New members of Sr-free Bi-based cuprates with the 2201 structure have been synthesized in the Bi 2 (La,A)CuO z systems (A: Na and K). Almost-single phase samples can be obtained at the nominal composition of Bi 2 La 1 . 5 A 0 . 6 5 CuO z for both systems. The almost-single phase samples containing Na or K crystallize both in an orthorhombic lattice, and the lattice constants are a = 5.423 , b = 5.473 , c = 23.74 for the sample containing Na and a= 5.445 , b = 5.493 , c= 23.85 for the sample containing K. Both samples show a temperature dependence of ln ρ T - 1 / 4 suggesting a three-dimensional variable range hopping conduction without any trace of superconductivity down to 5 K.