HB 312: APPROPRIATIONS/SUPPLEML: Makes supplemental appropriations for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 - Louisiana

HB312 Original → HB312 Act 961 · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was renumbered from an original draft to Act No. 961 and completely restructured to shift funding sources from the State General Fund surplus to specific fees, interagency transfers, and statutory dedications. The scope of funding was significantly expanded to include the Governor's Office of Homeland Security, the Department of Military Affairs, and various administrative programs, while replacing the original focus solely on retirement systems. This change matters because it alters how the state finances these critical programs, relying more on dedicated revenue streams and transfers rather than general surplus funds.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from exclusively funding retirement systems to include homeland security, military affairs, education operations, and administrative modernization projects.

FISCAL

Funding sources were changed from State General Fund surplus to specific fees, interagency transfers, and statutory dedications.

The retirement system funding section was reorganized and labeled as Schedule 01 instead of Schedule 18, with updated line items for each system.

SCOPE

New funding allocations were added for the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness to cover costs from previous hurricanes and winter storms.

New funding was added for the Department of Military Affairs to support winter storm response equipment and reserve center planning.

New appropriations were created for the Division of Administration to support infrastructure technical assistance, permit system modernization, and community development block grants.

HB312 Enrolled → HB312 Original · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was converted from an enrolled version to an original draft, which involved replacing the detailed line-item budget with a simplified summary. The primary substantive change is the consolidation of funding for four specific retirement systems (State Employees, Teachers, School Employees, and State Police) into a single schedule, while removing all other unrelated funding items for various state agencies.

Scope change

The bill's scope was significantly narrowed from covering multiple state departments and programs to focusing exclusively on supplemental appropriations for four specific retirement systems.

FISCAL

Removed all funding allocations for the Executive Office, Mental Health Advocacy, Coastal Protection, Division of Administration, Governor's Office of Homeland Security, Department of Military Affairs, and Office of the State Public Defender.

Added specific funding schedules for the Louisiana School Employees' Retirement System, Louisiana State Police Retirement System, Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System, and Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana.

Changed the funding source description from a mix of State General Fund and Federal Funds to exclusively State General Fund (Direct) surplus for the remaining retirement system items.

TECHNICAL

Replaced the detailed line-item budget format with a summary digest that explains the total amount appropriated ($144,268,468) and its purpose.

HB312 Engrossed → HB312 Enrolled · 7 edits · Jun 1, 2026

MODERATE

The bill was finalized as an enrolled version with a page count increase from 63 to 76, indicating the addition of new content. Substantive changes include a shift in funding sources for mental health advocacy services, a reassignment of hurricane recovery costs to a new Homeland Security program, and the addition of new funding for intelligence coordination and tower relocation under the Governor's Office.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to include new administrative programs for disaster recovery and intelligence coordination, while the scope of funding for certain existing programs was altered to utilize different financial sources.

FISCAL

Funding for mental health advocacy services was increased from $335,000 to $500,000 and shifted from being paid via interagency transfers to the Department of Children and Family Services to being paid via interagency transfers to the Department of Administration.

A $40,000,000 reduction in appropriations was redirected from the Executive Administration Program to the Community Development Block Grant Program.

New funding was created for the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness to cover closeout costs for multiple past hurricanes and severe storms totaling over $3.5 million.

New funding was added for the Intelligence Coordination Center contract ($600,000) and the relocation of a Vermilion Parish LWIN tower ($500,000).

Funding for the Louisiana Wireless Information Network was reorganized, with new acquisitions funded directly while closeout costs were moved to the Homeland Security program.

New funding was added for the Blue Tarp Program under the Community Development Block Grant Program.

TECHNICAL

The document page count increased from 63 to 76, reflecting the addition of new sections and the removal of the 'Supplemental' header.

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