APPROPRIATIONS: Provides for the ordinary operating expenses of state government for Fiscal Year 2026-2027
The bill appropriates funds necessary for the daily operations of state government during the 2026-2027 fiscal year. This includes funding for various departments and services essential for governance.
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HB 1 — APPROPRIATIONS: Provides for the ordinary operating expenses of state government for Fiscal Year 2026-2027
Last action — Signed by the Governor with one or more line-item vetoes. Becomes Act No. 3.
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 20, 2026. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Jeff Landry (Republican) on June 18, 2026.
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In plain language
This bill funds the operating expenses of state government for Fiscal Year 2026-2027.
The bill appropriates funds necessary for the daily operations of state government during the 2026-2027 fiscal year. This includes funding for various departments and services essential for governance.
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What changed in the latest version
10068 added · 6440 removedPlain-language change summary
The recent changes made to Bill HB 1 include updates to the line numbers for various departments, such as the Office of Indian Affairs, Louisiana Tax Commission, and Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority. For instance, the Office of Indian Affairs has been moved from line 13 to line 14. These changes are primarily organizational and ensure that the contents of the bill are properly aligned and easy to reference, which is important for clarity and efficiency in legislative processes.
H OUSE B ILL N O .1 E NGROSSEDNROLLED T ABLE OF C ONTENTS SCHEDULE 01 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
1314 01-102 Office of the State Inspector General.
1516 01-107 Division of Administration..
1617 Executive Administration.
1617 Community Development Block Grant..
1819 01-112 Department of Military Affairs..
1920 Military Affairs.
1920 Governor's Office of Homeland Securityand Emergency Preparedness.
1921 Education..
2021 Auxiliary Account.
2021 01-116 Office of the State Public Defender.
2123 01-124 Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District.
2224 01-129 Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Criminal Justice.
2324 Federal Program..
2324 State Program.
2325 01-133 Office of ElderlyAffairs..
2426 Administrative..
2426 Title III, Title V, Title VII and NSIP..
2527 Parish Councils on Aging.
2527 Senior Centers.
2527 01-254 Louisiana State Racing Commission.
2629 01-255 Office of Financial Institutions..
2730 SCHEDULE 03 - DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS..
2731 03-130 Department of Veterans Affairs.
2731 Administrative..
2731 Appeals ..
2831 Contact Assistance..
2831 State Approval Agency.
2831 State Veterans Cemetery.
2831 03-131 Louisiana Veterans Home..
2932 03-132 Northeast Louisiana Veterans Home.
3033 03-134 Southwest Louisiana Veterans Home..
3134 03-135 Northwest Louisiana Veterans Home..
3235 03-136 Southeast Louisiana Veterans Home.
3235 SCHEDULE 04 - ELECTED OFFICIALS DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
3336 04-139 Secretary of State.
3336 Administrative..
3336 Elections.
3336 Archives and Records.
3437 Museum and Other Operations.
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3437 Commercial.
3437 Table of Contents • i DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE..
3539 04-141 Office of the AttorneyGeneral..
3539 Administrative..
3539 Civil Law..
3539 Criminal Law and Medicaid Fraud.
3539 Risk Litigation..
3539 Gaming.
3639 OFFICE OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
3742 04-146 Lieutenant Governor..
3742 Administrative Program.
3742 Grants Program.
3842 DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY.
3843 04-147 State Treasurer ..
3843 Administrative..
3843 Financial Accountability and Control.
3943 Investment Management.Management..
3944 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE.
4045 04-158 Public Service Commission.
4045 Administrative..
4045 Support Services.
4045 Motor Carrier Registration.
4045 District Offices.
4145 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY..
4146 04-160 Agriculture and Forestry..
4146 Management and Finance.
4146 Agricultural and Environmental Sciences..
4246 Animal Health and Food Safety..
4247 Agro-Consumer Services..
4247 Forestry.
4247 Soil and Water Conservation..
4247 DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE.
4449 04-165 Commissioner of Insurance.
4449 Administrative/Fiscal Program.
4449 Market Compliance Program..
4449 SCHEDULE 05 - LOUISIANA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
4550 05-250 Office of Economic Development.
4651 SCHEDULE 06 - DEPARTMENT OF CULTURE, RECREATION AND TOURISM..
4752 06-261 Office of the Secretary.
4753 Administrative Program.
4753 Management and Finance Program..
4753 Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board.
4853 06-262 Office of the State Library of Louisiana..
4854 06-263 Office of State Museum.
4954 06-264 Office of State Parks..
5055 06-265 Office of Cultural Development..
5156 06-267 Office of Tourism..
5257 Administrative..
5257 Marketing..
5258 Table of Contents • ii Welcome Centers..
5258 SCHEDULE 07 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT..DEVELOPMENT.
5359 07-273 Administration.
5359 Office of the Secretary..
5359 Office of Management and Finance..
5359 07-276 Engineering and Operations.
5460 Office of Project Delivery.
5460 Office of Operations.
5460 Aviation..
5460 Office of Multimodal Commerce.
5460 SCHEDULE 08 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS CORRECTIONS SERVICES..
5662 08-400 Corrections – Administration..
5662 Office of the Secretary..
5662 Office of Management and Finance..
5662 Adult Services.
5763 Board of Pardons and Parole..
5763 08-402 Louisiana State Penitentiary..
58 Administration..
58 Incarceration.
58 Auxiliary Account.
58 Auxiliary Account – Rodeo..
58 08-405 Raymond Laborde Correctional Center.
59 Administration..
59 Incarceration.
59 Auxiliary Account.
59 08-406 Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women.
60 Administration .
60 Incarceration.
60 Auxiliary Account.
61 08-407 Winn Correctional Center..
61 Administration..
61 Purchase of Correctional Services..
61 08-408 Allen Correctional Center .
62 Administration..
62 Incarceration.
62 Auxiliary Account.
62 08-409 Dixon Correctional Institute..
63 Administration..
63 Incarceration.
63 Auxiliary Account.
64 08-413 Elayn Hunt Correctional Center.
6564 08-414Auxiliary DavidAccount Wade- CorrectionalRodeo. Center.
64 08-405 Raymond Laborde Correctional Center.
65 Auxiliary Account.
66 08-406 Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women.
66 Administration .
66 Incarceration.
6667 08-41508-407 AdultWinn ProbationCorrectional andCenter.. Parole..
66 Administration and Support..
66 Field Services.
67 08-416 B.
B.
“Sixty” Rayburn Correctional Center.
67 Incarceration.Purchase of Correctional Services..
68 08-408 Allen Correctional Center .
68 Administration..
68 Incarceration.
6869 Table08-409 ofDixon ContentsCorrectional •Institute.. iii PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES..
69 08-418Administration.. Office of Management and Finance.
69 08-419Incarceration. Office of State Police.
6970 TrafficAuxiliary EnforcementAccount. Program.
6970 Criminal08-413 InvestigationElayn Program.Hunt Correctional Center.
7071 OperationalAdministration.. Support Program.
7071 GamingIncarceration. Enforcement Program.
7071 08-420Auxiliary OfficeAccount. of Motor Vehicles.
7271 08-42208-414 OfficeDavid ofWade StateCorrectional FireCenter. Marshal..
7372 08-423Administration.. Louisiana Gaming Control Board..
7472 08-424Incarceration. Liquefied Petroleum Gas Commission..
7572 08-425Auxiliary LouisianaAccount. Highway Safety Commission..
7672 YOUTH08-415 SERVICES.Adult Probation and Parole..
7773 08-403Administration OFFICEand OFSupport.. JUVENILE JUSTICE.
7773 YouthField Services..Services.
7773 Auxiliary08-416 Account.B.
77B. SCHEDULE 09 - LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
78“Sixty” 09-300Rayburn JeffersonCorrectional ParishCenter. Human Services Authority..
8074 09-301Administration.. Florida Parishes Human Services Authority..
8074 09-302Incarceration. Capital Area Human Services District.
8174 09-303Auxiliary DevelopmentalAccount. Disabilities Council..
8274 09-304Table Metropolitanof HumanContents Services• District..iii PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES..
8375 09-30508-418 MedicalOffice Vendorof Administration..Management and Finance.
8375 09-30608-419 MedicalOffice Vendorof Payments.State Police.
8476 PaymentsTraffic toEnforcement PrivateProgram. Providers..
8476 PaymentsCriminal toInvestigation PublicProgram. Providers.
8476 MedicareOperational Buy-insSupport &Program. Supplements..
8576 UncompensatedGaming CareEnforcement Costs..Program.
8577 09-30708-420 Office of theMotor Secretary.Vehicles.
8779 09-30908-422 SouthOffice Centralof LouisianaState HumanFire ServicesMarshal.. Authority.
8881 09-31008-423 NortheastLouisiana DeltaGaming HumanControl ServicesBoard.. Authority..
8882 09-32008-424 OfficeLiquefied ofPetroleum AgingGas andCommission.. Adult Services.
8983 Administration08-425 ProtectionLouisiana andHighway Support..Safety Commission..
8984 VillaYOUTH FelicianaSERVICES. Medical Complex.
8985 Auxiliary08-403 Account.Office of Juvenile Justice.
9085 09-324Youth LouisianaServices.. Emergency Response Network.
9085 09-325Auxiliary AcadianaAccount Area. Human Services District.
9185 09-326SCHEDULE Office09 of- PublicLOUISIANA Health..DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
9286 09-32709-300 OfficeJefferson ofParish theHuman SurgeonServices General.Authority..
9388 09-33009-301 OfficeFlorida ofParishes BehavioralHuman Health.Services Authority..
9488 Behavioral09-302 HealthCapital AdministrationArea andHuman CommunityServices Oversight..District.
9489 Hospital09-303 BasedDevelopmental Treatment.Disabilities Council..
9490 Auxiliary09-304 Account.Metropolitan Human Services District..
9491 09-34009-305 OfficeMedical forVendor CitizensAdministration.. with Developmental Disabilities.
9591 Community-based09-306 Program..Medical Vendor Payments.
9593 PinecrestPayments Supportsto andPrivate ServicesProviders.. Center.
9693 CentralPayments Louisianato SupportsPublic andProviders. Services.
9693 AuxiliaryMedicare Account.Buy-ins & Supplements..
9693 09-350Uncompensated OfficeCare onCosts.. Women's Health and Community Health..
9793 09-37509-307 ImperialOffice Calcasieuof Humanthe ServicesSecretary. Authority..
9896 09-37609-309 South Central Louisiana Human Services District.Authority.
9997 09-37709-310 NorthwestNortheast LouisianaDelta Human Services District..Authority..
9998 SCHEDULE09-320 10Office -of DEPARTMENTAging OFand CHILDRENAdult ANDServices. FAMILY SERVICES.
10099 10-360Administration OfficeProtection of Children and FamilySupport.. Services..
10099 DivisionVilla ofFeliciana ManagementMedical andComplex. Finance..
10099 DivisionAuxiliary ofAccount. Child Welfare.
10199 Table09-324 ofLouisiana ContentsEmergency •Response ivNetwork. Division of Family Support..
101 SCHEDULE09-325 11Acadiana -Area DEPARTMENTHuman OFServices CONSERVATIONDistrict. AND ENERGY..
102101 11-43109-326 CONSERVATIONOffice ANDof ENERGY.Public Health..
102 SCHEDULE09-327 12Office -of DEPARTMENTthe OFSurgeon REVENUE.General.
104103 12-44009-330 Office of Revenue..Behavioral Health.
104 TaxBehavioral Collection..Health Administration and Community Oversight.
104 AlcoholHospital andBased TobaccoTreatment. Control.
104 SCHEDULEAuxiliary 13Account. - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY..
106104 13-85609-340 Office of EnvironmentalIntellectual Quality.and Developmental Disability Supports..
106 OfficeCommunity-based ofProgram.. the Secretary..
106 OfficePinecrest ofSupports Environmentaland Compliance.Services Center.
106 OfficeCentral ofLouisiana EnvironmentalSupports and Services.
106 OfficeAuxiliary ofAccount. Management and Finance..
106107 09-350 Office ofon EnvironmentalWomen's AssessmentHealth ..and Community Health..
107108 SCHEDULE09-375 14Imperial -Calcasieu LOUISIANAHuman WORKS.Services Authority..
108109 14-47409-376 WorkforceCentral SupportLouisiana andHuman Training.Services District.
108109 Office09-377 ofNorthwest Workers'Louisiana CompensationHuman Administration.Services District..
108110 OfficeSCHEDULE of10 Unemployment- InsuranceDEPARTMENT Administration..OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES.
108111 10-360 Office of WorkforceChildren Development.and Family Services..
109111 OfficeDivision of Management and Finance..
109111 SCHEDULEDivision 16of -Child DEPARTMENTWelfare.. OF WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES..
110111 16-511Table Office of ManagementContents and• Finance.iv Division of Family Support..
110112 16-512SCHEDULE Office11 of- theDEPARTMENT Secretary.OF CONSERVATION AND ENERGY..
111113 Administrative..11-431 Conservation and Energy.
111113 EnforcementSCHEDULE Program.12 - DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE.
111115 16-51312-440 Office of Wildlife.Revenue..
113115 16-514Tax OfficeCollection.. of Fisheries.
114115 SCHEDULEAlcohol 17and -Tobacco DEPARTMENTControl. OF CIVIL SERVICE..
116115 17-560SCHEDULE State13 Civil- Service.DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY..
116117 17-56113-856 MunicipalOffice Fireof andEnvironmental PoliceQuality. Civil Service..
117 17-562Office Ethicsof Administration..the Secretary..
117 17-563Office Stateof PoliceEnvironmental Commission.Compliance.
118117 17-565Office Board of TaxEnvironmental Appeals..Services.
119117 Administrative..Office of Management and Finance..
119117 LocalOffice Taxof Division.Environmental Assessment ..
119118 SCHEDULE 1914 - HIGHERLOUISIANA EDUCATION..WORKS.
120119 19-67114-474 BoardWorkforce ofSupport Regents.and Training.
120119 BoardOffice of Regents..Workers’ Compensation Administration..
120119 Office of StudentUnemployment FinancialInsurance Assistance.Administration..
120 LouisianaOffice Universitiesof MarineWorkforce Consortium..Development.
121120 19-600Office Louisianaof StateManagement Universityand BoardFinance.. of Supervisors..
123120 LouisianaSCHEDULE State16 University - ADEPARTMENT &OF MWILDLIFE College..AND FISHERIES..
124122 Louisiana16-511 StateOffice Universityof -Management Alexandria.and Finance.
124122 Louisiana16-512 StateOffice Universityof Healththe SciencesSecretary. Center - New Orleans..
125124 LouisianaAdministrative.. State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport ..
125124 LouisianaEnforcement StateProgram. University - Eunice.
125124 Louisiana16-513 StateOffice Universityof -Wildlife. Shreveport.
125126 Table16-514 Office of ContentsFisheries. • v Louisiana State University - Agricultural Center..
126127 PenningtonSCHEDULE Biomedical17 Research- Center.DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL SERVICE..
126129 19-61517-560 SouthernState UniversityCivil BoardService. of Supervisors..
126129 Southern17-561 UniversityMunicipal BoardFire ofand Supervisors.Police Civil Service..
126130 Southern17-562 UniversityEthics BoardAdministration.. of Supervisors.
127130 Southern17-563 UniversityState -Police AgriculturalCommission. & Mechanical College.
127131 Southern17-565 UniversityBoard -of LawTax Center..Appeals..
127132 SouthernAdministrative.. University - New Orleans..
128132 SouthernLocal UniversityTax -Division. Shreveport.
128132 SouthernSCHEDULE University19 - AgriculturalHIGHER ResearchEDUCATION.. & Extension Center.
128133 19-62019-671 University of Louisiana Board of Supervisors.Regents.
128133 University of Louisiana Board of Supervisors..Regents..
129133 NichollsOffice Stateof University..Student Financial Assistance.
129133 GramblingLouisiana StateUniversities University..Marine Consortium..
130134 19-600 Louisiana TechState University..University Board of Supervisors..
130136 McneeseLouisiana State University.University - A&M College..
130140 UniversityLouisiana ofState LouisianaUniversity at- Monroe.Alexandria.
131140 NorthwesternLouisiana State University..University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans..
131140 Southeastern Louisiana University.State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport ..
131140 UniversityLouisiana ofState LouisianaUniversity at- Lafayette.Eunice.
132141 UniversityLouisiana ofState NewUniversity Orleans.- Shreveport.
132141 19-649Table Louisianaof CommunityContents and• Technicalv CollegesLouisiana BoardState ofUniversity Supervisors..- Agricultural Center..
133141 LouisianaPennington CommunityBiomedical andResearch TechnicalCenter. Colleges Board of Supervisors..
133141 Louisiana19-615 CommunitySouthern andUniversity Technical Colleges Board of Supervisors.Supervisors..
133142 BatonSouthern RougeUniversity CommunityBoard College..of Supervisors.
134142 DelgadoSouthern CommunityUniversity College.Board of Supervisors.
134144 NunezSouthern CommunityUniversity College..- Agricultural & Mechanical College.
134144 BossierSouthern ParishUniversity Community- College..Law Center..
134144 SouthSouthern LouisianaUniversity Community- College.New Orleans..
134144 RiverSouthern ParishesUniversity Community- College..Shreveport.
135145 LouisianaSouthern DeltaUniversity Community- College.Agricultural Research & Extension Center.
135145 Northwest19-620 University of Louisiana TechnicalBoard Communityof College.Supervisors.
135145 SOWELAUniversity Technicalof CommunityLouisiana College.Board of Supervisors..
135148 L.E.Nicholls State University..
148 Grambling State University..
148 Louisiana Tech University..
149 McNeese State University.
149 University of Louisiana at Monroe.
149 Northwestern State University..
150 Southeastern Louisiana University.
150 University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
150 University of New Orleans.
151 19-649 Louisiana Community and Technical Colleges Board of Supervisors..
151 Louisiana Community and Technical Colleges Board of Supervisors..
151 Louisiana Community and Technical Colleges Board of Supervisors.
153 Baton Rouge Community College..
153 Delgado Community College.
154 Nunez Community College..
154 Bossier Parish Community College..
154 South Louisiana Community College.
154 River Parishes Community College..
155 Louisiana Delta Community College.
155 Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College.
155 SOWELA Technical Community College.
155 L.E.
136155 LCTCSOnline.
136156 Northshore Technical Community College..
136156 Central Louisiana Technical Community College..
136156 Adult Basic Education..
137157 Workforce Training Rapid Response.
137157 SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND COMMISSIONS.
137157 19-656 Special School District.
137157 Special Schools Programs.
137157 Louisiana School for the Deaf and VisuallyImpaired..
138157 Auxiliary Account.
138158 19-657 Jimmy D.
139159 Louisiana Virtual School..
139159 Living and Learning Community..
139159 19-658 Thrive Academy.
140160 19-659 École Pointe-au-chien..
140161 19-662 Louisiana Educational Television Authority.
141162 19-666 Board of Elementaryand Secondary Education..
142163 Administration..
142163 Louisiana Quality Education Support Fund..
142163 19-673 New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts.
143164 Table of Contents • vi DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION..
144165 19-678 State Activities.
144165 Administrative Support.
144165 District Support.
144165 Auxiliary Account.
145165 19-681 Subgrantee Assistance.
146167 Non Federal Support.
146167 Federal Support.
146167 19-682 Recovery School District.
147168 Recovery School District - Instruction .
147168 Recovery School District - Construction..
147168 19-695 Minimum Foundation Program.
148169 19-697 Nonpublic Educational Assistance..
149170 Required Services.
149170 School Lunch Salary Supplement.
149171 Textbook Administration..
149171 Textbooks.
149171 LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER HEALTH CARE SERVICES DIVISION..
150172 19-610 Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Health Care Services Division.
150172 SCHEDULE 20 - OTHER REQUIREMENTS..
151173 20-451 Local Housing of State Adult Offenders.
151173 Local Housing of Adult Offenders ..
151173 Transitional Work Program..
151173 Local Reentry Services.
151173 Criminal Justice Reinvestment Initiative..
151173 20-452 Local Housing of State Juvenile Offenders.
152174 20-901 Sales Tax Dedications.
153174 20-903 Parish Transportation.
160186 20-905 Interim Emergency Board..
161187 20-906 District Attorneys and Assistant District Attorneys.
162188 20-923 Corrections Debt Service.
163189 20-924 Video Draw Poker - Local Government Aid.
163189 20-925 Unclaimed Property Leverage Fund - Debt Service .
164190 20-926 Sports Wagering Local Allocation Fund.
165191 20-927 Local Revenue Fund..
165192 20-930 Higher Education - Debt Service and Maintenance.
166192 20-931 Louisiana Economic Development – Debt Service and State Commitments..
167193 20-932 Two Percent Fire Insurance Fund .
167194 20-933 Governor's Conferences and Interstate Compacts.
168195 20-939 Prepaid Wireless 911 Service..
169196 20-940 Emergency Medical Services - Parishes and Municipalities ..
169196 20-941 Agriculture and Forestry – Pass Through Funds.
170197 20-945 State Aid to Local Government Entities .
171198 20-950 Judgments..
173247 20-966 Supplemental Payments to Law Enforcement Personnel..
176252 20-977 DOA - Debt Service and Maintenance..
177253 20-XXX Funds.
177254 CHILDREN'S BUDGET..
178256 Table of Contents • vii HLS 26RS-657 ENGROSSEDENROLLED Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.
1 BY REPRESENTATIVE MCFARLAND APPROPRIATIONS:ProvidesfortheordinaryoperatingexpensesofstategovernmentforFiscalYear2026-2027 AN ACT Making annual appropriations for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 for the ordinary expenses of the executive branch of state government, pensions, public schools, public roads, public charities, and state institutions and providing with respect to the expenditure of said appropriations.
Providesfortheordinaryoperatingexpensesofstategovernmentfor Fiscal Year 2026-2027 AN ACT Making annual appropriations for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 for the ordinary expenses of the executive branch of state government, pensions, public schools, public roads, public charities, and state institutions and providing with respect to the expenditure of said appropriations.
Anyincreaseinsuchrevenuesforanagency without an appropriation from the respective revenue source shall be incorporated intointothe the agency's appropriation on approval of the commissioner of administration and the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget.
In the event that these revenues should be less than theamountthe amount appropriated,the appropriation shall bebereducedaccordingly. reducedaccordingly.
To the extentthatextent that suchfundswereincludedinthebudgetonamatchingbasiswithstatefunds,acorresponding decrease in the state matching funds may be made.
Any federal funds which are classified as disaster or emergency may be expended prior to approval of a BA-7 by the Joint PageLegislativeCommitteeontheBudgetuponthesecretary'scertifyingtothegovernorthatany 1delay ofwould 191be HLSdetrimental 26RS-657to ENGROSSEDthe HBstate. NO.
1The LegislativeCommitteeontheBudgetuponthesecretary'scertifyingtothegovernorthatanyJoint delayLegislative wouldCommittee beon detrimentalthe toBudget thePage state.1 of 268 HLS 26RS-657 ENROLLED HB NO.
The1 Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget shall be notified in writing of such declaration and shall meet to consider such action, but if it is found by the committee that such funds were not needed for an emergency expenditure, such approval may be withdrawn and any balance remaining shall not be expended.
Thecommissionerofadministrationisherebyauthorizedanddirectedtocorrectthe means of financing and expenditures for any appropriation contained in Schedule 20-901 SalesTaxSales DedicationsTax toDedicationsto reflectcurrentlaw enactedin anysession of the LegislaturewhichLegislature which affects any such means of financing or expenditure.
In the event that any agency, budget unit, program, or function of a department is transferred to any other department, agency, program, or budget unit by other Act or Acts ofofthelegislature, the legislature,thecommissionerofadministrationcommissionerofadministration shall makethenecessaryadjustments to appropriations through the notification of appropriation process, or through approval of mid-yearadjustments.
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary and before the commissioner of administration shall authorize the purchase of any luxury or full-size motor vehicle for personal assignment by a statewide elected official other than the governor and lieutenant governor, such official shall first submit the request to the Joint Legislative Committee on Page 2 of 191268 HLS 26RS-657 ENGROSSEDENROLLED HB NO.
1 personal assignment by a statewide elected official other than the governor and lieutenant governor, such official shall first submit the request to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget for approval.
Notwithstandinganyprovision ofoflawtothecontrary,each lawagencymayuseaportion to thecontrary,eachagencymayuseaportion of its appropriations contained in this Act for the expenditure of funds for salaries and related benefits for smoking cessation wellness programs, including pharmacotherapy and behavioral counseling for state employees of the agency.
All key and supporting performance objectives and indicators for the departments, agencies, programs, and budget units contained in the Governor's Executive Budget SupportingDocumentshallbeadjustedbythecommissionerofadministrationtoSupportingDocumentshallbeadjustedbythecommissionerofadministrationtoreflectthe reflectthe funds appropriated therein.
The commissioner of administration shall report on these Pageadjustments 3to ofthe 191Joint HLSLegislative 26RS-657Committee ENGROSSEDon HBthe NO.Budget by August 15 of the current fiscal year.
1Page adjustments3 toof the268 JointHLS Legislative26RS-657 CommitteeENROLLED onHB theNO. Budget by August 15 of the current fiscal year.
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39:51(A)(3) and are to provide information to assist in legislative decision makingandshallmakingand shall not be construed to limit the expenditures or means of financing of an agency, budget unit, or department to the discretionarydiscretionaryor or nondiscretionary amounts contained in this Act.
The expenditure category allocations contained in this Act are provided for informational purposes onlyfromonly from the Governor’s Executive Budget supporting documents in accordance with R.S.
The commissioner of administration shall notifythenotify the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget of the initial allocation of expenditures and means of financing for the personal services expenditure category at the same time he reports initial expenditure allocations as required by R.S.
The prior yearyearbudget budget and positions contained in this Act areprovidedare provided in accordance with R.S.
The commissioner of administration, upon approval by the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget, shall Pagehave 4the ofauthority 191to HLStransfer 26RS-657between ENGROSSEDdepartments HBfunds NO.associated with lease agreements betweenthestateandtheOfficeFacilitiesCorporation.
1Thecommissionerofadministration havePage the4 authorityof to268 transferHLS between26RS-657 departmentsENROLLED fundsHB associatedNO. with lease agreements betweenthestateandtheOfficeFacilitiesCorporation.
Thecommissionerofadministration1 shall, in accordance with R.S.
15:827.3, transfer between departments or schedules of this ActanyunencumberedfundsActanyunencumberedfundswhichaccrueto which accrueto an appropriation due to theprioryearsavingsthe achievedprior asyearsavings achievedas a result of legislation relative to the criminal justice system enacted in the 2017 Regular Session of the Legislature.
In conjunctionwithconjunction thecontinuingassessmentofwith the existingcontinuing staff,assessment assets,of contracts,the existing staff,assets,contracts, and facilities of each department, agency, program or budget unit's information technology resources and procurement resources, upon completion of this assessment and to the extent optimization of these resources will result in the projected cost savings through staff reductions, realization of operational efficiencies, cost avoidance, and elimination of asset duplication, the commissioner of administration is authorized to transfer the functions, positions, assets, and funds from any other department, agency, program, or budget units related to these optimizations to a different department.
The commissioner of administration is authorized and directedtodirected to renegotiate all leases that areinare in excess of the marketrentmarket rent to bringthe rent in line with the market rent.
PageSection 58.A.(1) The figures in parentheses following the designation of 191a HLSprogram 26RS-657are ENGROSSEDthe HBtotal NO.authorized positions and authorized other charges positions for that program.
1If SectionPage 8.A.(1)5 The figures in parentheses following the designation of a268 programHLS are26RS-657 theENROLLED totalHB authorizedNO. positions and authorized other charges positions for that program.
If1 there are no figures following a department, agency, or program, the commissioner of administration shall have the authority to set the number of positions.
provided, however,however,that that an individual expenditure pursuant to this Subsection maynot exceed$5,000 in accordance with Civil Service Rule 13.35(a).
The chief audit executiveshallmaintainorganizationalindependenceinaccordancewiththesestandardsand shall have direct and unrestricted access to the commission, board, secretary, or equivalent Page 6 of 191268 HLS 26RS-657 ENGROSSEDENROLLED HB NO.
1 executiveshallmaintainorganizationalindependenceinaccordancewiththesestandardsand shall have direct and unrestricted access to the commission, board, secretary, or equivalent head of the agency.
In the event that any cost assessment allocation proposed by the Office of Group Benefits becomes effectiveeffectiveduringthe duringthecurrent currentfiscalfiscal year, eachbudgeteach budget unit contained in this Act shall pay out of its appropriation an amount no less than 75% of total premiums for all activeemployeesandthoseretireeswithMedicareinaccordancewithR.S.42:851(D)(1)for the state basic health insurance indemnityprogram.
In the event that any cost allocation or increase recommended by the Public Retirement Systems' Actuarial Committee through adoption of a valuation submitted to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget and the House and Senate committees on retirement becomes effective before or during the current fiscal year,year,each each budget unit shall pay out of its appropriation funds necessaryto satisfy the requirements of such increase.
In the event the governor shall veto anylineany line item expenditure and such veto shall be upheld by the legislature, the commissioner of administration shall withhold from the department's, agency's, or program's funds an amount equal to the vThe.
Pursuant to Article IV, Section 5(G)(2) and Article VII, Section 10(F) of the Louisiana constitution, if at any time during the current fiscal year the official budget status report indicates that appropriations will exceed the official revenue forecast, the governorshallgovernorshallhavefull havefullpowerto powertoreduceappropriationsinaccordancewithR.S.39:75.reduceappropriationsinaccordancewithR.S.39:75.
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Such adjustments shall bebestrictlylimited strictlylimited to thosenecessarytothose necessaryto achievethis balance and shall in no wayhaveway have the effect of changing the intended level of funding for a program or budget unit of this Act.
AAstateboardorcommission stateboardorcommission shall havetheauthoritytohavethe authorityto expend onlythose funds that areappropriatedinthisAct,exceptthoseboardsorcommissionswhicharesolelysupported fromprivatedonations orwhichfunctionasportcommissions,orwhich leveeboardsfunctionasportcommissions, orprofessionalleveeboardsorprofessional and trade organizations.
In the event that more than one appropriation is made in this Act which is payable fromanyspecificstatutorydedication,suchappropriationsshallbeallocatedanddistributed bythestatetreasurerinaccordancewiththeorderofpriorityspecifiedorprovidedinthelaw establishing such statutory dedication and if there is no such order of priority such appropriations shall be allocated and distributed as otherwise provided bybyanyprovision anyof provisionlaw ofincluding Pagethis 8or any other act of 191the HLSlegislature 26RS-657appropriating ENGROSSEDfunds HBfrom NO.the state treasury.
1Page law8 including this or any other act of the268 legislatureHLS appropriating26RS-657 fundsENROLLED fromHB theNO. state treasury.
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In the event revenues being received in the state treasuryand being credited to the fundwhichisthesourceofpaymentofanyappropriationinsuchactsareinsufficienttofully fund the appropriations made from such fund source, the treasurer shall allocate moneymoneyfor for the payment of warrants drawn on such appropriations against such fund source during the fiscalyearon thebasisofthebasis of the ratio which the amount of suchsuchappropriationbearsto appropriationbearsto thetotal amount of appropriations from such fund source contained in both acts.
Payraises or supplements provided for bythis Act shall in no waysupplant anyanylocal local or parish salaries or salarysupplements to which the personnel affected would be ordinarily entitled.
Should any section, subsection, clause, sentence, phrase, or part of the Act foranyreasonbeheld,deemedorconstruedtobeunconstitutionalorinvalid,suchdecisions shall not affect the remaining provisions of the Act, and the legislature herebydeclares that it would have passed the Act, and each section, subsection, clause, sentence,phrase,sentence, phrase, or part thereof, irrespective of the fact that one or more of the sections, subsections, clauses, sentences,sentences,phrases, phrases, or parts thereof, is declared unconstitutional or invalid.
AllBA-7budgettransactions,includingrelevantchangestoperformance information, submitted in accordance with this Act or any other provisions of law which require approval bythe Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget or joint approval bythe commissionerofadministrationandtheJoint Legislative Committee ontheBudgetshall be submitted to the commissioner of administration, Joint Legislative Committee on the Page 9 of 191268 HLS 26RS-657 ENGROSSEDENROLLED HB NO.
1 commissionerofadministration andtheJoint Legislative Committee ontheBudgetshall be submitted to the commissioner of administration, Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget, and Legislative Fiscal Office a minimum of sixteen working days prior to consideration by the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget.
Transactions not submitted in accordance with the provisions of this Section shall be considered by the commissioner of administration and Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget onlyonlywhen when extreme circumstances requiring immediate action exist.
NotwithstandingNotwithstandinganycontraryprovision anycontraryprovision of this Act or anycontraryprovision oflaw, no funds appropriated by this Act shall be released or provided to any recipient of an appropriation made in this Act if, when, and for as long as, the recipient fails or refuses to complywiththeprovisionsofR.S.24:513.
B.(1) No funds appropriated in this Act shall be transferred to a public or quasi-public agencyor entitywhich is not a budget unit of the state unless the intended recipient of those funds submits, for approval, a comprehensive budget to the legislative auditor and the transferring agency showing all anticipated uses of the appropriation, an estimate of the duration of the project, and a plan showing specific goals and objectives for the use of such Page 10 of 191268 HLS 26RS-657 ENGROSSEDENROLLED HB NO.
1 transferring agency showing all anticipated uses of the appropriation, an estimate of the duration of the project, and a plan showing specific goals and objectives for the use of such funds, including measures of performanceIn addition, and prior to making such expenditure, the transferring agency shall require each recipient to agree in writing to provide written reports to the transferring agency at least every six months concerning the use of the funds and the specific goals and objectives for the use of the funds.
The transferring agencyshall forward to the legislative auditor, the division of administration, and the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget a report showing specific data regarding compliance withthisSectionandcollectionofanyunexpendedfunds.with this Sectionandcollectionofanyunexpendedfunds.
ThisThisreportshall reportshallbesubmitted besubmittednono later than May 1 of the current fiscal year.
(2) Transfersto public or quasi-public agencies or entities thathavesubmittedthat ahavesubmitted budgetabudget request to the division of administration in accordance with Part II of Chapter 1 of Subtitle 1 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, transfers authorized by specific provisions of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 and the Constitution of the State of Louisiana to local governing authorities, and any transfer to a political subdivision created for economic development or tourism promotion and established by law in a parish having apopulationofnolessthantwohundredforty-fivethousandpersonsandnomorethanthree hundred fifty thousand persons shall be exempt from the provisions of this Subsection.
(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or this Act to the contrary, if the name ofanentitysubjecttothisofanentitysubjecttothisSubsectionismisspelledormisstatedinthisActoranyotherAct, SubsectionismisspelledormisstatedinthisActoranyotherAct, the state treasurer may pay the funds appropriated to the entity without obtaining the approval of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget, but only after the entity has Pageprovided 11proof of 191its HLScorrect 26RS-657legal ENGROSSEDname HBto NO.the state treasurer and transmitted a copy to the staffs of the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Finance.
1Page provided11 proof of its268 correctHLS legal26RS-657 nameENROLLED toHB theNO. state treasurer and transmitted a copyto the staffs of the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Finance.
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All departments containing appropriations out of means of financing designated as comingfrompriorandcurrentyearcollectionsshallreportallprioryearbalancestotheJoint LegislativeLegislativeCommitteeontheBudgetatits Committee on theBudgetatits firstmeetingheldafterOctober15ofthecurrent fiscal year.
The followingcommissioner sumsof oradministration sois muchhereby thereofauthorized asand maybedirected necessaryto arereduce herebyappropriations appropriatedoutout ofanymoniesof in the statetreasuryfromthesourcesspecified;fromfederalState fundspayabletothestatebytheUnitedStatesTreasury;orfromfundsbelongingtotheStateGeneral ofFund Louisiana(Direct) and/orfor collectedacquisitions by boards,($53,247,582). commissions, departments, and agencies thereof, for purposes specified herein for the current fiscal year.
Section 21.
The following sums or so much thereof as maybe necessary are hereby appropriatedout ofanymonies in thestatetreasuryfromthesourcesspecified;
fromfederal fundspayabletothestatebytheUnitedStatesTreasury;orfromfundsbelongingtotheState of Louisiana and/or collected by boards, commissions, departments, and agencies thereof, for purposes specified herein for the current fiscal year.
TOTAL EXPENDITURES $ 23,880,939 $ 25,217,636 Page 12 of 191268 HLS 26RS-657 ENGROSSEDENROLLED HB NO.
Personal Services $ 12,124,056 $ 12,115,957 Operating Expenses $ 2,200,484 $ 2,200,484 Professional Services $ 1,445,947 $ 1,445,947 Other Charges $ 8,110,452 $ 9,455,248 Acquisitions/Major Repairs $ 0 $ 0 TOTAL BY EXPENDITURE CATEGORY $ 23,880,939 $ 25,217,636 Payable out of Federal Funds to the Administrative Program for the development and revitalization of rural areas in the state $ 5,500,000 01-101Payable OFFICEout OFof INDIANthe AFFAIRSState EXPENDITURES:General Fund (Direct) to the Council on the Success for Black Men and Boys to fund a scholarship program and related programming $ 200,000 Payable out of Federal Funds to the Administrative Program for a rural transit systems grant $ 1,580,000 Payable out of Federal Funds to the Administrative Program for phase two of the Louisiana Rural Infrastructure Accelerator (LARIA) grant program $ 500,000 Page 13 of 268 HLS 26RS-657 ENROLLED HB NO.
1 Payable out of the State General Fund by Interagency Transfers from the Department of Transportation and Development to the Administrative Program for a rural transit mobility management program $ 2,500,000 Payable out of the State General Fund by Statutory Dedications out of the Louisiana Rural Infrastructure Revolving Loan Program Fund to the Administrative Program for a state infrastructure bank, in the event that House Bill No.
1200 of the 2026 Regular Session of the Legislature is enacted into law $ 2,500,000 01-101 OFFICE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS EXPENDITURES:
TOTAL EXPENDITURES $ 18,000 $ 18,000 PageMEANS 13OF ofFINANCE 191(NONDISCRETIONARY): HLS 26RS-657 ENGROSSED HB NO.
1 MEANS OF FINANCE (NONDISCRETIONARY):
FY 26 EOB FY 27 REC Administrative – Authorized Positions (15) (15) Nondiscretionary Expenditures $ 500,460 $ 511,337 Discretionary Expenditures $ 1,881,678 $ 4,994,198 ProgramDescription:Page 14 of 268 HLS 26RS-657 ENROLLED HB NO.
The1 OfficeProgramDescription: of theStateInspectorGeneral’smission as astatutorily empoweredlawenforcementagencyisto investigate,detect,andpreventfraud,corruption, waste, inefficiencies, mismanagement, misconduct, and abuse in the executive branch of state government.
The Officeof theStateInspector General’s mission as a statutorily empoweredlawenforcementagencyistoinvestigate,detect,andpreventfraud,corruption, waste, inefficiencies, mismanagement, misconduct, and abuse in the executive branch of state government.
Personal Services $ 2,050,563 $ 2,183,658 Operating Expenses $ 45,360 $ 45,360 Professional Services $ 2,500 $ 3,002,500 Other Charges $ 283,715 $ 274,017 Acquisitions/Major Repairs $ 0 $ 0 TOTAL BY EXPENDITURE CATEGORY $ 2,382,138 $ 5,505,535 Page01-103 14MENTAL ofHEALTH 191ADVOCACY HLSSERVICE 26RS-657EXPENDITURES: ENGROSSED HB NO.
1 01-103 MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY SERVICE EXPENDITURES:
Providestrained representationrepresentationtoeveryadult toandjuvenile everyadultpatient andjuvenilepatient in mental health treatment facilities in Louisiana at all stages of the civil commitment process and ensures that the legal rights of all persons with mental disabilities are protected.
TOTAL MEANS OF FINANCE (DISCRETIONARY) $ 0 $ 0 Provided,Page however,15 andof notwithstanding268 anyHLS law26RS-657 toENROLLED theHB contrary,NO. prior year Interagency Transfers derived from Title IV-E shall be carried forward and shall be available for expenditure.
1 Provided, however, and notwithstanding any law to the contrary, prior year Interagency Transfers derived from Title IV-E shall be carried forward and shall be available for expenditure.
Personal Services $ 6,063,956 $ 7,081,039 Operating Expenses $ 387,448 $ 522,448 Professional Services $ 29,506 $ 29,506 Other Charges $ 636,564 $ 960,526 Acquisitions/Major Repairs $ 0 $ 0 TOTAL BY EXPENDITURE CATEGORY $ 7,117,474 $ 8,593,519 Payable out of the State General Fund by Interagency Transfers from the Department of Children and Family Services to the Administrative Program for Title IV-E services $ 500,000 01-106 LOUISIANA TAX COMMISSION EXPENDITURES:
TOTAL EXPENDITURES $ 5,506,650 $ 5,573,483 PageMEANS 15OF ofFINANCE 191(NONDISCRETIONARY): HLS 26RS-657 ENGROSSED HB NO.
1 MEANS OF FINANCE (NONDISCRETIONARY):
Tax Commission Expense Dedicated Fund Account $ 2,792,809 $ 2,161,784 TOTAL MEANS OF FINANCING (DISCRETIONARY) $ 4,513,598 $ 4,607,810 BYPage EXPENDITURE16 CATEGORY:of 268 HLS 26RS-657 ENROLLED HB NO.
1 BY EXPENDITURE CATEGORY:
FY 26 EOB FY 27 REC Executive Administration - Authorized Positions (448) (444)(445) Authorized Other Charges Positions (5) (0) Nondiscretionary Expenditures $ 15,328,845 $ 15,462,281 Discretionary Expenditures $ 348,658,930 $ 333,978,461 ProgramDescription:
PageCommunity 16Development ofBlock 191Grant HLS- 26RS-657Authorized ENGROSSEDPositions HB(91) NO.(91) Authorized Other Charges Positions (37) (42) Nondiscretionary Expenditures $ 2,846,001 $ 2,984,855 Discretionary Expenditures $ 1,203,387,596 $ 1,196,234,752 ProgramDescription:
1 Community Development Block Grant - Authorized Positions (91) (91) Authorized Other Charges Positions (37) (42) Nondiscretionary Expenditures $ 2,846,001 $ 2,984,855 Discretionary Expenditures $ 1,203,387,596 $ 1,196,234,752 ProgramDescription:
TOTAL EXPENDITURES $ 1,606,997,969 $ 1,585,491,677 MEANSPage OF17 FINANCEof (NONDISCRETIONARY):268 HLS 26RS-657 ENROLLED HB NO.
1 MEANS OF FINANCE (NONDISCRETIONARY):
Granting Unserved Municipalities Broadband Opportunities Fund $ 90,000,000 $ 89,482,811 State Emergency Response Fund $ 100,000 $ 100,000 Energy Performance Contract Fund $ 30,000 $ 30,000 Engineering Fees Subfund within the Water Sector Fund $ 2,500,000 $ 2,500,000 Phase II Subfund of the Water Sector $ 75,000,000 $ 75,000,000 Fund Emergency Subfund of the Water $ 5,000,000 $ 5,000,000 Sector Fund Political Subdivision Federal Grant Assistance Fund $ 1,882,648 $ 9,040,125 Criminal Justice Priority Fund $ 27,000,000 $ 27,000,000 PageLouisiana 17Charter ofSchool 191Start-Up HLSand 26RS-657Expansion ENGROSSEDLoan HBFund NO.$ 218,780 $ 218,780 Modernization and Security Fund $ 10,000,000 $ 0 Federal Funds $ 1,178,183,066 $ 1,176,263,796 TOTAL MEANS OF FINANCING (DISCRETIONARY) $ 1,588,540,983 $ 1,566,774,963 BY EXPENDITURE CATEGORY:
1 Louisiana Charter School Start-Up and Expansion Loan Fund $ 218,780 $ 218,780 Modernization and Security Fund $ 10,000,000 $ 0 Federal Funds $ 1,178,183,066 $ 1,176,263,796 TOTAL MEANS OF FINANCING (DISCRETIONARY) $ 1,588,540,983 $ 1,566,774,963 BY EXPENDITURE CATEGORY:
State Register $ 600,762 $ 615,007 LEAF $ 30,000,000 $ 30,000,000 Cash Management $ 200,000 $ 200,000 Travel Management $ 1,515,763 $ 1,556,249 State Building and Grounds Major Repairs $ 716,148 $ 716,148 Construction Litigation $ 1,013,058 $ 1,013,058 StatePage Uniform18 Payrollof Account268 $HLS 22,00026RS-657 $ENROLLED 22,000HB DisasterNO. CDBG Economic Development Revolving Loan Fund $ 2,708,866 $ 2,708,866 01-109 COASTAL PROTECTION & RESTORATION AUTHORITY EXPENDITURES:
1 State Uniform Payroll Account $ 22,000 $ 22,000 Disaster CDBG Economic Development Revolving Loan Fund $ 2,708,866 $ 2,708,866 Payable out of the State General Fund by Statutory Dedications out of the Strategic Investments Across Louisiana Fund to the Community Development Block Grant Program for the Blue Tarp Program $ 1,500,000 Payable out of the State General Fund (Direct) to the Executive Administration Program for repairs and upgrades of aircraft and associated costs $ 312,189 Payable out of the State General Fund by Interagency Transfers to the Executive Administration Program for aircraft services, including four (4) authorized positions $ 3,000,000 Payable out of the State General Fund by Statutory Dedications out of the Louisiana Charter School Start-Up and Expansion Loan Fund to the Executive Administration Program for the charter school loan program $ 1,000,000 Payable out of the State General Fund by Statutory Dedications out of the Louisiana Transportation Infrastructure Fund to the Executive Administration Program for the Office of Louisiana Highway Construction for rural road preservation and rehabilitation of local or parish-maintained public roads in DeSoto Parish $ 5,000,000 Payable out of the State General Fund (Direct) to the Executive Administration Program for the Office of Louisiana Highway Construction for Claiborne Road in Ouachita Parish between Highway 151 and Highway 80 $ 2,300,000 01-109 COASTAL PROTECTION & RESTORATION AUTHORITY EXPENDITURES:
Through the Implementation Program, CPRA will develop, implement and enforce the coastal protection and restoration Master Plan, which will lead toPage a19 safeof and268 sustainableHLS coast26RS-657 thatENROLLED willHB protectNO. communities, the nation’s critical energy infrastructure, and Louisiana’s natural resources.
TOTAL1 EXPENDITURESto $a 216,954,650safe $and 147,280,659sustainable Pagecoast 18that ofwill 191protect HLScommunities, 26RS-657the ENGROSSEDnation’s HBcritical NO.energy infrastructure, and Louisiana’s natural resources.
1TOTAL EXPENDITURES $ 216,954,650 $ 147,280,659 MEANS OF FINANCE (NONDISCRETIONARY):
The program provides organized, trained and equippedequippedunits units to execute assigned state and federal missions.
Governor's Office of Homeland Securityand Emergency Preparedness - Authorized Positions (120) (119) Authorized Other Charges Positions (210) (210) Nondiscretionary Expenditures $ 6,767,261 $ 6,846,478 Discretionary Expenditures $ 2,970,652,191 $ 2,742,068,548 Page 1920 of 191268 HLS 26RS-657 ENGROSSEDENROLLED HB NO.
1 Governor's Office of Homeland Securityand Emergency Preparedness - Authorized Positions (120) (119) Authorized Other Charges Positions (210) (210) Nondiscretionary Expenditures $ 6,767,261 $ 6,846,478 Discretionary Expenditures $ 2,970,652,191 $ 2,742,068,548 Program Description:
Long Center, and Camp Minden), Starbase Programs (Camp Beauregard, JacksonBarracks,Jackson Barracks, and Iberville Parish), and Job Challenge (Gillis W.
Camp Minden Fire Protection Fund $ 50,000 $ 50,000 Modernization and Security Fund $ 3,536,760 $ 0 Disability-Focused Disaster Preparedness and Response Fund $ 500,000 $ 500,000 State Emergency Response Fund $ 1,180,412 $ 1,000,000 Water Sector Fund $ 414,544,502 $ 200,000,000 Federal Funds $ 2,522,733,500 $ 2,513,979,292 TOTAL MEANS OF FINANCING (DISCRETIONARY) $ 3,100,724,894 $ 2,858,097,875 Page 2021 of 191268 HLS 26RS-657 ENGROSSEDENROLLED HB NO.
1 State Emergency Response Fund $ 1,180,412 $ 1,000,000 Water Sector Fund $ 414,544,502 $ 200,000,000 Federal Funds $ 2,522,733,500 $ 2,513,979,292 TOTAL MEANS OF FINANCING (DISCRETIONARY) $ 3,100,724,894 $ 2,858,097,875 BY EXPENDITURE CATEGORY:
Personal Services $ 86,533,519 $ 90,119,210 Operating Expenses $ 39,685,895 $ 36,580,780 Professional Services $ 6,348,030 $ 5,744,817 Other Charges $ 2,975,259,884 $ 2,739,443,695 Acquisitions/Major Repairs $ 12,273,429 $ 4,568,845 TOTAL BY EXPENDITURE CATEGORY $ 3,120,100,757 $ 2,876,457,347 Payable out of the State General Fund (Direct)by Statutory Dedications out of the State Emergency Response Fund to the Governor's Office of Homeland SecuritySecurityand and Emergency Preparedness Program for Federal Emergency Management Agency Hurricaneclose Katrinaout debtcosts paymentsfor Hurricane Katrina $ 23,000,000 The commissioner of administration is hereby authorized and directed to adjust the means of finance for the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Program by reducing the appropriation out of the State General Fund (Direct) by ($8,996,813),($8,996,813)andbyreducingthenumberofauthorizedpositionsbytwelve(12),intheevent in the event that House Bill No.
01-116Payable OFFICEout OFof THEthe STATEState PUBLICGeneral DEFENDERFund EXPENDITURES:by Statutory Dedications out of the Criminal Justice and First Responder Fund to the Governor's Office of Homeland Securityand Emergency Preparedness Program for equipment for drones and securityupgrades for the Tulane University Office of Public Safety $ 560,800 Payable out of Federal Funds to the Military Affairs Program for a business management operations manager, including one (1) authorized position $ 96,039 Payable out of Federal Funds to the Military Affairs Program for a facility manager, including one (1) authorized position $ 105,216 Payable out of Federal Funds to the Military Affairs Program for a training support system analyst, including one (1) authorized position $ 89,228 Payable out of the State General Fund by Statutory Dedications out of the State Emergency Response Fund to the Governor's Office of Homeland Securityand Emergency Preparedness Program for Hurricane Katrina closeout costs $ 13,030,500 Page 22 of 268 HLS 26RS-657 ENROLLED HB NO.
1 01-116 OFFICE OF THE STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER EXPENDITURES:
The goals of the Office of thetheStatePublic State Public Defenderare to improve the criminal justice system and the quality of criminal defense services provided to individualsthroughacommunity-baseddeliverysystem;ensureequaljusticeforallcitizens without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, political affiliation or disability;guaranteetherespectforpersonalrightsofindividualschargedwithcriminalor delinquent acts;
Louisiana Public Defender Fund $ 46,717,371 $ 46,776,810 Overcollections Fund $ 4,160,105 $ 0 PageDNA 21Testing ofPost-Conviction 191Relief HLSfor 26RS-657Indigents ENGROSSEDFund HB$ NO.50,000 $ 50,000 Federal Funds $ 129,385 $ 168,575 TOTAL MEANS OF FINANCING (DISCRETIONARY) $ 53,631,860 $ 48,570,384 Provided, however, and notwithstanding any law to the contrary, prior year Interagency Transfers derived from Title IV-E shall be carried forward and shall be available for expenditure.
1 DNA Testing Post-Conviction Relief for Indigents Fund $ 50,000 $ 50,000 Federal Funds $ 129,385 $ 168,575 TOTAL MEANS OF FINANCING (DISCRETIONARY) $ 53,631,860 $ 48,570,384 Provided, however, and notwithstanding any law to the contrary, prior year Interagency Transfers derived from Title IV-E shall be carried forward and shall be available for expenditure.
Personal Services $ 2,349,408 $ 2,375,823 Operating Expenses $ 416,158 $ 416,158 Professional Services $ 401,604 $ 401,604 Other Charges $ 50,861,939 $ 45,755,416 Acquisitions/Major Repairs $ 6,600 $ 6,600 TOTAL BY EXPENDITURE CATEGORY $ 54,035,709 $ 48,955,601 Payable out of the State General Fund by Statutory Dedications out of the Overcollections Fund to the Office of the State Public Defender Program for contract costs associated with post-conviction relief $ 2,408,1052,491,105 01-124Page LOUISIANA23 STADIUMof AND268 EXPOSITIONHLS DISTRICT26RS-657 EXPENDITURES:ENROLLED HB NO.
1 01-124 LOUISIANA STADIUM AND EXPOSITION DISTRICT EXPENDITURES:
Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District License Plate Dedicated Fund Account $ 600,000 $ 600,000 TOTAL MEANS OF FINANCING (NONDISCRETIONARY) $ 29,995,726 $ 29,995,726 PageMEANS 22OF ofFINANCE 191(DISCRETIONARY): HLS 26RS-657 ENGROSSED HB NO.
1 MEANS OF FINANCE (DISCRETIONARY):
Advances the overall agency mission through the effective administration of federal formula and discretionary grant programs as may be authorized by Congress to support the development, coordination, and when appropriate, implementationof broad system-widesystem-wideprograms, programs,andbyassisting and byassisting in theimprovementofthe improvementof the state's criminal justice community through the funding of innovative, essential, and needed initiatives at the state and local level.
StatePage Program24 -of Authorized268 PositionsHLS (18)26RS-657 (18)ENROLLED NondiscretionaryHB ExpendituresNO. $ 9,318,865 $ 9,403,092 Discretionary Expenditures $ 15,575,937 $ 14,338,792 Program Description:
1 State Program - Authorized Positions (18) (18) Nondiscretionary Expenditures $ 9,318,865 $ 9,403,092 Discretionary Expenditures $ 15,575,937 $ 14,338,792 Program Description:
Crime Victims Reparation Fund $ 5,605,788 $ 5,605,788 Tobacco Tax Health Care Fund $ 1,565,801 $ 1,721,051 PageInnocence 23Compensation ofFund 191$ HLS1,480,000 26RS-657$ ENGROSSED1,480,000 HBFederal NO.Funds $ 627,116 $ 604,775 TOTAL MEANS OF FINANCING (NONDISCRETIONARY) $ 10,059,721 $ 10,171,194 MEANS OF FINANCE (DISCRETIONARY):
1 Innocence Compensation Fund $ 1,480,000 $ 1,480,000 Federal Funds $ 627,116 $ 604,775 TOTAL MEANS OF FINANCING (NONDISCRETIONARY) $ 10,059,721 $ 10,171,194 MEANS OF FINANCE (DISCRETIONARY):
821 of the 2026 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature becomes law $ 8,996,813 PayablePage out25 of the268 StateHLS General26RS-657 FundENROLLED (Direct)HB toNO. the State Program for office space and vehicle purchases for authorized positions, in the event that House Bill No.
8211 of the Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature becomes law $ 250,000 Payable out of the State General Fund by Statutory Dedications out of the Criminal Justice and First Responder Fund to the State Program for enhancements to the criminal justice integrated data management system $ 2,465,108 Payable out of the State General Fund (Direct) to the State Program for theoffice Crimespace Victim Reparations program for sexual assault centers that provide direct services, health care services, and advocacyvehicle programspurchases for victimsauthorized ofpositions, sexually-orientedin criminalthe offensesevent $that 1,500,000House 01-133Bill OFFICENo. OF ELDERLY AFFAIRS EXPENDITURES:
FY821 26of EOBthe FYRegular 27Session RECof Administrativethe -Louisiana AuthorizedLegislature Positionsbecomes (84)law (84)$ Nondiscretionary250,000 ExpendituresPayable $out 1,823,353of $the 1,851,890State DiscretionaryGeneral ExpendituresFund by Statutory Dedications out of the Criminal Justice and First Responder Fund to the State Program for enhancements to the criminal justice integrated data management system $ 10,282,1902,465,108 Payable out of the State General Fund (Direct) to the State Program for the Crime Victim Reparations program for sexual assault centers that provide direct services, health care services, and advocacy programs for victims of sexually-oriented criminal offenses $ 9,797,1651,500,000 PagePayable 24out of 191the HLSState 26RS-657General ENGROSSEDFund HBby NO.Statutory Dedications out of the Crime Victims Reparations Fund to the State Program for training for sexual assault nurse examiners, in the event that House Bill No.
11247 of the 2026 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature becomes law $ 150,000 Payable out of the State General Fund by Statutory Dedications out of the Criminal Justice and First Responder Fund to the State Program Description:for Truancyand Assessment Services Centers $ 600,000 Payable out of the State General Fund by Statutory Dedications out of the Criminal Justice and First Responder Fund to the State Program for the acquisition and installation of exterior master keyboxes outside of all public schools in the event that Senate Bill No.
132 of the 2026 Regular Session of the Legislature is enacted into law and House Bill No.
821 of the 2026 Regular Session of the Legislature is enacted into law $ 1,000,000 The commissioner of administration is hereby authorized and directed to adjust the means offinancefortheStateProgrambyreducingtheappropriationoutoftheStateGeneralFund by Statutory Dedications out of the Criminal Justice Priority Fund by ($5,000,000), in the eventthatSenateBill No.141 ofthe2026RegularSession oftheLegislatureis enactedinto law.
01-133 OFFICE OF ELDERLY AFFAIRS EXPENDITURES:
FY 26 EOB FY 27 REC Administrative - Authorized Positions (84) (84) Nondiscretionary Expenditures $ 1,823,353 $ 1,851,890 Discretionary Expenditures $ 10,282,190 $ 9,797,165 Program Description:
TitlePage III,26 Titleof V,268 TitleHLS VII26RS-657 andENROLLED NSIPHB -NO. Authorized Positions (3) (3) Nondiscretionary Expenditures $ 45,743 $ 51,813 Discretionary Expenditures $ 44,621,406 $ 41,150,272 Program Description:
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Action History
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Signed by the Governor with one or more line-item vetoes. Becomes Act No. 3.
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Effective date: 06/18/2026.
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Signed by the President of the Senate.
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Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
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Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
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Called from the calendar.
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Read by title, returned to the calendar.
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Read by title, roll called, yeas 101, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
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Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.
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Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
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Received from the Senate with amendments.
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Read by title; made Special Order of the Day No. 1 for 5/26.
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Rules suspended. Reported with amendments. Rules suspended. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
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Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
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Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
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Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 104, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
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Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
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Made Special Order of the day No. 1 for 04/16/2026.
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Reported with amendments (18-0).
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Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
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Prefiled.
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Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
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First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/20/2026.
Sponsors
- Jack McFarland · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Jack McFarland Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (146)
146 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 66 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 101 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 96% | 0% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Amedee | — | Yea |
| Galle | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Yea |
| Johnson, T. | — | Yea |
| Landry, T. | — | Yea |
| St. Blanc | — | Yea |
| Adrian Fisher | Democrat | Yea |
| Aimee Adatto Freeman | Democrat | Yea |
| Alonzo L. Knox | Democrat | Yea |
| Barbara Carpenter | Democrat | Not Voting |
| C. Denise Marcelle | Democrat | Yea |
| Candace N. Newell | Democrat | Yea |
| Chasity Martinez | Democrat | Yea |
| Dana Henry | Democrat | Yea |
| Delisha Boyd | Democrat | Yea |
| Ed Murray | Democrat | Yea |
| Edmond Jordan | Democrat | Yea |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Yea |
| III, Ed Larvadain | Democrat | Yea |
| Joy Walters | Democrat | Yea |
| Jr., Kyle M. Green | Democrat | Yea |
| Ken Brass | Democrat | Yea |
| Mandie Landry | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Marcus Anthony Bryant | Democrat | Yea |
| Pat Moore | Democrat | Yea |
| Rashid Armand Young | Democrat | Yea |
| Robby Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Rodney Lyons | Democrat | Yea |
| Roy Daryl Adams | Democrat | Yea |
| Shaun Raphael Mena | Democrat | Yea |
| Sr., Wilford Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Steven Jackson | Democrat | Yea |
| Sylvia Elaine Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| Tammy T. Phelps | Democrat | Yea |
| Tehmi Jahi Chassion | Democrat | Yea |
| Vanessa Caston LaFleur | Democrat | Yea |
| Annie Spell | Republican | Yea |
| Barbara Reich Freiberg | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Anne Billings | Republican | Yea |
| Brett F. Geymann | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Leonard Glorioso | Republican | Yea |
| Bryan Fontenot | Republican | Yea |
| Chad Michael Boyer | Republican | Yea |
| Chance Keith Henry | Republican | Yea |
| Christopher Turner | Republican | Yea |
| Danny McCormick | Republican | Yea |
| Daryl Andrew Deshotel | Republican | Yea |
| Debbie Villio | Republican | Yea |
| Dixon Wallace McMakin | Republican | Yea |
| Dodie Horton | Republican | Yea |
| Emily Chenevert | Republican | Yea |
| Foy Bryan Gadberry | Republican | Yea |
| Francis C. Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| III, Roger William Wilder | Republican | Yea |
| III, Vincent E. Cox | Republican | Yea |
| IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu | Republican | Yea |
| Jack McFarland | Republican | Yea |
| Jacob Braud | Republican | Yea |
| Jacob Jules Landry | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Brian DeWitt | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley | Republican | Yea |
| Jeremy LaCombe | Republican | Yea |
| Jerome Zeringue | Republican | Yea |
| Jessica Domangue | Republican | Yea |
| John E. Wyble | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph A. Orgeron | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Carlson | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., Dennis Bamburg | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., John R. Illg | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., Michael Robert Bayham | Republican | Not Voting |
| Kathy Edmonston | Republican | Yea |
| Kellee Hennessy Dickerson | Republican | Yea |
| Kim Carver | Republican | Yea |
| Kimberly Landry Coates | Republican | Yea |
| Larry A. Bagley | Republican | Not Voting |
| Lauren Ventrella | Republican | Yea |
| Laurie Schlegel | Republican | Yea |
| Les Farnum | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Wright | Republican | Yea |
| Michael "Gabe" Firment | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Charles Echols | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Melerine | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Neil Riser | Republican | Yea |
| Nicholas Muscarello | Republican | Yea |
| Paul Sawyer | Republican | Yea |
| Phillip Eric Tarver | Republican | Yea |
| Polly Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| R. Dewith Carrier | Republican | Yea |
| Raymond J. Crews | Republican | Yea |
| Reese "Skip" Broussard | Republican | Yea |
| Rhonda Gaye Butler | Republican | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Yea |
| Rodney Schamerhorn | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Bourriaque | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Mack | Republican | Yea |
| Sr., Peter F. Egan | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie H. Berault | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie Hilferty | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy P. Kerner | Republican | Yea |
| Tony Bacala | Republican | Yea |
| Troy Jude Hebert | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne McMahen | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 38 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 97% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. President | — | Yea |
| Edward J. Price | Democrat | Yea |
| Gary Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Luneau | Democrat | Yea |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Yea |
| Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews | Democrat | Yea |
| Larry Selders | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Regina Barrow | Democrat | Yea |
| Royce Duplessis | Democrat | Yea |
| Sam Jenkins | Democrat | Yea |
| Sidney Barthelemy II | Democrat | Yea |
| Adam Bass | Republican | Yea |
| Alan Seabaugh | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Mizell | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Miguez | Republican | Yea |
| Bob Hensgens | Republican | Yea |
| Brach Jerad Myers | Republican | Yea |
| Caleb Kleinpeter | Republican | Yea |
| Eddie J. Lambert | Republican | Yea |
| Franklin J. Foil | Republican | Yea |
| Glen Womack | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Heather Cloud | Republican | Yea |
| Jeremy Stine | Republican | Yea |
| John C. "Jay" Morris | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., William "Bill" Wheat | Republican | Yea |
| Kirk Talbot | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Abraham | Republican | Yea |
| Michael "Big Mike" Fesi | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Reese | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick Connick | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick McMath | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Edmonds | Republican | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Allain | Republican | Yea |
| Stewart Jr. Cathey | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas A. Pressly | Republican | Yea |
| Valarie Hodges | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 104 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 99% | 0% | 0% | 1% |
How each member voted (105)
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