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HB 1 Louisiana House · 2025 Regular Session

APPROPRIATIONS: Provides for the ordinary operating expenses of state government for Fiscal Year 2025-2026

HB 1 is Louisiana's fiscal year 2025-2026 operating budget bill, allocating state funds for government operations. It directly affects state agencies and programs by adjusting specific funding amounts, such as adding $412,000 for dementia specialist resources at community centers and $14.76 million for workforce development services. The bill includes technical corrections to budget line items, like reducing a $2.9 million allocation to $2.388 million and renaming the "Office of Children and Family Services" to "Division of Child Welfare." These changes ensure funds are directed to specific state programs as outlined in the appropriations schedule.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAllocates $14.76M for workforce development and $412K for dementia services, funding public programs per budget bill.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentAllocates $14.76M specifically for workforce development services, directly funding employment-related programs and skills training.85% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Apr 4, 2025 Signed Jun 20, 2025
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What changed between versions

HB1 Original → HB1 Act 1 · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was finalized into its enrolled version, updating the Table of Contents to reflect new page numbers and reorganizing the order of departmental schedules. These changes are primarily technical and administrative, ensuring the document accurately reflects the final legislative text without altering substantive policy, funding amounts, or eligibility criteria.
TECHNICAL

Updated page numbers throughout the Table of Contents to reflect the final enrolled version of the bill.

Reordered the schedule listing for the Executive Department to place the Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority and Homeland Security sections earlier in the list.

Reordered the schedule listing for the Department of Veterans Affairs to group related sections together.

Reordered the schedule listing for the Department of Public Service and other sections to align with the final enacted structure.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 9, 2025 · House May 15, 2025

How they voted

37–0
Passed
Total votes 37
Jun 9, 2025
D Democratic11
11 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican26
26 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
28
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Jun 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read by title, roll called, yeas 100, nays 1, Senate amendments concurred in.
lower
Jun 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 39 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Jun 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported with amendments. Rules suspended. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
May 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (23-0).
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Jack McFarland
Jack McFarland
RRepublican
LA
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