LouisianaLouisiana law funds the Legislature and related offices for 2026–2027
For fiscal year 2026–2027, the law provides state and self-generated money for the Legislature, the auditor, and other legislative offices.
What it does
The law provides up to $94.5 million from the state general fund and $25.1 million from self-generated funds for the Legislature and related offices.
The legislative auditor may collect reasonable audit costs from auditees in the state’s annual financial report, except those audited by independent accountants, up to the amount appropriated from the auditor’s ancillary fund.
Argument forThe funding could help legislative offices keep paying staff and covering operating costs during the 2026–2027 fiscal year.
Argument againstSome offices included in the state’s annual financial report might have less money for other work because the auditor can transfer funds to cover audit costs.
More detail
The law provides state and self-generated funds for the Legislature and its offices. The money covers the House and Senate, the legislative auditor, the Legislative Fiscal Office, the Louisiana State Law Institute, and the Legislative Budgetary Control Council. The state general fund provides up to $94,541,665, and self-generated funds provide $25,104,188. The funding is for fiscal year 2026–2027, which begins July 1, 2026. Several sections require unspent or uncommitted funds to return to the state general fund by October 1, 2027.
The legislative auditor may collect audit costs from certain auditees and transfer the money to the auditor’s ancillary fund. This covers specified auditees in the state’s annual comprehensive financial report and audits of federally funded programs. The auditor may collect amounts reasonably needed for services and costs from auditees in the annual comprehensive financial report, except those audited by independent certified public accountants. Reimbursement for audits of federally funded programs must be allowed by federal law and rules. The total collected from auditees cannot exceed the amount appropriated to the auditor from the ancillary fund. On or after July 1 each year, the auditor may notify the state treasurer, who must transfer the allocated amounts to the ancillary fund.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Jun 12Signed by the Governor Jeff Landry. Becomes Act No. 912.Became Law
- Jun 12Effective date: 07/01/2026.
- Jun 1Signed by the President of the Senate.
- Jun 1Sent to the Governor for executive approval.To Governor
- May 31Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.Minor
- May 29Read by title, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
- Vote recorded CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1709). Result: pass.Lower
- May 27Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.
- May 26Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.Passed Senate
- Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#1378). Result: pass.Upper
- May 26Received from the Senate with amendments.Minor
- May 25Read by title; made Special Order of the Day No. 7 for 5/26.
- May 21Rules suspended. Reported with amendments. Rules suspended. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.Minor
- May 21Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.Minor
- Apr 21Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Finance.Minor
- Apr 20Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.Minor
- Apr 16Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 104, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.Passed House
- Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#573). Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 14Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.Minor
- Apr 14Made Special Order of the day No. 10 for 04/16/2026.
- Apr 13Reported favorably (18-0).Minor
- Apr 1Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Appropriations.Minor
- Mar 31Read by title. Lies over under the rules.Introduced
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