APPROPRIATIONS: Provides for the ordinary operating expenses of state government for Fiscal Year 2026-2027
HB 1 is Louisiana's budget bill for Fiscal Year 2026-2027, allocating state funds for the ordinary operating expenses of all state government departments and offices. It specifies funding amounts for departments like the Executive Office, Department of Veterans Affairs, Secretary of State, and others, covering day-to-day operations such as administrative costs, elections, and state programs. This bill does not create new policies or programs; it directs existing budget resources to maintain current government functions. It directly affects state agencies by providing their operational funding for the upcoming fiscal year.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Feb 20, 2026
Signed Jun 18, 2026
Maddy AI version diff · 3 comparisons
What changed between versions
HB1 Original
→
HB1 Act 3
·
4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was formally enrolled and renumbered from 'Original' to 'Act 3', reflecting its passage into law. The Table of Contents was updated to reflect new page numbers and restored several deleted sections, including the Mental Health Advocacy Service, Louisiana Tax Commission, and Division of Administration, which were previously removed from the schedule.
Scope change
The scope of the bill's administrative structure was expanded by reinstating previously deleted executive departments and offices, ensuring they are included in the official enrolled version of the act.
TECHNICAL
The bill title was changed from 'ORIGINAL' to 'ENROLLED' and the bill number designation was updated to 'Act 3', indicating final legislative approval.
Page numbers throughout the Table of Contents were updated to reflect the new pagination of the enrolled act.
Minor text corrections were made, such as changing 'Museums and Other Operations' to 'Museum and Other Operations' and fixing hyphenation in 'Governor's Office'.
SCOPE
The Mental Health Advocacy Service (01-103), Louisiana Tax Commission (01-106), and Division of Administration (01-107) were restored to the Table of Contents after being removed in a prior version.
Floor votes · Senate May 26, 2026 · House Apr 16, 2026
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
May 26, 2026
D
Democratic12
91% Yea
R
Republican28
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
5
Committee
4
May 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read by title, roll called, yeas 101, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
lower
May 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Reported with amendments. Rules suspended. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
Apr 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 104, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (18-0).
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
lower
Feb 20, 2026
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jack McFarland
RRepublican
Ask Maddy
·
AI policy assistant
Ask Maddy about HB 1
Scope: LA
Hi! I can help you understand HB 1. What would you like to know?
Try one of these
i
Maddy answers using official bill text and legislative records. Always verify before sharing.
Sources cited inline