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Regular Session, 2013 ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 39
BY SENATOR GALLOT
A RESOLUTION
To urge and request 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.
WHEREAS, local public entities that utilize police vehicle patrols generally have a
proportionally lower crime rate than communities that do not use such a process; and
WHEREAS, it is very important that law enforcement officers have vehicles with
peak performance, cutting edge safety features, impressive cargo capacity and efficient
ownership cost; and
WHEREAS, competitive bidding is a widely used procurement method; and
WHEREAS, with competitive bidding the customer can wait a long period of time
for products or services that may be required quickly; and
WHEREAS, R.S. 38:2212.1(A)(2)(a) allows a local governmental unit to purchase
a used or new motor vehicle for conversion into a law enforcement vehicle without the
purchase being let for bid as long as the purchase does not exceed twenty thousand dollars;
and
WHEREAS, laws such as R.S. 38:2212.1(A)(2)(a) should be studied to determine
whether the state should revise such statute so the threshold amount be more reflective of
data found in the United States Bureau of Labor Statistic's Consumer Price Index for
similarly-situated purchases.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby urge and request 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. SR NO. 39 ENROLLED
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the committee shall submit a written report of
its findings, together with any proposed legislation, to the Senate not later than February 1,
2014.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE