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HB 226 Louisiana House · 2025 Regular Session

FUNDS/FUNDING: Provides for appropriation of certain monies in the East Baton Rouge Parish Enhancement Fund (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV)

HB 226 allocates $100,000 annually from East Baton Rouge Parish's Enhancement Fund for urban mass transit in the parish, requiring these funds to supplement - never replace - existing transit funding. Another $100,000 annually must go to the Baton Rouge Sports Foundation, but cannot be used to pay the salary or benefits of Visit Baton Rouge's executive director for tourism promotion. The remaining funds in the Enhancement Fund are directed to the Riverside Centroplex Arena and Exhibition Center, with unspent balances rolling over to the next fiscal year.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAllocates $100k annually to urban transit (supplementing, not replacing existing funding) and sports foundation, promoting responsible fiscal management of public funds within budget constraints.90% confidence ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationAllocates $100k annually for urban mass transit funding, supplementing existing transit budgets without replacement. Directly funds transportation infrastructure as per bill's purpose.95% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Apr 1, 2025 Signed Jun 8, 2025
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What changed between versions

HB226 Original → HB226 Act · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill amends the East Baton Rouge Parish Enhancement Fund by removing the appropriation for the Baton Rouge Sports Foundation and the restriction on using funds for its executive director's salary. The change redirects available monies to Visit Baton Rouge to promote athletic events and facilities in the parish, while retaining all other existing fund provisions.
Scope change
The scope of fund usage was narrowed by eliminating the Baton Rouge Sports Foundation as an eligible recipient and broadened to include Visit Baton Rouge for promotional purposes.
FISCAL

Eliminated the appropriation of funds to the Baton Rouge Sports Foundation.

Added a specific appropriation of unexpended monies to Visit Baton Rouge to promote athletic events, facilities, and sporting events in East Baton Rouge Parish.

REQUIREMENT

Removed the restriction preventing the use of fund monies to pay the salary or benefits of the Baton Rouge Sports Foundation's executive director.

Floor votes · Senate May 29, 2025 · House Apr 28, 2025

How they voted

35–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 37
May 29, 2025
D Democratic11
10 Yea 1
90% Yea
R Republican26
25 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
4
Committee
5
May 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 20, 2025
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Apr 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 90, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (14-0).
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Barbara Freiberg
RRepublican
LA
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