House Committee on Appropriations
May 16, 2017
10:30 a.m.
Room 5
Adjourned
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
HB91
FOIL
GAMING/REVENUE
- Dedicates a portion of riverboat gaming revenue to the TOPS Gaming Income Fund to provide additional funding for TOPS (OR -$82,000,000 GF RV See Note)
HB131
EDMONDS
APPROPRIATIONS/SUPPLEML
- Appropriates money to the Budget Stabilization Fund from revenues in excess of the January official forecast
HB184
ABRAHAM
FUNDS/FUNDING
- Creates the Louisiana Jobs Now Fund for the purpose of funding postsecondary education degree and certificate production in high-demand fields (EG +$21,000,000 SD RV See Note)
HB255
GARY CARTER
FUNDS/FUNDING
- (Constitutional Amendment) Allows for the use of the Budget Stabilization Fund for the state costs associated with a declared disaster (EG SD EX See Note)
HB294
BACALA
FUNDS/FUNDING
- Dedicates a portion of the state sales and use taxes on sales of motor vehicles for transportation projects (OR -$51,130,000 GF RV See Note)
HB348
SAM JONES
TAX/GASOLINE TAX
- (Constitutional Amendment) Provides relative to the deposit and use of the avails of the taxes levied on gasoline, motor fuels, and special fuels (OR SEE FISC NOTE SD EX)
HB413
LEGER
INDIGENT DEFENSE
- Provides relative to the funding of public defenders (EG -$9,813,259 GF RV See Note)
HB584
LEGER
FUNDS/FUNDING
- Creates a special fund for the purpose of funding early childhood education in Louisiana (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note)
OTHER BUSINESS
ANNOUNCEMENTS