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type: "Bill"
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title: "PUBLIC CONTRACTS: Requires a political subdivision or agency negotiate a fair and reasonable contract with the most highly qualified firm for architectural and engineering professional services (EN SEE FISC NOTE EX)"
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description: "PUBLIC CONTRACTS: Requires a political subdivision or agency negotiate a fair and reasonable contract with the most highly qualified firm for architectural and engineering professional services (EN SEE FISC NOTE EX)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/la"
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legislature: "Louisiana Legislature"
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session: "2024"
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identifier: "HB 794"
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citation: "Louisiana HB 794 (2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Foy Gadberry"]
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version_count: 8
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action_count: 23
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2024-03-27"
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last_action: "2024-06-25"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4c75da04-87e4-4e92-8c7a-d82eef7c2aff"
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source_url: "https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/BillInfo.aspx?i=246924"
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source_hash: "3bfc803cdce4390e8c721b52c1a07d64d0d4b044f654eebad2cce72437887b7f"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-la"]
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---
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# Louisiana HB 794 (2024) — PUBLIC CONTRACTS: Requires a political subdivision or agency negotiate a fair and reasonable contract with the most highly qualified firm for architectural and engineering professional services (EN SEE FISC NOTE EX)
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **HB794 Original** (filed) — [source](https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1358745)
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2. **HB794 Act 788** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1383085)
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3. **HB794 Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1363101)
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4. **HB794 Reengrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1365540)
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5. **House Floor Amendment, #2989, Gadberry, Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1365379)
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6. **Senate Committee Amendment, #2852, THPW, Draft** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1370859)
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7. **Senate Committee Amendment, #2868, THPW, Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1370912)
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8. **HB794 Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1379984)
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## Votes
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- CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1583) — **95–1** (pass) · lower
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- FINAL PASSAGE (#471) — **88–10** (pass) · lower
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- FINAL PASSAGE (#1179) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Foy Gadberry — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-06-25** Effective date: 08/01/2024.
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- **2024-06-25** Becomes Act No. 788 without the Governor's signature. `became-law`
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- **2024-06-03** Sent to the Governor for executive approval. `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-05-31** Signed by the President of the Senate.
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- **2024-05-30** Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House. `enrolled`
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- **2024-05-29** Read by title, roll called, yeas 95, nays 1, Senate amendments concurred in.
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- **2024-05-28** Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2024.
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- **2024-05-28** Received from the Senate with amendments. `receipt`
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- **2024-05-23** The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 33 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled. `passage`
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- **2024-05-23** Rules suspended. Called from the Calendar.
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- **2024-05-16** Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
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- **2024-05-16** Rules suspended.
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- **2024-05-07** Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage. `reading-3`
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- **2024-05-06** Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
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- **2024-05-01** Reported with amendments. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-04-17** Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works. `reading-2, referral-committee`
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- **2024-04-16** Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading. `reading-1`
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- **2024-04-15** Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 88, nays 10. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate. `passage`
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- **2024-04-11** Scheduled for floor debate on 04/15/2024.
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- **2024-04-09** Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading. `reading-3`
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- **2024-04-08** Reported favorably (10-0). `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-04-02** Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works. `referral-committee`
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- **2024-03-27** Read by title. Lies over under the rules.
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4c75da04-87e4-4e92-8c7a-d82eef7c2aff`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Louisiana legislature records).
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