HB 1233 Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session

PUBLIC CONTRACT/BIDS: Provides relative to a contract limit for hospital service districts (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

This bill lowers the minimum project cost threshold for hospital service districts to use Construction Management at Risk from five million dollars to two million dollars. It also requires these districts to notify legislative committees at least sixty days before starting projects under fifteen million dollars. The changes directly affect hospital service districts by allowing them to utilize this specific project management method for smaller infrastructure initiatives.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Apr 8, 2026 Signed May 29, 2026
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What changed between versions

HB1233 Original HB1233 Act 718 · 1 edit
MINOR
This bill reduces the dollar threshold for hospital service districts to use a specific high-risk construction method from $2 million to $1 million. This change restricts the ability of hospital districts to utilize this contracting style on smaller projects, likely to increase oversight or control spending.
Scope change
The bill narrows the scope of applicability for the specified construction method by lowering the financial threshold from $2 million to $1 million for hospital service districts.
ELIGIBILITY

The contract limit for hospital service districts using construction management at risk was lowered from $2 million to $1 million.

Floor votes · Senate May 20, 2026 · House Apr 14, 2026

How they voted

350
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 40
May 20, 2026
D Democratic12
11 Yea 1
91% Yea
R Republican28
24 Yea 4
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
4
Committee
3
May 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 33 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 12, 2026
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Apr 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 8, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read by title, substitute title adopted, lies over in the same order of business, substitute for HB No. 839 reported by the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works (15-0).
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Kim Coates
Kim Coates
RRepublican
LA
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