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2015 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 42
BY SENATOR WALSWORTH
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
FISCAL CONTROLS. Provides for the procedure for notification for certain contracts. (gov
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1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 39:1595(A)(2), relative to certain competitive proposals; to
3 provide procedures for notification for certain contracts; to provide for an effective
4 date; and to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 39:1595(A)(2) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
7 ยง1595. Competitive sealed proposals
8 A.
9 * * *
10 (2) For a contract to be let under the provisions of this Subsection, the agency
11 shall give adequate public notice of the request for proposals by advertising in the
12 official journal of the state at least thirty days before the last day that proposals will
13 be accepted. In addition, the agency shall mail provide written notice to persons,
14 firms, or corporations who are known to be in a position to furnish the required
15 services at least thirty days before the last day that proposals will be accepted.
16 * * *
17 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
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1 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
2 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
3 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
4 effective on the day following such approval.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Jay R. Lueckel.
DIGEST
SB 42 Original 2015 Regular Session Walsworth
Present law relative to certain competitive sealed proposals provides for mailing the written
notification to persons, firms, or corporations who are in a position to furnish the required
services at least 30 days before the last day that proposals will be accepted.
Proposed law deletes the requirement to mail the notification but retains other provisions
of present law relative to public notification, including written notice.
(Amends R.S. 39:1595(A)(2))
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.