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Regular Session, 2013
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 39
BY SENATOR GALLOT
COMMITTEE STUDIES. Requests the Senate Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs
to study the laws applicable to local public entities in the purchase of vehicles for law
enforcement purposes.
A RESOLUTION1
To urge and request the Senate Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs to study the laws2
applicable to local public entities in the purchase of vehicles for law enforcement3
purposes.4
WHEREAS, local public entities that utilize police vehicle patrols generally have a5
proportionally lower crime rate than communities that do not use such a process; and6
WHEREAS, it is very important that law enforcement officers have vehicles with7
peak performance, cutting edge safety features, impressive cargo capacity and efficient8
ownership cost; and9
WHEREAS, competitive bidding is a widely used procurement method; and10
WHEREAS, with competitive bidding the customer can wait a long period of time11
for products or services that may be required quickly; and12
WHEREAS, R.S. 38:2212.1(A)(2)(a) allows a local governmental unit to purchase13
a used or new motor vehicle for conversion into a law enforcement vehicle without the14
purchase being let for bid as long as the purchase does not exceed twenty thousand dollars;15
and16
WHEREAS, laws such as R.S. 38:2212.1(A)(2)(a) should be studied to determine17
whether the state should revise such statute so the threshold amount be more reflective of18 SR NO. 39
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data found in the United States Bureau of Labor Statistic's Consumer Price Index for1
similarly-situated purchases.2
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana3
does hereby urge and request the Senate Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs to study4
the laws applicable to local public entities in the purchase of vehicles for law enforcement5
purposes.6
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the committee shall submit a written report of7
its findings, together with any proposed legislation, to the Senate not later than February 1,8
2014.9
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by James Benton.
DIGEST
Gallot SR No. 39
Requests the Senate Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs to study the laws applicable
to local public entities in the purchase of vehicles for law enforcement purposes.
Requires report to Senate not later than February 1, 2014.