31, 2026

Committee

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

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors