Finance

πŸ“… Next Meeting: TBD

🧾 Bills Pending: 43

Members

Glen Womack πŸ₯‡ Glen Womack (R)
Heather Cloud πŸ₯ˆ Heather Cloud (R)
πŸ‘€ Blake Miguez (R)
πŸ›‘οΈ Franklin Foil (R)
πŸ‘€ Gerald Boudreaux (D)
πŸ‘€ Jeremy Stine (R)
πŸ‘€ Jimmy Harris (D)
πŸ‘€ Larry Selders (D)
⏳ Mark Abraham (R)
πŸ‘€ Michael Fesi (R)
πŸ‘€ Rick Edmonds (R)
⏳ Robert Owen (R)
πŸ‘€ Thomas Pressly (R)

Bills Pending in Finance

HB350: Provides for students at Γ‰cole Pointe-au-Chien (RE INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Last Action: Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
Date: 2026-05-25

Pending: πŸ› Finance πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Jessica Domangue

Co-sponsors: Beryl Amedee Kim Carver Terry Landry Jr. Sylvia Taylor

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HB944: Creates the Louisiana Women's Health Consortium (RE INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Last Action: Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
Date: 2026-05-25

Pending: πŸ› Finance πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Stephanie Hilferty

Co-sponsors: Beth Billings Delisha Boyd Dewith Carrier Tehmi Chassion Jessica Domangue Kathy Edmonston Chance Henry Vanessa Caston Lafleur Rodney Lyons Paul Sawyer Laurie Schlegel

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HB198: Provides relative to Medicaid reimbursement of ambulatory surgical centers for certain procedures (RE +$375,050 GF EX See Note)

Last Action: Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
Date: 2026-05-21

Pending: πŸ› Finance πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Michael Echols

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HB797: Creates the Bayou Gold Program (RR INCREASE SG EX See Note)

Last Action: Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
Date: 2026-05-21

Pending: πŸ› Finance πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Raymond Crews

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HB1028: Requires the Louisiana Department of Health to increase the reimbursement rates for nonemergency medical transportation providers (RE +$2,601,174 GF EX See Note)

Last Action: Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
Date: 2026-05-21

Pending: πŸ› Finance πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Rodney Lyons

Co-sponsors: Tehmi Chassion Peter Egan Adrian Fisher Steven Jackson Annie Spell

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HB1222: Provides relative to grocery initiative grants and financial support (RR INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Last Action: Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
Date: 2026-05-21

Pending: πŸ› Finance πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Rodney Lyons

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HB719: Provides relative to the number of assistant district attorneys in each judicial district (RE +$2,274,000 GF EX See Note)

Last Action: Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
Date: 2026-05-20

Pending: πŸ› Finance πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Peter Egan

Co-sponsors: Jay Galle Daryl Adams Dennis Bamburg Mike Bayham Stephanie Berault Beth Billings Doyle Boudreaux Jacob Braud Reese Broussard Dewith Carrier Robert Carter Kim Carver Jason DeWitt Kellee Dickerson Bryan Fontenot Barbara Freiberg Brian Glorioso John Illg Steven Jackson Travis Johnson Jeremy LaCombe Denise Marcelle Michael Melerine Shaun Mena Pat Moore Paul Sawyer Laurie Schlegel Vincent St. Blanc Sylvia Taylor Lauren Ventrella Debbie Villio Joy Walters Roger Wilder Jeff Wiley Mark Wright John Wyble

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HB660: Provides for an increase in the dollar amount in warrants to provide for the salaries of assistant district attorneys (RE +$7,572,420 GF EX See Note)

Last Action: Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
Date: 2026-05-20

Pending: πŸ› Finance πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Peter Egan

Co-sponsors: Daryl Adams Tony Bacala Mike Bayham Stephanie Berault Beth Billings Ken Brass Jacob Braud Reese Broussard Dewith Carrier Kim Carver Emily Chenevert Kimberly Coates Adrian Fisher Barbara Freiberg Jay Galle Brian Glorioso Dana Henry John Illg Steven Jackson Travis Johnson Denise Marcelle Shaun Mena Dustin Miller Pat Moore Ed Murray Charles Owen Laurie Schlegel Annie Spell Sylvia Taylor Lauren Ventrella Debbie Villio Joy Walters Jeff Wiley Mark Wright John Wyble Rashid Young Vanessa Caston Lafleur

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HB175: Creates the Veterans Service Grant Board and provides for allocation of lottery proceeds (RR +$500,000 SG EX See Note)

Last Action: Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
Date: 2026-05-19

Pending: πŸ› Finance πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Troy Hebert

Co-sponsors: Daryl Adams Beth Billings Doyle Boudreaux Reese Broussard Vincent Cox Jason DeWitt Kellee Dickerson Jessica Domangue Peter Egan Adrian Fisher Bryan Fontenot Chance Henry Dodie Horton John Illg Jacob Landry Shane Mack Denise Marcelle Chasity Martinez Dustin Miller Annie Spell Sylvia Taylor Joy Walters Jeff Wiley John Wyble

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HB325: Revises initial academic eligibility requirements for a TOPS-Tech award and provides for award to part-time students (RE INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Last Action: Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
Date: 2026-05-19

Pending: πŸ› Finance πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Ken Brass

Co-sponsors: Reese Broussard Josh Carlson Kim Carver Kathy Edmonston Terry Landry Jr. Chasity Martinez Vincent St. Blanc Sylvia Taylor Daryl Adams Stephanie Berault Beth Billings Wilford Carter Tehmi Chassion Adrian Fisher Aimee Freeman Barbara Freiberg Brian Glorioso Kyle Green Dana Henry John Illg Steven Jackson Travis Johnson Edmond Jordan Alonzo Knox Jeremy LaCombe Vanessa Caston Lafleur Rodney Lyons Denise Marcelle Shaun Mena Pat Moore Ed Murray Tammy Phelps Joy Walters John Wyble Rashid Young

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HB749: 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)

Last Action: Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
Date: 2026-05-19

Pending: πŸ› Finance πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Kim Carver

Co-sponsors: Franklin Foil

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HB985: Provides relative to identification procedures for sex offenders (EG1 +$200,000 SG EX See Note)

Last Action: Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
Date: 2026-05-19

Pending: πŸ› Finance πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Kellee Dickerson

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HB938: Provides relative to pharmacy benefit managers (RE +$3,187,173 SG EX See Note)

Last Action: Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
Date: 2026-05-14

Pending: πŸ› Finance πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Christopher Turner

Co-sponsors: Daryl Adams Dennis Bamburg Stephanie Berault Doyle Boudreaux Ryan Bourriaque Dewith Carrier Phillip DeVillier Jason DeWitt Peter Egan Barbara Freiberg Dodie Horton John Illg Charles Owen Rodney Schamerhorn Annie Spell Francis Thompson John Wyble

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HB824: Limits the amount of state general fund that may be appropriated in a fiscal year (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)

Last Action: Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Date: 2026-05-13

Pending: πŸ› Finance πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Beau Beaullieu

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HB1194: Provides with respect to the Healthy Food Retail Act (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Last Action: Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
Date: 2026-05-13

Pending: πŸ› Finance πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Terry Landry Jr.

Co-sponsors: Mike Bayham Chance Henry Travis Johnson Wayne McMahen John Wyble Tehmi Chassion Delisha Boyd Ken Brass Marcus Bryant Barbara Carpenter Wilford Carter Aimee Freeman Kyle Green Dana Henry Edmond Jordan Alonzo Knox Vanessa Caston Lafleur Mandie Landry Ed Larvadain Rodney Lyons Denise Marcelle Pat Moore Ed Murray Candace Newell Tammy Phelps Sylvia Taylor Francis Thompson Joy Walters Rashid Young

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HB165: (Constitutional Amendment) Provides relative to lottery proceeds benefitting veterans (RE +$500,000 GF EX See Note)

Last Action: Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Date: 2026-05-12

Pending: πŸ› Finance πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Troy Hebert

Co-sponsors: Tehmi Chassion

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HB896: Requires toll signage, toll dispute procedures, and toll customer service centers at all toll facilities within a certain radius (RE1 DECREASE SG RV See Note)

Last Action: Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
Date: 2026-05-12

Pending: πŸ› Finance πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Jacob Braud

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HB1125: Provides for participation by full-time firefighters in insurance programs offered by the state's Office of Group Benefits (RE INCREASE SG EX See Note)

Last Action: Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Date: 2026-05-11

Pending: πŸ› Finance πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Stephanie Hilferty

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HB488: 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)

Last Action: Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Date: 2026-05-07

Pending: πŸ› Finance πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Jacob Braud

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HB981: Establishes the Law Enforcement Retention Incentive Subfund within the Law Enforcement Recruitment Incentive Fund (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Last Action: Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Date: 2026-05-07

Pending: πŸ› Finance πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Dixon McMakin

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HB763: Provides for a public Settlement Agreement Information Database to contain certain information regarding settlements entered into by state agencies (EG NO IMPACT See Note)

Last Action: Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Date: 2026-05-06

Pending: πŸ› Finance πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Beth Billings

Co-sponsors: Joy Walters

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HB823: Establishes a homeless diversion pilot program in Orleans Parish (RE SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

Last Action: Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
Date: 2026-05-06

Pending: πŸ› Finance πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Alonzo Knox

Co-sponsors: Tehmi Chassion

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HB1066: Prohibits law enforcement officers employed by a public postsecondary education institution from receiving state supplemental pay (EG -$194,400 GF EX See Note)

Last Action: Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Date: 2026-05-06

Pending: πŸ› Finance πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Barbara Freiberg

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SB524: Creates the Louisiana Jump Start Modernization Act. (8/1/26) (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Last Action: Rules suspended. Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
Date: 2026-05-05

Pending: πŸ› Finance πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Mike Reese

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HB610: Authorizes the state treasurer to invest up to ten percent of available monies in the Revenue Stabilization Trust Fund in gold (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)

Last Action: Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Date: 2026-04-29

Pending: πŸ› Finance πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Raymond Crews

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HB1207: Provides relative to selection of contractors by public entities (RE NO IMPACT See Note)

Last Action: Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Date: 2026-04-29

Pending: πŸ› Finance πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Daryl Deshotel

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HB774: Provides relative to insurance coverage for hearing aids (EG1 INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Last Action: Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
Date: 2026-04-27

Pending: πŸ› Finance πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Chad Boyer

Co-sponsors: Tehmi Chassion

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HB562: Provides relative to transcript fee provisions for the Nineteenth Judicial District Court (RE DECREASE LF EX See Note)

Last Action: Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Date: 2026-04-21

Pending: πŸ› Finance πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Vanessa Caston Lafleur

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SB371: Creates a public registry for repeat domestic violence offenders. (8/1/26) (EG INCREASE SG EX See Note)

Last Action: Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted; ordered engrossed and recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
Date: 2026-04-15

Pending: πŸ› Finance πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Mark Abraham

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HB755: Establishes indefinite delivery and indefinite quantity professional services contracting for design services for certain projects (RE NO IMPACT See Note)

Last Action: Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Date: 2026-04-13

Pending: πŸ› Finance πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Christopher Turner

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HB311: Increases the dedication of a certain portion of insurance premium assessments into the Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service Operating Dedicated Fund Account (EG +$726,897 SG RV See Note)

Last Action: Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Date: 2026-04-08

Pending: πŸ› Finance πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Timothy Kerner

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SB37: Provides relative to lead poisoning prevention. (8/1/26) (EG +$1,205,479 GF EX See Note)

Last Action: Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted; ordered engrossed and recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
Date: 2026-04-07

Pending: πŸ› Finance πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Patrick McMath

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SB506: Creates the Dream Starter Act. (gov sig) (OR +$542,635 GF EX See Note)

Last Action:
Date: 2026-04-01

Pending: πŸ› Finance πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Sidney Barthelemy

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SB515: Provides relative to the Small Business Innovation Retention Fund. (8/1/26) (OR SEE FISC NOTE SD EX)

Last Action: Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Date: 2026-04-01

Pending: πŸ› Finance πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Royce Duplessis

Co-sponsors: Franklin Foil Beth Mizell Thomas Pressly

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SB445: Provides relative to the Louisiana Early Childhood Education Fund. (gov sig) (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Last Action: Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Date: 2026-03-31

Pending: πŸ› Finance πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Thomas Pressly

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SB27: Provides relative to high-dosage tutoring. (gov sig) (EG +$15,200,000 GF EX See Note)

Last Action:
Date: 2026-03-23

Pending: πŸ› Finance πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Patrick McMath

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SB335: Authorizes additional funding for legislative assistants for legislators representing four or more parishes. (8/1/26) (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Last Action:
Date: 2026-03-23

Pending: πŸ› Finance πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Katrina Jackson-Andrews

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SB153: Provides for employees who are eligible for extra compensation paid by certain local entities. (8/1/26) (OR DECREASE GF EX See Note)

Last Action:
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Finance πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Caleb Kleinpeter

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SB183: Provides for the creation, transfer, dedication, deposit, and use of certain funds. (gov sig) (OR SG EX See Note)

Last Action: Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Finance πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Glen Womack

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SB187: Creates the Oil and Gas Severance Subfund in the Parish Transportation Fund. (7/1/26) (OR -$17,800,000 GF RV See Note)

Last Action:
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Finance πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Thomas Pressly

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SB316: Provides relative to the Louisiana Public Defender Fund. (8/1/26) (OR -$158 GF EX See Note)

Last Action: Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Finance πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Mike Reese

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SB301: Provides relative to surplus immovable property for affordable housing. (7/1/26)

Last Action:
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Finance πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: Royce Duplessis

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SB392: Provides for administration of unclaimed property claims based on purchase agreements. (1/1/27) (OR NO IMPACT See Note)

Last Action: Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Date: 2026-03-09

Pending: πŸ› Finance πŸ“… Not Scheduled

Author: John Morris

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