LouisianaHouse directs auditor to study New Orleans’s effect on state finances
The House directs Louisiana’s legislative auditor to report on New Orleans’s effect on state finances over the past ten fiscal years before the 2027 legislative session.
What it does
The House directs Louisiana’s legislative auditor to study New Orleans’s effect on state finances and report before the 2027 session. It also directs the revenue secretary to supply requested historical collection information.
Argument forMeasuring New Orleans’s contribution to state finances could help lawmakers decide where to spend state money in future years.
Argument againstA study of the past ten fiscal years could miss recent shifts in New Orleans’s contribution to state finances.
More detail
The House directs Louisiana’s legislative auditor to study New Orleans’s economic effect on state finances. The study covers New Orleans’s effect on state finances over the past ten fiscal years. The House directs the secretary of the Department of Revenue to help by supplying historical collection information when the auditor requests it. The auditor is directed to report findings to the House Committee on Appropriations, which handles state spending, before Louisiana’s 2027 regular legislative session begins.
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- Introduced
- Adopted
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- Jun 3Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.Latest
- Jun 1Read by title, roll called, yeas 58, nays 23. The resolution was adopted.Adopted
- Vote recorded FINAL CONSIDERATION (#1896). Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 1Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.Minor
- May 29Read by title, rules suspended, passed to 3rd reading.Minor
- May 29Scheduled for floor debate on 06/01/2026.
- May 28Read by title. Lies over under the rules.Introduced
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