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ACT No. 6362026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 313
BY REPRESENTATIVE MCFARLAND
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 17:407.30(B), R.S. 39:100.118(B), 100.256(D) and (E),
3 1533(A), R.S. 48:197(B)(3), R.S. 49:259(B)(1) and (C)(3), and R.S. 51:2316(B)(2),
4 to enact R.S. 39:82(L), 100.112(F)(2)(e), 100.171(D), 100.252(F), 100.253(D)(4),
5 100.255(D)(6), 100.257, and 100.258 and R.S. 51:1260(I) and 2316(D), and to repeal
6 R.S. 39:100.49 and 100.50, relative to certain treasury funds; to provide for the
7 transfer, deposit, and use, as specified, of monies in certain treasury funds and
8 accounts; to provide for the dedication of certain monies to the Louisiana Early
9 Childhood Education Fund; to provide for use of monies in the Local Revenue Fund;
10 to provide for use of monies in the Hurricane Ida Recovery Fund; to provide for use
11 of monies in the Louisiana Transportation Infrastructure Fund; to provide for the use
12 of monies in the Higher Education Campus Revitalization Fund; to provide for the
13 use of monies in the Louisiana Economic Development Initiatives Fund; to establish
14 the Criminal Justice Technology Innovation Fund; to establish the Strategic
15 Investments Across Louisiana Fund; to restrict payments of certain monies in the
16 Self-Insurance Fund; to provide for the use of monies in the Regional Maintenance
17 and Improvement Fund; to provide for approvals for the use of certain monies in the
18 Major Events Incentive Fund; to provide for the investment and use of monies in the
19 Site Investment and Infrastructure Improvement Fund; to authorize appropriation
20 from the Revenue Stabilization Trust Fund; to modify threshold amounts and
21 percentages allowable for appropriations from the Revenue Stabilization Trust Fund;
22 to repeal certain treasury funds; to provide an effective date; and to provide for
23 related matters.
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1 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
2 Section 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the state treasurer
3 is hereby authorized and directed to transfer $144,268,468 to be comprised wholly of
4 nonrecurring revenues out of the State General Fund from the Fiscal Year 2024-2025
5 surplus, as recognized by the Revenue Estimating Conference, to the Budget Stabilization
6 Fund.
7 Section 2.(A) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the state
8 treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to transfer $12,760,000 from the State General
9 Fund (Direct) into the Voting Technology Fund.
10 (B) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the state treasurer is
11 hereby authorized and directed to transfer $5,000,000 from the State General Fund (Direct)
12 into the Oil and Gas Regulatory Dedicated Fund Account.
13 (C) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the state treasurer is
14 hereby authorized and directed to transfer $1,000,000 from the State General Fund (Direct)
15 into the Carbon Dioxide Geologic Storage Trust Fund.
16 (D) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the state treasurer is
17 hereby authorized and directed to transfer $892,093 from the State General Fund (Direct)
18 into the Criminal Justice Priority Fund.
19 (E) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the state treasurer is
20 hereby authorized and directed to transfer $2,400,000 from the State General Fund (Direct)
21 into the Federal Energy Settlement Fund.
22 (F) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the state treasurer is
23 hereby authorized and directed to deposit into the Overcollections Fund from the revenues
24 in the state general fund an amount equal to the amount of the State General Fund (Direct)
25 for each line item appropriation in the Act that originated as House Bill No. 312 of the 2026
26 Regular Session of the Legislature that has a State General Fund (Direct) appropriation that
27 is vetoed by the governor other than pursuant to his authority under Article IV, Section
28 5(G)(2) of the Constitution of Louisiana and that is not overridden by the legislature.
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1 Section 3.(A) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the state
2 treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to transfer $900,000 from the State General Fund
3 (Direct) into the Imagination Library of Louisiana Fund.
4 (B) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the state treasurer is
5 hereby authorized and directed to transfer $1,000,000 from the State General Fund (Direct)
6 into the Reading Enrichment and Academic Deliverables Fund.
7 (C) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the state treasurer is
8 hereby authorized and directed to transfer $500,000 from the State General Fund (Direct)
9 into the Conservation Incentive Program Account.
10 (D) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the state treasurer is
11 hereby authorized and directed to deposit into the Overcollections Fund from the revenues
12 in the state general fund an amount equal to the amount of the State General Fund (Direct)
13 for each line item appropriation in the Act that originated as House Bill No. 1 of the 2026
14 Regular Session of the Legislature that has a State General Fund (Direct) appropriation that
15 is vetoed by the governor other than pursuant to his authority under Article IV, Section
16 5(G)(2) of the Constitution of Louisiana and that is not overridden by the legislature.
17 (E) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the state treasurer is
18 hereby authorized and directed to deposit into the Overcollections Fund from the revenues
19 in the state general fund an amount equal to the amount of the State General Fund (Direct)
20 for each appropriation in the Act that originated as House Bill No. 1 of the 2026 Regular
21 Session of the Legislature that has an appropriation that is reduced by the governor pursuant
22 to his authority under Article VIII, Section 13(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana and that
23 is consented to in writing by two-thirds of the elected members of each house of the
24 legislature. No funding applicable to the instructional activities of city, parish, or other local
25 public school systems or schools pursuant to the Minimum Foundation Program formula
26 shall be transferred pursuant to this Subsection.
27 Section 4. R.S. 17:407.30(B) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
28 §407.30. Louisiana Early Childhood Education Fund
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1 B. After satisfying the requirements of the Bond Security and Redemption
2 Fund as provided in Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana,
3 except as otherwise provided by law, monies shall be deposited into the fund as
4 follows:
5 (1) The avails of the monies provided for in R.S. 39:82(J).
6 (2) Any appropriations, public or private grants, gifts, or donations received
7 by the state or the Department of Education for the purposes of this Section, other
8 than federal funds for the Child Care and Development Fund Program, shall also be
9 credited to the fund.
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11 Section 5. R.S. 39:100.118(B) and 100.256(D) and (E) are hereby amended and
12 reenacted and R.S. 39:82(L), 100.112(F)(2)(e), 100.171(D), 100.252(F), 100.253(D)(4),
13 100.255(D)(6), 100.257, and 100.258 are hereby enacted to read as follows:
14 §82. Remission of cash balances to the state treasurer; authorized withdrawals of
15 state monies after the close of the fiscal year; reports
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17 L. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section, for Fiscal Year 2025-
18 2026, the treasurer shall deposit all cash balances of any state funds occurring from
19 any appropriations made by legislative act or the Interim Emergency Board to the
20 Department of Education at the end of the fiscal year into the Louisiana Early
21 Childhood Education Fund. Provided, however, the provisions of this Subsection
22 shall not apply to any dedicated funds that would otherwise be retained by the
23 respective funds or state funds for which a bona fide liability exists on the last day
24 of Fiscal Year 2025-2026.
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26 §100.112. Revenue Stabilization Trust Fund
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28 F.(1)
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1 (2)(a)
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3 (e) Notwithstanding any provision of this Paragraph to the contrary, for
4 Fiscal Year 2026-2027, the minimum fund balance shall equal one billion five
5 hundred thirty-two million one hundred thirty-two thousand two hundred eighty-five
6 dollars and the allowable percentage shall equal thirty-six percent.
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8 §100.118. Local Revenue Fund
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10 B. The monies in the fund shall be used solely for distribution to ad valorem
11 tax recipient bodies within a parish to offset losses attributable to business inventory
12 exemptions to the ad valorem tax granted by a parish. the following:
13 (1) Distribution to ad valorem tax recipient bodies within a parish to offset
14 losses attributable to business inventory exemptions to the ad valorem tax granted
15 by a parish.
16 (2) Beginning July 1, 2026, the treasurer shall annually deposit five million
17 dollars of these monies into the Local Infrastructure Fund for reimbursement of
18 qualifying expenses of a political subdivision incurred in the repair or mitigation of
19 damage caused by the expansion of broadband services.
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21 §100.171. Hurricane Ida Recovery Fund
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23 D. All monies received by a recipient entity pursuant to the provisions of this
24 Section shall be expended no later than June 30, 2027. All such monies not
25 expended by this date shall be returned to the state treasury by the recipient entity no
26 later than August 1, 2027. As used in this Section, the term "expended" does not
27 include obligation of funds without payment in full having been made.
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29 §100.252. Louisiana Transportation Infrastructure Fund
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1 F. For Fiscal Year 2026-2027, the monies deposited in the fund shall be
2 utilized for the following:
3 (1) The amount of one hundred twenty-five million shall be used for
4 transportation infrastructure initiatives.
5 (2) Of the remaining monies deposited into the fund in Fiscal Year 2026-
6 2027, the amount of one hundred million dollars shall be used for the Highway
7 Priority Program.
8 (3) Of the remaining monies deposited into the fund in Fiscal Year 2026-
9 2027, the amount of sixty-three million dollars shall be used for district maintenance
10 funding.
11 (4) Of the remaining monies deposited into the fund in Fiscal Year 2026-
12 2027, the amount of thirty-five million dollars shall be used for a box culvert
13 program administered by the Department of Transportation and Development.
14 (5) Of the remaining monies deposited into the fund in Fiscal Year 2026-
15 2027, the amount of thirty million dollars will be used for state highway initiatives
16 administered by the division of administration.
17 (6) Of the remaining monies deposited into the fund in Fiscal Year 2026-
18 2027, the amount of twenty-five million dollars shall be used for a box culvert
19 program administered by the division of administration.
20 §100.253. Higher Education Campus Revitalization Fund
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22 D. The monies in the fund shall be utilized for the following:
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24 (4) For Fiscal Year 2026-2027 monies in the fund shall be used for the
25 following:
26 (a) Of the remaining monies deposited into the fund in Fiscal Year 2026-
27 2027, the amount of three million eight hundred thousand dollars shall be used for
28 land acquisitions and facilities at Louisiana State University at Alexandria.
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1 (b) Of the remaining monies deposited into the fund in Fiscal Year 2026-
2 2027, the amount of three million three hundred thousand dollars shall be used for
3 costs associated with training initiatives at River Parishes Community College.
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5 §100.255. Louisiana Economic Development Initiatives Fund
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7 D. The monies in the fund shall be utilized for the following:
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9 (6) For Fiscal Year 2026-2027 monies in the fund shall be used for the
10 following:
11 (a) The state treasurer shall deposit the first fifty million dollars of monies
12 received into the Site Investment and Infrastructure Improvement Fund.
13 (b) Of the remaining monies deposited into the fund in Fiscal Year 2026-
14 2027, the amount of twenty-five million dollars shall be used for strategic
15 investments in the healthcare industry at Louisiana State University Health Sciences
16 Center at Shreveport.
17 (c) Of the remaining monies deposited into the fund in Fiscal Year 2026-
18 2027, the amount of ten million dollars shall be used for economic development
19 investments associated with the redevelopment of the Charity Hospital and Medical
20 Center of Louisiana at New Orleans.
21 (d) Of the remaining monies deposited into the fund in Fiscal Year 2026-
22 2027, the state treasurer shall deposit the amount of five million dollars into the
23 Rapid Response Fund.
24 (e) Of the remaining monies deposited into the fund in Fiscal Year 2026-
25 2027, the amount of five million dollars shall be used for economic development
26 initiatives aimed at the wood pellet industry.
27 (f) Of the remaining monies deposited into the fund in Fiscal Year 2026-
28 2027, the amount of two million dollars shall be used for innovation initiatives
29 throughout the state.
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1 §100.256. Local Infrastructure Fund
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3 D. Monies in the fund shall be appropriated to the division of administration,
4 office of community development office of public health, Louisiana Department of
5 Health, for the reimbursement of qualifying expenses of a political subdivision
6 incurred in the repair or mitigation of damage caused by the expansion of broadband
7 services.
8 E. The division of administration, office of community development office
9 of public health, Louisiana Department of Health, shall develop guidelines for the
10 administration of monies in the fund and shall submit such guidelines for review and
11 approval by the Water Sector Commission Joint Legislative Committee on the
12 Budget prior to implementation. The office of community development shall submit
13 a quarterly report to the Water Sector Commission on the monies expended from the
14 fund.
15 §100.257. Criminal Justice Technology Innovation Fund
16 There is hereby established in the state treasury, as a special fund, the
17 Criminal Justice Technology Innovation Fund, hereinafter referred to in this Section
18 as the "fund". Any money transferred or appropriated to the fund by the legislature
19 shall be deposited into the fund after compliance with the requirements of Article
20 VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana relative to the Bond Security and
21 Redemption Fund. All unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end
22 of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund. The monies in the fund shall be invested
23 by the state treasurer in the same manner as monies in the state general fund, and
24 interest earned on the investment of monies in the fund shall be credited to the fund.
25 Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 10 of Title 38 and Part V-A of Chapter
26 1 and Chapter 17 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, monies in
27 the fund shall be used by offices of the district attorney to leverage technology to
28 collaborate with other entities and facilitate interagency communication regarding
29 care and protection of youth.
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1 §100.258. Strategic Investments Across Louisiana Fund
2 There is hereby established in the state treasury, as a special fund, the
3 Strategic Investments Across Louisiana Fund, hereinafter referred to in this Section
4 as the "fund". Any money transferred or appropriated to the fund by the legislature
5 shall be deposited into the fund after compliance with the requirements of Article
6 VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana relative to the Bond Security and
7 Redemption Fund. All unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end
8 of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund. The monies in the fund shall be invested
9 by the state treasurer in the same manner as monies in the state general fund, and
10 interest earned on the investment of monies in the fund shall be credited to the fund.
11 Monies in the fund shall be subject to appropriation.
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13 Section 6. R.S. 39:1533(A) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
14 §1533. Self-Insurance Fund
15 A.(1) There is hereby created in the Department of the Treasury a special
16 fund to be known as the "Self-Insurance Fund". The fund shall consist of all
17 premiums paid by state agencies under the state's risk management program as
18 established by this Chapter, the investment income earned from such premiums, and
19 commissions retained in accordance with the provisions of this Title. This fund shall
20 be used only for the payment of losses incurred by state agencies under the
21 self-insurance program, premiums for insurance obtained through commercial
22 carriers, administrative expenses associated with the management of the state's risk,
23 law enforcement officers and firemen's survivors benefits as provided for in R.S.
24 40:1665(C) and 1665.2(C), law enforcement officers and firemen's disability benefits
25 as provided for in R.S. 40:1668, the payment of extraordinary medical and dental
26 expenses for firemen and law enforcement officers as provided for in R.S. 40:1668.1,
27 the payment of losses incurred by the Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority in
28 accordance with R.S. 28:831(J), the payment of losses incurred by the Capital Area
29 Human Services District in accordance with R.S. 28:906, the payment of losses
30 incurred by the Florida Parishes Human Services Authority in accordance with R.S.
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1 28:856, the payment of losses incurred by the Metropolitan Human Services District
2 in accordance with R.S. 28:866, the payment of losses incurred by the Northeast
3 Delta Human Services Authority in accordance with R.S. 28:896, the payment of
4 losses incurred by the South Central Louisiana Human Services Authority in
5 accordance with R.S. 28:876, and the funding of the legal services, such funds to be
6 administered by the commissioner of administration.
7 (2) Payments for law enforcement officers and firemen survivor and
8 disability benefits and extraordinary medical and dental expenses as provided for in
9 R.S. 40:1665(C), 1665.2(C), and 1668, and 1668.1 shall be made by the office of risk
10 management on behalf of the Law Enforcement Officers and Firemen's Survivor
11 Benefit Review Board as a result of a specific appropriation received for that
12 purpose. Aggregate payments made pursuant to this Paragraph shall not exceed five
13 million dollars in any given fiscal year.
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15 Section 7. R.S. 48:197(B)(3) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
16 §197. Motor vehicle license tax; Regional Maintenance and Improvement Fund
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18 B.(1)
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20 (3) Monies in the fund shall be appropriated to Jefferson Parish and used
21 exclusively for maintenance and improvements along the Westbank Expressway US
22 90 Business corridor and Louisiana Highway 45 (LA 45), and the construction of
23 walkways and pedestrian bridges along Louisiana Highway 541 (River Road), all
24 located in Jefferson Parish, including the operation and maintenance of all lighting
25 previously operated and maintained by the Department of Transportation and
26 Development.
27 Section 8. R.S. 49:259(B)(1) and (C)(3) are hereby amended and reenacted to read
28 as follows:
29 §259. Department of Justice Legal Support Fund
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1 B.(1) After satisfying the requirements of the Bond Security and Redemption
2 Fund as provided in Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana, the
3 treasurer shall transfer into the fund each fiscal year from proceeds received as
4 provided in Subsection A of this Section an amount which together with the balance
5 in the fund as of each July first is sufficient to bring the balance in the fund to fifteen
6 twenty million dollars annually. Annual deposits into the fund shall not exceed a
7 total of fifteen twenty million dollars, and the balance of the fund shall not exceed
8 fifteen twenty million dollars. Any proceeds received as provided in Subsection A
9 of this Section, after making the total annual deposit into the fund of fifteen twenty
10 million dollars, shall be deposited into the state general fund.
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12 C.(1)
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14 (3) Each fiscal year, monies shall be deposited into the fund in an amount
15 sufficient to bring the unencumbered balance in the fund to fifteen twenty million
16 dollars.
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18 Section 9. R.S. 51:2316(B)(2) is hereby amended and reenacted and R.S. 51:1260(I)
19 and 2316(D) are hereby enacted to read as follows:
20 §1260. Major Events Incentive Fund; Major Events Incentive Program
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22 I. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection E of this Section, contracts
23 entered into for events which have received a specific appropriation in an Act by the
24 legislature shall not require prior approval of the Joint Legislative Committee on the
25 Budget.
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27 §2316. Site Investment and Infrastructure Improvement Fund
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29 B.(1)
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1 (2) Monies in the fund shall be invested in the same manner as monies in the
2 state general fund. Interest earned on investment of monies in the fund shall be
3 deposited into the state general fund. Unexpended and unencumbered monies in the
4 fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund. The state treasurer is
5 hereby directed to invest the monies in the fund in a separate portfolio. All
6 investment income earned on monies in the fund, net of investment expenditures,
7 shall be credited to Louisiana Economic Development, and may be used as program
8 revenue for purposes consistent with this Section.
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10 D. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or rule to the contrary, of the
11 amounts deposited into the Fund in Fiscal Year 2026-2027, the amount of five
12 million nine hundred thousand dollars will serve as the repayment on behalf of the
13 Vinton Harbor and Terminal District.
14 Section 10. R.S. 39:100.49 and 100.50 are hereby repealed in their entirety.
15 Section 11. In accordance with the provisions of Article VII, Section 10.15(F)(3) of
16 the Constitution of Louisiana, the Legislature of Louisiana, two-thirds of each house
17 concurring, does hereby authorize appropriation from the Revenue Stabilization Trust Fund
18 for the purpose of addressing emergency conditions across the state in Fiscal Year 2026-
19 2027.
20 Section 12.(A) The provisions of this Section and Sections 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, and 9
21 through 11 of this Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
22 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
23 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
24 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Section and
25 Sections 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, and 9 through 11 of this Act shall become effective on the day
26 following such approval.
27 (B) The provisions of Sections 3 and 8 of this Act shall become effective July 1,
28 2026.
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1 (C) The provisions of Section 6 of this Act shall take effect and become operative
2 if and when the Act which originated as House Bill No. 145 of this 2026 Regular Session
3 of the Legislature is enacted and becomes effective.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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