HLS 14RS-1420 ORIGINAL
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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE BILL NO. 671
BY REPRESENTATIVE ST. GERMAIN
PUBLIC CONTRACTS: Authorizes the preference for the purchase of Louisiana products
in public bid law to apply to purchases of fire fighting or rescue equipment
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 38:2251(I), relative to public contracts; to provide relative to the2
preference for purchasing certain Louisiana products; to provide for the applicability3
of the preference for the purchase of certain Louisiana products; and to provide for4
related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 38:2251(I) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: 7
ยง2251. Preference for products produced or manufactured in Louisiana; exceptions8
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I. The provisions of this Section shall not may apply to the procurement or10
purchase of fire fighting or rescue equipment.11
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
St. Germain HB No. 671
Abstract: Authorizes rather than prohibits the preference for Louisiana products when
purchasing fire fighting or rescue equipment.
Present law requires procurement officers and purchasing agents who procure or purchase
certain products such as meat, seafood, produce, paper and paper products to procure or
purchase Louisiana products which are manufactured, processed, produced, or assembled
in this state under certain circumstances. HLS 14RS-1420 ORIGINAL
HB NO. 671
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Present law provides that the preference for the purchase of Louisiana products shall not
apply to the procurement or purchase of fire fighting or rescue equipment.
Proposed law changes the present law prohibition of the applicability of the preference for
the purchase of Louisiana products relative to the purchase of fire fighting or rescue
equipment to authorizing the provisions of present law to apply to such purchases.
(Amends R.S. 38:2251(I))