LouisianaLouisiana appropriates money for state agency service funds
Louisiana’s law appropriates money for agency service funds in fiscal year 2026–2027, with spending limited by deposits and state bidding laws.
What it does
The law sets aside money for state agency service funds for fiscal year 2026–2027. Agencies may spend it only as money is deposited, and must follow state bidding laws.
After assessing agencies’ technology and purchasing resources, the commissioner may move related staff, equipment, and money between agencies when the changes are projected to save money. Some agencies are excluded.
Agencies with appropriations of $30 million or more must include internal audit jobs in their existing staffing plans. Their chief audit executives must follow audit standards and report directly to agency leadership.
Argument forAfter an assessment, the state could reduce duplicated technology and purchasing resources by moving related staff, equipment, and money between agencies.
Argument againstMoving staff, equipment, or money between agencies could disrupt services if resources are shifted away from work people still need.
More detail
The law appropriates money for state agency service funds for fiscal year 2026–2027. The funds support public, auxiliary, and interagency services. The amounts are payable from the state general fund only to the extent money is deposited, unless otherwise specified. Spending must follow state public bidding laws. The appropriations cover fiscal year 2026–2027, and the Act takes effect July 1, 2026.
The commissioner of administration may transfer certain agency resources after an assessment. The authority covers technology and purchasing resources, including related staff, positions, assets, and funds in state agencies and budget units. A transfer may occur only after the assessment is complete and when optimizing resources is projected to save money through staff reductions, more efficient operations, avoided costs, or less duplicate equipment. This authority does not cover the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism or agencies listed under Elected Officials. Transfers may happen only after the assessment is complete.
Agencies must include internal audit positions in certain budget requests, and their chief audit executives must meet specified duties. This applies to an agency with an appropriation of $30 million or more. The audit positions must be part of the agency’s existing staffing plan. The chief audit executive must follow the named audit standards, remain independent under those standards, have direct and unrestricted access to the agency head, and certify that the audit function follows the standards. The audit positions must be included in the agency’s budget request.
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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. 906.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 98, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
- Vote recorded CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1679). 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 (#1377). Result: pass.Upper
- May 26Received from the Senate with amendments.Minor
- May 25Read by title; made Special Order of the Day No. 5 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 (#569). Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 14Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.Minor
- Apr 14Made Special Order of the day No. 6 for 04/16/2026.
- Apr 13Reported with amendments (20-0).Minor
- Mar 9Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Appropriations.Minor
- Feb 27First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
- Feb 25Prefiled.Minor
- Feb 25Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Appropriations.Introduced
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