Agenda - Appropriations

House Committee on Appropriations
April 27, 2026 9:00 a.m. Room 5
Scheduled

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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
INSTRUMENTS TO BE HEARD
	HB165	HEBERT	LOTTERY - (Constitutional Amendment) Provides relative to lottery proceeds benefitting veterans (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
	HB175	HEBERT	LOTTERY - Creates the Veterans Service Grant Board and provides for allocation of lottery proceeds (EG +$500,000 SG EX See Note)
	HB198	ECHOLS	HEALTH - Provides relative to Medicaid reimbursement of ambulatory surgical centers for certain procedures (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)
	HB272	CARVER	STUDENTS - Expands student eligibility for participation in the R.E.A.D. (Reading Enrichment and Academic Deliverables) program (EG +$2,600,000 GF EX See Note)
	HB457	KNOX	HOMELESS - Establishes minimum housing standards for individuals experiencing homelessness (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
	HB488	BRAUD	TAX/SEVERANCE TAX - Establishes the Belle Chasse Bridge Merit-Based Special Fund and provides for use of the monies in the fund (OR -$11,476,249 GF RV See Note)
	HB566	CHARLES OWEN	APPROPRIATIONS - Prohibits use of state funds in support of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions policies (OR DECREASE RV See Note)
	HB603	WRIGHT	FUNDS/FUNDING - (Constitutional Amendment) Authorizes the investment of state funds in digital assets and precious metals (OR NO IMPACT See Note)
	HB763	BILLINGS	PUBLIC RECORDS - Provides for a public Settlement Agreement Information Database to contain certain information regarding settlements entered into by state agencies (OR NO IMPACT See Note)
	HB902	MARCELLE	HEALTH - Provides relative to the creation of a trauma-informed training program (EG +$210,433 GF EX See Note)
	HB909	SPELL	INSURANCE - Required coverage for behavioral health crisis services (OR INCREASE EX See Note)
	HB971	STAGNI	MEDICAID - Provides relative to Medicaid reimbursement for rural health clinics (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)
	HB981	VILLIO	FUNDS/FUNDING - Extends the sunset for the law enforcement recruitment incentive program (OR NO IMPACT See Note)
	HB1066	FREIBERG	SUPPLEMENTAL PAY - Prohibits law enforcement officers employed by a public postsecondary education institution from receiving state supplemental pay (OR -$194,400 GF EX See Note)
	HB1125	HILFERTY	INSURANCE/GROUP-STATE - Provides for participation by full-time firefighters in insurance programs offered by the state's Office of Group Benefits (OR INCREASE SG EX See Note)
	HB1154	GLORIOSO	INSURANCE - Prohibits prior authorizations requirements for certain generic medications prescribed by qualified physicians (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
	HB1231	BERAULT	MEDICAID MANAGED CARE - Provides relative to Medicaid coverage for pregnant women (EG NO IMPACT See Note)
OTHER BUSINESS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ADJOURNMENT

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