Senate Committee on Finance
May 27, 2026
1:00 P.M.
Room A-B
Scheduled
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
HB488
BRAUD
TAX/SEVERANCE TAX
- Establishes the Belle Chasse Bridge Merit-Based Special Fund and provides for use of the monies in the fund (RE -$11,476,249 GF RV See Note)
HB719
EGAN
DISTRICT ATTORNEYS/ASST
- Provides relative to the number of assistant district attorneys in each judicial district (RE +$2,274,000 GF EX See Note)
HB749
CARVER
FUNDS/INVESTMENTS
- Authorizes the Louisiana Tuition Trust Authority to contract with a program manager for the administration of certain savings accounts (ABLE, START, and START K12 programs) and the investment of account funds (RR +$4,000,000 GF EX See Note)
HB755
TURNER
PUBLIC CONTRACTS
- Establishes indefinite delivery and indefinite quantity professional services contracting for design services for certain projects (RE NO IMPACT See Note)
HB823
KNOX
COURTS
- Establishes a homeless diversion pilot program in Orleans Parish (RE SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)
HB981
MCMAKIN
FUNDS/FUNDING
- Establishes the Law Enforcement Retention Incentive Subfund within the Law Enforcement Recruitment Incentive Fund (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
HB1066
FREIBERG
SUPPLEMENTAL PAY
- Prohibits law enforcement officers employed by a public postsecondary education institution from receiving state supplemental pay (EG -$194,400 GF EX See Note)
HB1194
TERRY LANDRY JR
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
- Provides with respect to the Healthy Food Retail Act (EG NO IMPACT See Note)
DISCUSSION
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
ADJOURNMENT
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