This amendment updates a bill funding the Louisiana legislature for 2026-2027 to allow members to receive daily pay while working in their home offices.
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HB1126
Funding for Louisiana Legislature Expenses
Last scannedAug 25, 2026, 3:26 AM
In one sentence
This law sets aside money from the state general fund and self-generated funds to pay for the operations of the Louisiana legislature during Fiscal Year 2026-2027.
What it does
- Appropriates $94,541,665 from the state general fund and $25,104,188 in self-generated funds for legislative expenses.
- Allocates money to pay salaries and allowances for legislators, officers, staff, and assistants in both the House of Representatives and Senate.
- Funds operational costs including building maintenance, technology upgrades, printing bills, library services, and accessibility support.
- Provides specific funding amounts for the Legislative Auditor's office and establishes an ancillary enterprise fund to help pay its expenses.
- Allows unused funds from previous sessions or interest earnings to be used for current legislative needs during the fiscal year.
Who it affects
- Members, officers, and staff of the Louisiana House of Representatives
- Members, officers, and staff of the Louisiana Senate
- The Legislative Auditor's office and its employees
- Legislative service agencies including the Legislative Fiscal Office, the Legislative Budgetary Control Council, and the Louisiana State Law Institute
Limits and unknowns
- Any funds not spent or committed by October 1, 2027, must be returned to the state general fund.
- The official text provided is truncated before completing all details regarding the Legislative Auditor's specific authorities and additional funding rules.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Appropriation
- An official act by which a government sets aside money for a specific purpose.
- Self-generated funds
- Money earned directly by the agency, such as from selling documents or services, rather than coming from general taxes.
- Per diem
- A daily allowance paid to cover expenses like food and lodging while working away from home.
Official record
Sources
Official summary
LEGISLATIVE EXPENSES: Makes appropriations for the expenses of the legislature for Fiscal Year 2026-2027
Official activity
Bill history
- Effective date: 07/01/2026.H
- Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 912.H
- Sent to the Governor for executive approval.H
- Signed by the President of the Senate.S
- Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.H
- Read by title, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.H
- Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.H
- Received from the Senate with amendments.H
- Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.S
- Read by title; made Special Order of the Day No. 7 for 5/26.S
- Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.S
- Rules suspended. Reported with amendments. Rules suspended. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.S
- Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Finance.S
- Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.S
- Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 104, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.H
- Made Special Order of the day No. 10 for 04/16/2026.H
- Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.H
- Reported favorably (18-0).H
- Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Appropriations.H
- Read by title. Lies over under the rules.H
Changes
Amendments
4 stored
The House voted to agree with changes made by the Senate to a bill that sets aside money for legislative expenses.
This amendment adds funding to pay daily allowances, known as per diems, to legislators who spend time working on official duties.
This amendment adds funding to pay daily allowances, known as per diems, to legislators who work on official duties.