House Committee on Appropriations
April 26, 2021
9:00 a.m.
Room 5

Adjourned
 




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CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
 HCR6ZERINGUEFUNDS/FUNDING-BUDGET, ST - Directs flood protection districts and parish governing authorities in areas benefitting from the federal Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System (HSDRRS) to contribute towards the $400 million annual payments the state must make for this project (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
 HB31MUSCARELLOFUNDS/PARISH TRANSPORT - Authorizes use of Parish Transportation Fund monies for mass transit in Tangipahoa Parish (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note)
 HB38EDMONDSFISCAL CONTROLS - Provides for school board information to be accessible on the Louisiana Fiscal Transparency Website known as Louisiana Checkbook (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 HB40WRIGHTFUNDS/FUNDING - Limits certain monies from being used to pay for certain Dept. of Transportation and Development expenses (EG +$31,007,763 GF EX See Note)
 HB58COUSSANMINERALS/MINERAL BOARD - Extends certain funding for the Mineral and Energy Operation Fund (EN +$900,000 SD EX See Note)
 HB128ZERINGUEFISCAL CONTROLS - Provides relative to the powers and duties of the Cash Management Review Board with respect to financial security and cybersecurity plans and procedures adopted by state agencies, including the assessment and deployment of such plans and procedures (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
 HB142THOMPSONFUNDS/INVESTMENTS - Provides relative to investment authority of the treasurer (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD RV See Note)
 HB154ZERINGUEFUNDS/INVESTMENTS - (Constitutional Amendment) Provides relative to the maximum amount of monies in certain funds that may be invested in stocks (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD RV See Note)
 HB155CORMIERAPPROPRIATIONS/GENERAL - Provides appropriation for the Board of Regents for Fiscal Year 2021-2022 to purchase certain chest compression devices (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
 HB273BEAULLIEUBUDGETARY CONTROLS - (Constitutional Amendment) Provides for changes in the expenditure limit calculation (RE SEE FISC NOTE EX See Note)
 HB276BEAULLIEUBUDGETARY CONTROLS - Provides for changes in the expenditure limit calculation (EG SEE FISC NOTE EX See Note)
 HB284ILLGTREASURER - Provides relative to securities lending (EN INCREASE SG RV See Note)
 HB347KERNERFUNDS/FUNDING - Provides relative to the Regional Maintenance and Improvement Fund (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note)
 HB508IVEYFUNDS/FUNDING - Dedicates funds to the State Cybersecurity and Information Technology Fund (OR NO IMPACT SD EX See Note)
 HB511MCFARLANDBUDGETARY CONTROLS - Provides relative to budgetary operations and funding for the Department of Transportation and Development (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
 HB545HUGHESHIGHWAYS - Provides relative to the Department of Transportation and Development and the State Highway Improvement Fund for the expenditure of money (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note)
 HB566JORDANFUNDS/FUNDING - Dedicates a portion of the taxes collected on certain surplus lines of insurance (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note)
 HB618DUSTIN MILLERPROCUREMENT - Provides with respect to fiscal intermediary services contracts in state information technology procurement (EN NO IMPACT GF EX See Note)

BUSINESS

ANNOUNCEMENTS
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