CAPITAL OUTLAY: Expands the class of parishes eligible for a waiver of a matching funds requirement for capital outlay projects (EN DECREASE LF EX See Note)
This bill modifies the deadline for parishes to request a waiver of matching funds for capital outlay projects, extending the eligibility period through June 30, 2027. It directly affects parishes in Louisiana that seek financial assistance for infrastructure and construction projects without having to provide matching funds. The key provision is a simple date adjustment in the existing law, allowing these requests to be made for a longer timeframe than previously allowed. This change does not alter the requirement for a waiver itself, only the window during which a parish can apply for one.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
Jun 2024
Introduced Apr 2, 2024
Signed Jun 19, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 29, 2024 · House Apr 18, 2024
How they voted
28–4
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 37
May 29, 2024
D
Democratic12
75% Yea
R
Republican25
76% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
5
Committee
4
May 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read by title, roll called, yeas 93, nays 1, Senate amendments concurred in.
lower
May 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 30 yeas and 4 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 14, 2024
Committee
Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 13, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported with amendments.
upper
Apr 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 63, nays 35. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (15-0).
lower
Apr 3, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
lower
1 primary · 20 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Robby Carter
DDemocratic
Co
Adrian Fisher
DDemocratic
Co
Barbara Carpenter
DDemocratic
Co
Candace Newell
DDemocratic
Co
Denise Marcelle
DDemocratic
Co
Dennis Bamburg
RRepublican
Co
Dewith Carrier
RRepublican
Co
Ed Larvadain
DDemocratic
Co
Francis Thompson
RRepublican
Co
Gabe Firment
RRepublican
Co
Jason DeWitt
RRepublican
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