House Committee on Appropriations
April 21, 2026
9:00 a.m.
Room 5
Adjourned
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
INSTRUMENTS TO BE HEARD
HB12
VILLIO
LAW ENFORCE/OFFICERS
- Extends surviving spouse benefits for a reserve officer killed in the line of duty (OR +$250,000 GF EX See Note)
HB42
BACALA
RETIREMENT/TEACHERS
- Provides relative to a phased retirement program within the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana (EG SEE ACTUARIAL NOTE FC)
HB205
BACALA
ELECTIONS/COMMISSIONERS
- Provides for compensation for election commissioners (EG INCREASE LF EX See Note)
HB222
BERAULT
MEDICAID
- Requires Medicaid to cover dental procedures for certain Medicaid enrollees (EG +$784,370 GF EX See Note)
HB324
VILLIO
JUDGES
- Provides relative to judicial salaries (EG +$6,690,757 GF EX See Note)
HB325
BRASS
TOPS
- Revises initial academic eligibility requirements for a TOPS-Tech award (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)
HB350
DOMANGUE
EDUCATION
- Provides for students at École Pointe-au-Chien (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)
HB416
MCMAKIN
FUNDS/FUNDING
- Provides for disposition of monies in the East Baton Rouge Parish Community Improvement Fund (OR SEE FISC NOTE SD RV)
HB482
TURNER
TOPS
- Revises the initial and continuing eligibility requirements for a TOPS-Tech award and provides for the award amount at public colleges and universities (EG +$3,200,000 GF EX See Note)
HB610
CREWS
FUNDS/FUNDING
- Authorizes the state treasurer to invest up to ten percent of available monies in the Revenue Stabilization Trust Fund in gold (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
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 (EG +$4,000,000 GF EX See Note)
HB797
CREWS
BANKS/BANKING
- Creates the Bayou Gold Program (EG INCREASE SG EX See Note)
HB807
BRASS
FUNDS/FUNDING
- Establishes the Workforce Instructor Capacity Investment Program to enhance workforce training programs to meet employer demand in certain industry sectors (EG INCREASE SD EX See Note)
HB821
MCFARLAND
LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Provides for the establishment of the Louisiana Center for Safe Schools within the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice (EG +$250,000 GF EX See Note)
HB979
WILEY
LAW ENFORCE/OFFICERS
- Increases the benefit paid to survivors of law enforcement officers and firemen (OR +$1,600,000 GF EX See Note)
HB992
FREIBERG
EARLY CHILDHOOD
- Requires assignment of student identification numbers to children in certain early childhood education programs (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
HB1193
SAWYER
CONTRACTS/BIDS
- Provides for Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity construction phase and Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity supply contracts (OR SEE FISC NOTE SD EX)
OTHER BUSINESS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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