Louisiana 2026 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

HB 313 — FUNDS/FUNDING: Provides for the transfer, deposit, and use of monies among state funds

Last action — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 636.

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 24, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Jeff Landry (Republican) on June 02, 2026.

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Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

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  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

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This bill allows money to be transferred and used between various state funds.

The bill provides a framework for how state funds can be transferred, deposited, and utilized. This process is aimed at efficiently managing state finances.

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In the latest version of Bill HB 313, a reference to "ACT No. 636" has been removed. This change may simplify the bill and clarify its intentions by removing unnecessary legal references, making it easier for everyone to understand. This small update helps streamline the document, ensuring that the focus remains on the core issues addressed by the bill.

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HLS 26RS-659 ENGROSSED Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.
ENROLLED Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.
313 BY REPRESENTATIVE MCFARLAND FUNDS/FUNDING:
313 BY REPRESENTATIVE MCFARLAND AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S.
Providesforthetransfer,deposit,anduseofmoniesamongstatefunds AN ACT To repeal R.S.
17:407.30(B), R.S.
39:100.118(B), 100.256(D) and (E), 1533(A),R.S.
48:197(B)(3),R.S.
49:259(B)(1)and(C)(3),andR.S.
51:2316(B)(2), to enact R.S.
39:82(L), 100.112(F)(2)(e), 100.171(D), 100.252(F), 100.253(D)(4), 100.255(D)(6),100.257,and100.258andR.S.51:1260(I)and2316(D),andtorepeal R.S.
to provide for the transfer, deposit, and use, as specified, of monies in certain treasury funds and accounts;torepealcertaintreasuryfunds;toprovideaneffectivedate;andtoprovide for related matters.
to provide for the transfer, deposit, and use, as specified, of monies in certain treasury funds and accounts;
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
to provide for the dedication of certain monies to the Louisiana Early ChildhoodEducationFund;toprovideforuseofmoniesintheLocalRevenueFund;
to provide for use of monies in the Hurricane Ida RecoveryFund;
to provide for use ofmoniesintheLouisianaTransportationInfrastructureFund;toprovidefortheuse of monies in the Higher Education Campus Revitalization Fund;
to provide for the useofmoniesintheLouisianaEconomicDevelopmentInitiativesFund;toestablish the Criminal Justice Technology Innovation Fund;
to establish the Strategic Investments Across Louisiana Fund;
to restrict payments of certain monies in the Self-Insurance Fund;
to provide for the use of monies in the Regional Maintenance andImprovementFund;
to provide for approvals for the use ofcertainmonies in the MajorEventsIncentiveFund;toprovidefortheinvestmentanduseofmonies in the Site Investment and Infrastructure Improvement Fund;
to authorize appropriation from the Revenue Stabilization Trust Fund;
to modify threshold amounts and percentagesallowableforappropriationsfromtheRevenueStabilizationTrustFund;
to repeal certain treasury funds;
to provide an effective date;
and to provide for related matters.
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313 ENROLLED Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
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(D) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the state treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to transfer $892,093 from the State General Fund (Direct) into the Criminal Justice Priority Fund.
313 (D) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the state treasurer is herebyauthorizedanddirectedtotransfer$50,000,000fromtheStateGeneralFund(Direct) into the State Emergency Response Fund.
(E) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the state treasurer is herebyauthorized and directed to transfer$2,400,000 from the State General Fund (Direct) into the Federal Energy Settlement Fund.
Section 3.(A) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the state treasurerisherebyauthorizedanddirectedtotransfer$900,000fromtheStateGeneralFund (Direct) into the Imagination Library of Louisiana Fund.
(F) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the state treasurer is herebyauthorized and directed to deposit into the Overcollections Fund from the revenues in the state general fund an amount equal to the amount of the State General Fund (Direct) for eachline item appropriationintheActthatoriginatedas HouseBill No.
(B) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the state treasurer is herebyauthorized and directed to transfer$1,000,000 from the State General Fund (Direct) into the Reading Enrichment and Academic Deliverables Fund.
312 of the 2026 Regular Session of the Legislature that has a State General Fund (Direct)appropriation that is vetoed by the governor other than pursuant to his authority under Article IV, Section 5(G)(2) of the Constitution of Louisiana and that is not overridden by the legislature.
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313 ENROLLED Section 3.(A) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the state treasurerisherebyauthorizedanddirectedtotransfer$900,000fromtheStateGeneralFund (Direct) into the Imagination Library of Louisiana Fund.
(B) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the state treasurer is herebyauthorized and directed to transfer $1,000,000 from the State GeneralFund (Direct) into the Reading Enrichment and Academic Deliverables Fund.
(D) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the state treasurer is herebyauthorized and directed to deposit into the Overcollections Fund from the revenues in the state general fund an amount equal to the amount of the State General Fund (Direct) for each line item appropriation in the Act that originated as House Bill No.
1 of the 2026 Regular Session of the Legislature that has a State GeneralFund (Direct)appropriation that is vetoed by the governor other than pursuant to his authority under Article IV, Section 5(G)(2) of the Constitution of Louisiana and that is not overridden by the legislature.
(E) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the state treasurer is herebyauthorized and directed to deposit into the Overcollections Fund from the revenues in the state general fund an amount equal to the amount of the State General Fund (Direct) for each appropriation in the Act that originated as House Bill No.
1 of the 2026 Regular SessionoftheLegislaturethathasanappropriationthatis reducedbythegovernorpursuant to his authority under Article VIII, Section 13(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana and that is consented to in writing by two-thirds of the elected members of each house of the legislature.Nofundingapplicableto theinstructionalactivitiesofcity,parish,orotherlocal public school systems or schools pursuant to the Minimum Foundation Program formula shall be transferred pursuant to this Subsection.
17:407.30(B) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
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§407.30.
Louisiana Early Childhood Education Fund * * * Page 3 of 13 CODING:
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313 ENROLLED B.
After satisfying the requirements of the Bond Security and Redemption Fund as provided in Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana, except as otherwise provided by law, monies shall be deposited into the fund as follows:
(1) The avails of the monies provided for in R.S.
39:82(J).
(2) Anyappropriations,publicorprivategrants,gifts, ordonations received by the state or the Department of Education for the purposes of this Section, other than federal funds for the Child Careand Development Fund Program, shall also be credited to the fund.
* * * Section 5.
R.S.
39:100.118(B) and 100.256(D) and (E) are hereby amended and reenacted and R.S.
39:82(L), 100.112(F)(2)(e), 100.171(D), 100.252(F), 100.253(D)(4), 100.255(D)(6), 100.257, and 100.258 are herebyenacted to read as follows:
§82.
Remission of cash balances to the state treasurer;
authorized withdrawals of state monies after the close of the fiscal year;
reports * * * L.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section, for Fiscal Year 2025- 2026, the treasurer shall deposit all cash balances of anystate funds occurring from any appropriations made by legislative act or the Interim Emergency Board to the Department of Education at the end of the fiscal year into the Louisiana Early Childhood Education Fund.
Provided, however, the provisions of this Subsection shall not apply to any dedicated funds that would otherwise be retained by the respective funds or state funds for which a bona fide liability exists on the last day of Fiscal Year 2025-2026.
* * * §100.112.
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313 ENROLLED (2)(a) * * * (e) Notwithstanding any provision of this Paragraph to the contrary, for Fiscal Year 2026-2027, the minimum fund balance shall equal one billion five hundredthirty-twomilliononehundredthirty-twothousandtwohundredeighty-five dollars and the allowable percentage shall equal thirty-six percent.
* * * §100.118.
Local Revenue Fund * * * B.
Themonies in the fund shall beusedsolelyfordistribution to advalorem taxrecipientbodieswithinaparishtooffsetlossesattributabletobusinessinventory exemptions to the ad valorem tax granted by a parish.
the following:
(1) Distribution to ad valorem tax recipient bodies within a parish to offset losses attributable to business inventory exemptions to the ad valorem tax granted by a parish.
(2) Beginning July 1, 2026, the treasurer shall annuallydeposit five million dollars of these monies into the Local Infrastructure Fund for reimbursement of qualifying expenses of a political subdivision incurred in the repair or mitigation of damage caused by the expansion of broadband services.
* * * §100.171.
Hurricane Ida Recovery Fund * * * D.
Allmoniesreceivedbyarecipiententitypursuanttotheprovisionsofthis Section shall be expended no later than June 30, 2027.
All such monies not expendedbythis dateshall bereturnedto thestatetreasurybytherecipiententityno later than August 1, 2027.
As used in this Section, the term "expended" does not include obligation of funds without payment in full having been made.
* * * §100.252.
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313 ENROLLED F.
For Fiscal Year 2026-2027, the monies deposited in the fund shall be utilized for the following:
(1) The amount of one hundred twenty-five million shall be used for transportation infrastructure initiatives.
(2) Of the remaining monies deposited into the fund in Fiscal Year 2026- 2027, the amount of one hundred million dollars shall be used for the Highway Priority Program.
(3) Of the remaining monies deposited into the fund in Fiscal Year 2026- 2027,theamountofsixty-threemilliondollarsshallbeusedfordistrictmaintenance funding.
(4) Of the remaining monies deposited into the fund in Fiscal Year 2026- 2027, the amount of thirty-five million dollars shall be used for a box culvert program administered by the Department of Transportation and Development.
(5) Of the remaining monies deposited into the fund in Fiscal Year 2026- 2027, the amount of thirty million dollars will be used for state highway initiatives administered by the division of administration.
(6) Of the remaining monies deposited into the fund in Fiscal Year 2026- 2027, the amount of twenty-five million dollars shall be used for a box culvert program administered by the division of administration.
§100.253.
Higher Education Campus Revitalization Fund * * * D.
The monies in the fund shall be utilized for the following:
* * * (4) For Fiscal Year 2026-2027 monies in the fund shall be used for the following:
(a) Of the remaining monies deposited into the fund in Fiscal Year 2026- 2027, the amount of three million eight hundred thousand dollars shall be used for land acquisitions and facilities at Louisiana State University at Alexandria.
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313 ENROLLED (b) Of the remaining monies deposited into the fund in Fiscal Year 2026- 2027, the amount of three million three hundred thousand dollars shall be used for costs associated with training initiatives at River Parishes Community College.
* * * §100.255.
Louisiana Economic Development Initiatives Fund * * * D.
The monies in the fund shall be utilized for the following:
* * * (6) For Fiscal Year 2026-2027 monies in the fund shall be used for the following:
(a) The state treasurer shall deposit the first fifty million dollars of monies received into the Site Investment and Infrastructure Improvement Fund.
(b) Of the remaining monies deposited into the fund in Fiscal Year 2026- 2027, the amount of twenty-five million dollars shall be used for strategic investmentsinthehealthcareindustryatLouisianaStateUniversityHealthSciences Center at Shreveport.
(c) Of the remaining monies deposited into the fund in Fiscal Year 2026- 2027, the amount of ten million dollars shall be used for economic development investments associatedwith the redevelopmentof the CharityHospital andMedical Center of Louisiana at New Orleans.
(d) Of the remaining monies deposited into the fund in Fiscal Year 2026- 2027, the state treasurer shall deposit the amount of five million dollars into the Rapid Response Fund.
(e) Of the remaining monies deposited into the fund in Fiscal Year 2026- 2027, the amount of five million dollars shall be used for economic development initiatives aimed at the wood pellet industry.
(f) Of the remaining monies deposited into the fund in Fiscal Year 2026- 2027, the amount of two million dollars shall be used for innovation initiatives throughout the state.
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313 ENROLLED §100.256.
Local Infrastructure Fund * * * D.
Moniesinthefundshallbeappropriatedtothedivisionofadministration, office of community development office of public health, Louisiana Department of Health, for the reimbursement of qualifying expenses of a political subdivision incurredintherepairormitigationofdamagecausedbytheexpansionofbroadband services.
E.
The division of administration, office of community development office of public health, Louisiana Department of Health, shall develop guidelines for the administrationofmoniesinthefundandshallsubmitsuchguidelinesforreviewand approval by the Water Sector Commission Joint Legislative Committee on the Budgetpriortoimplementation.Theofficeofcommunitydevelopmentshallsubmit aquarterlyreporttotheWaterSectorCommission onthemoniesexpendedfromthe fund.
§100.257.
Criminal Justice Technology Innovation Fund There is hereby established in the state treasury, as a special fund, the CriminalJusticeTechnologyInnovationFund,hereinafterreferredtointhisSection as the "fund".
Any money transferred or appropriated to the fund by the legislature shall be deposited into the fund after compliance with the requirements of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana relative to the Bond Securityand RedemptionFund.Allunexpendedandunencumberedmoniesinthefundattheend of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund.
The monies in the fund shall be invested by the state treasurer in the same manner as monies in the state general fund, and interest earned on theinvestment of monies in the fund shall be creditedto the fund.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 10 of Title 38 and Part V-A of Chapter 1 and Chapter 17 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, monies in the fund shall be used by offices of the district attorney to leverage technology to collaborate with other entities and facilitate interagency communication regarding care and protection of youth.
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313 ENROLLED §100.258.
Strategic Investments Across Louisiana Fund There is hereby established in the state treasury, as a special fund, the Strategic Investments Across Louisiana Fund, hereinafterreferredto in this Section as the "fund".
Any money transferred or appropriated to the fund by the legislature shall be deposited into the fund after compliance with the requirements of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana relative to the Bond Securityand RedemptionFund.
Allunexpendedandunencumberedmoniesinthefundattheend of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund.
The monies in the fund shall be invested by the state treasurer in the same manner as monies in the state general fund, and interest earned on the investment of monies in thefundshall be creditedto the fund.
Monies in the fund shall be subject to appropriation.
* * * Section 6.
R.S.
39:1533(A) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
§1533.
Self-Insurance Fund A.(1) There is hereby created in the Department of the Treasury a special fund to be known as the "Self-Insurance Fund".
The fund shall consist of all premiums paid by state agencies under the state's risk management program as establishedbythisChapter,theinvestmentincomeearnedfromsuchpremiums,and commissionsretainedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthisTitle.Thisfundshall be used only for the payment of losses incurred by state agencies under the self-insurance program, premiums for insurance obtained through commercial carriers,administrativeexpenses associated with the management of thestate's risk, law enforcement officers and firemen's survivors benefits as provided for in R.S.
40:1665(C)and1665.2(C),lawenforcementofficersandfiremen'sdisabilitybenefits as provided for in R.S.
40:1668, the payment of extraordinary medical and dental expensesforfiremenandlawenforcementofficersasprovidedforinR.S.40:1668.1, the payment of losses incurredbythe JeffersonParish Human Services Authorityin accordance with R.S.
28:831(J), the payment of losses incurred bythe Capital Area Human Services District in accordance with R.S.
28:906, the payment of losses incurredbythe Florida Parishes Human Services Authorityin accordancewith R.S.
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313 ENROLLED 28:856,thepaymentoflossesincurredbytheMetropolitanHumanServicesDistrict in accordance with R.S.
28:866, the payment of losses incurred by the Northeast Delta Human Services Authority in accordance with R.S.
28:896, the payment of losses incurred by the South Central Louisiana Human Services Authority in accordancewith R.S.
28:876, and the funding of the legal services,such funds to be administered by the commissioner of administration.
(2) Payments for law enforcement officers and firemen survivor and disabilitybenefits and extraordinarymedical and dental expenses as provided for in R.S.40:1665(C),1665.2(C),and1668,and1668.1shallbemadebytheofficeofrisk management on behalf of the Law Enforcement Officers and Firemen's Survivor Benefit Review Board as a result of a specific appropriation received for that purpose.
AggregatepaymentsmadepursuanttothisParagraphshallnot exceedfive million dollars in any given fiscal year.
* * * Section 7.
R.S.
48:197(B)(3) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
§197.
Motor vehicle license tax;
Regional Maintenance and Improvement Fund * * * B.(1) * * * (3) Monies in the fund shall be appropriated to Jefferson Parish and used exclusivelyformaintenanceandimprovementsalongtheWestbankExpresswayUS 90 Business corridor and Louisiana Highway 45 (LA 45), and the construction of walkways and pedestrian bridges along Louisiana Highway 541 (River Road), all located in Jefferson Parish, including the operation and maintenance of all lighting previously operated and maintained by the Department of Transportation and Development.
Section 8.
R.S.
49:259(B)(1) and (C)(3) are hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
§259.
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313 ENROLLED B.(1) AftersatisfyingtherequirementsoftheBondSecurityandRedemption Fund as provided in Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana, the treasurer shall transfer into the fund each fiscal year from proceeds received as providedin Subsection Aofthis Sectionanamountwhichtogetherwith thebalance in thefund asofeachJulyfirstis sufficientto bringthe balancein the fundto fifteen twenty million dollars annually.
Annual deposits into the fund shall not exceed a total of fifteen twenty million dollars, and the balance of the fund shall not exceed fifteen twenty million dollars.
Any proceeds received as provided in Subsection A of this Section, after making the total annual deposit into the fund of fifteen twenty million dollars, shall be deposited into the state general fund.
* * * C.(1) * * * (3) Each fiscal year, monies shall be deposited into the fund in an amount sufficient to bring the unencumbered balance in the fund to fifteen twenty million dollars.
* * * Section9.
R.S.51:2316(B)(2)isherebyamendedandreenactedandR.S.51:1260(I) and 2316(D) are herebyenacted to read as follows:
§1260.
Major Events Incentive Fund;
Major Events Incentive Program * * * I.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection E of this Section, contracts enteredinto for events whichhavereceivedaspecificappropriationin anActbythe legislatureshallnotrequirepriorapprovaloftheJoint Legislative Committeeon the Budget.
* * * §2316.
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313 ENROLLED (2) Moniesinthefundshall beinvestedin thesamemannerasmoniesinthe state general fund.
Interest earned on investment of monies in the fund shall be deposited into the state generalfund.
Unexpended and unencumberedmonies in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund.
The state treasurer is hereby directed to invest the monies in the fund in a separate portfolio.
All investment income earned on monies in the fund, net of investment expenditures, shall be creditedto LouisianaEconomicDevelopment, and maybe used as program revenue for purposes consistent with this Section.
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Notwithstanding anyotherprovision oflaworrule to the contrary, of the amounts deposited into the Fund in Fiscal Year 2026-2027, the amount of five million nine hundred thousand dollars will serve as the repayment on behalf of the Vinton Harbor and Terminal District.
Section 10.
R.S.
Section5.(A) TheprovisionsofthisSectionandSections1,2,and4ofthisActshall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not signed by the governor, upon expirationofthetimeforbillstobecomelawwithoutsignaturebythegovernor,asprovided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana.
Section 11.
If vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become effective on the day following such approval.
Inaccordancewith theprovisions ofArticleVII, Section 10.15(F)(3) of the Constitution of Louisiana, the Legislature of Louisiana, two-thirds of each house concurring,doesherebyauthorizeappropriationfromtheRevenueStabilizationTrustFund for the purpose of addressing emergency conditions across the state in Fiscal Year 2026- 2027.
(B) The provisions of Section 3 of this Act shall become effective July 1, 2026.
Section 12.(A) The provisions of this Section and Sections 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, and 9 through 11 of this Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not signedbythegovernor,uponexpirationofthetimeforbillstobecomelawwithoutsignature by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana.
DIGEST ThedigestprintedbelowwaspreparedbyHouseLegislative Services.
If vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Section and Sections 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, and 9 through 11 of this Act shall become effective on the day following such approval.
It constitutes nopart of the legislative instrument.
(B) The provisions of Sections 3 and 8 of this Act shall become effective July 1, 2026.
The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent.
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1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HB 313 Engrossed 2026 Regular Session McFarland Abstract:
HB NO.
Transfers state general fund monies to certain special funds and accounts in the state treasury.
313 ENROLLED (C) The provisions of Section 6 of this Act shall take effect and become operative if and when the Act which originated as House Bill No.
Proposed law transfers 25% of the FY 2024-2025 surplus ($144,268,468) to the Budget Stabilization Fund.
145 of this 2026 Regular Session of the Legislature is enacted and becomes effective.
Proposed law transfers the following amounts from the state general fund in the current fiscal year:
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA APPROVED:
(1) $50,000,000 to the State Emergency Response Fund.
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313 (2) $12,760,000 to the Voting Technology Fund.
(3) $5,000,000 to the Oil and Gas Regulatory Dedicated Fund Account.
(4) $1,000,000 to the Carbon Dioxide Geologic Storage Trust Fund.
Proposed law transfers the following amounts from the state general fund in Fiscal Year 2026-2027:
(1) $1,000,000 to the Reading Enrichment and Academic Deliverables Fund.
(2) $900,000 to the Imagination Library of Louisiana Fund.
(3) $500,000 to the Conservation Incentive Program Account.
Proposed law repeals the 2021 Market Adjustments Reduction Fund (R.S.
39:100.49) and the 2021 Budget Reconciliation Fund (R.S.
39:100.50).
Effective upon signature of governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Repeals R.S.
39:100.49 and 100.50) Summary of Amendments Adopted by House The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Appropriations to the original bill:
1.
Make various transfers from the state general fund in the current fiscal year.
2.
Make various transfers from the state general fund in Fiscal Year 2026-2027.
3.
Repeal the 2021 Market Adjustments Reduction Fund (R.S.
39:100.49) and the Budget Reconciliation Fund (R.S.
39:100.50).
4.
Make technical changes.
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Action History

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 636.

  2. Effective date: See Act.

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate.

  4. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

  5. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

  6. Read by title, roll called, yeas 99, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

  7. Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.

  8. 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.

  9. Received from the Senate with amendments.

  10. Read by title; made Special Order of the Day No. 3 for 5/26.

  11. Rules suspended. Reported with amendments. Rules suspended. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  12. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.

  13. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Finance.

  14. Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

  15. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 104, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

  16. Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

  17. Made Special Order of the day No. 5 for 04/16/2026.

  18. Reported with amendments (16-0).

  19. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

  20. First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.

  21. Prefiled.

  22. Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

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CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1674)

Passed 99 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 27003
Republican 66002
Unaffiliated 6001
Total 99006
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
Amedee — Yea
Galle — Yea
Stagni — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Not Voting
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 Yea
Marcus Anthony Bryant Democrat Yea
Pat Moore Democrat Yea
Rashid Armand Young Democrat Not Voting
Robby Carter Democrat Yea
Rodney Lyons Democrat Yea
Roy Daryl Adams Democrat Yea
Shaun Raphael Mena Democrat Yea
Sr., Wilford Carter Democrat Not Voting
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

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FINAL PASSAGE (#1383)

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 1000
Republican 27000
Democrat 10001
Total 38001
% 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

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FINAL PASSAGE (#568)

Passed 104 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
Republican 68000
Democrat 29001
Total 104001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
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 Yea
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 Yea
Marcus Anthony Bryant Democrat Yea
Pat Moore Democrat Yea
Rashid Armand Young Democrat Not Voting
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 Yea
Kathy Edmonston Republican Yea
Kellee Hennessy Dickerson Republican Yea
Kim Carver Republican Yea
Kimberly Landry Coates Republican Yea
Larry A. Bagley Republican Yea
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

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