House Committee on Appropriations
May 11, 2026
9:00 a.m.
Room 5
Scheduled
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
INSTRUMENTS TO BE HEARD
HR3
NEWELL
HOUSING
- Requests the Louisiana Housing Corporation to work in conjunction with the division of administration and the State Civil Service Commission to study the feasibility of creating a housing and rental assistance program using vacant state-owned property to support cost-burdened or severely cost-burdened renter households of state government employees (OR INCREASE SG EX See Note)
HR80
CARLSON
LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR
- Directs the legislative auditor to conduct a comprehensive fiscal audit of all state and federal funds expended by the Board of Regents and certain boards of supervisors, colleges, and universities under its jurisdiction relative to certain executive budget metrics (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
HB4
MCMAKIN
CONSTITUTION/CONVENTION
- Provides for calling a constitutional convention (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)
HB172
NEWELL
CIVIL SERVICE/STATE
- (Constitutional Amendment) Provides for supplemental pay for fire protection officers employed by an airport authority (OR +$316,800 GF EX See Note)
HB189
NEWELL
SUPPLEMENTAL PAY
- Provides supplemental pay for fire protection officers for the Lakefront Management Authority (OR +$32,400 GF EX See Note)
HB623
CHANCE HENRY
TOBACCO/TOBACCO PRODUCTS
- Provides for a three-tier system of permitting for the producers, manufacturers, and wholesalers of vapor products (EG NO IMPACT GF EX See Note)
HB944
HILFERTY
HEALTH SERVICES
- Creates the Louisiana Women's Health Consortium (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)
HB1185
DUSTIN MILLER
MEDICAID
- Provides for other rural hospital reimbursement payments and directed payments (EG +$6,691,832 GF EX See Note)
HB1199
JORDAN
INSURANCE/HEALTH
- Provides relative to health insurance coverage for genetic testing and the treatment of SCN2A-associated medical conditions (EG NO IMPACT See Note)
HB1222
LYONS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- Provides relative to grocery initiative grants and financial support (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)
SB105
CATHEY
TOPS
- Provides relative to TOPS eligibility. (8/1/26) (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)
SB125
GERALD BOUDREAUX
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
- Increases the compensation cap for the wrongful conviction compensation law. (8/1/26) (RE INCREASE GF EX See Note)
SB461
LUNEAU
GROUP BENEFITS PROGRAM
- Provides relative to the office of group benefits. (8/1/26) (EG INCREASE SG EX See Note)
OTHER BUSINESS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ADJOURNMENT
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