LouisianaLouisiana allows contract reviews for foreign adversaries and terrorist organizations
Louisiana’s Division of Administration can check whether state contracts are held by foreign adversaries, federally designated terrorist organizations, or people acting for them.
What it does
Louisiana’s Division of Administration may review all state contracts for foreign adversaries, designated foreign terrorist organizations, or their agents. Reviews are optional, and this provision does not require cancellations.
The law gives part of Louisiana’s criminal code an August 1, 2026, start date. It also repeals Section 4 of Act No. 670 of 2024.
Argument forContract reviews could help Louisiana identify contractors that are foreign adversaries, designated terrorist organizations, or people acting for them.
Argument againstBroad contract reviews could use agency staff time without a stated requirement to act on foreign ties the agency finds.
More detail
Louisiana’s Division of Administration may check who holds state contracts. All state contracts may be checked for holders that are foreign adversaries, designated foreign terrorist organizations, or their agents—people or groups acting for them. Foreign adversaries must meet the definition in R.S. 3:3614. Foreign terrorist organizations must be designated by the U.S. secretary of state under the listed federal laws. Reviews are optional, and this provision does not require contract cancellations. The contract-review authority took effect when the governor signed the law on June 3, 2026.
The law sets an effective date for part of Louisiana’s criminal code and repeals Section 4 of Act No. 670 of 2024. The August date applies to the part of the criminal code containing R.S. 14:112.14. The specified part of the criminal code has an August 1, 2026, effective date. The repeal took effect upon the governor’s signature on June 3, 2026.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- Jun 3Signed by the Governor Jeff Landry. Becomes Act No. 764.Became Law
- Jun 3Effective date 6/3/2026.
- May 28Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.To Governor
- May 27Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.Minor
- May 27Signed by the Speaker of the House.
- May 26Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 78, nays 12. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.Passed House
- Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#1508). Result: pass.Lower
- May 26Received from the House without amendments.Minor
- May 25Scheduled for floor debate on 05/26/2026.
- May 20Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.Minor
- May 19Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
- May 18Reported favorably (17-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.Minor
- May 11Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Appropriations.Minor
- May 7Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 31 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.Passed Senate
- Vote recorded CO-AUTHORS (#657). Result: fail.Upper
- Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#656). Result: pass.Upper
- May 7Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
- May 6Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
- May 5Rules suspended. Reported with amendments.Minor
- Mar 9Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.Minor
- Feb 27Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.Introduced
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