LAW ENFORCEMENT: Provides relative to funding of bulletproof vests for peace officers. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE EX)

Added a specific annual appropriation of $8.5 million from the state general fund to a new 'Special Protective Equipment Fund' starting July 1, 2026, to replace the previous reliance on general appropriations or surplus department equipment.

Restricted eligibility for the new funding program to local law enforcement agencies that employ fifteen or fewer full-time commissioned peace officers.

Changed the administering body from the Department of Public Safety and Corrections to the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice.

Added a requirement that all purchased bulletproof vests must be wholly manufactured within nations party to the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.

Removed the provision allowing the Department of Public Safety and Corrections to provide used bulletproof vests to agencies if funds were not appropriated.

Added the names of Representatives Adams, Amedee, Bacala, Boudreaux, Boyer, Braud, Broussard, Bryant, Butler, Carrier, Dickerson, Fontenot, Freiberg, Horton, Illg, Jackson, Mike Johnson, Lacombe, Mack, Martinez, Newell, Owen, Sawyer, Schamerhorn, Stagni, and Ventrella as co-sponsors.

Changed the document header from 'ENGROSSED' to 'ENROLLED' and updated page counts from 5 to 4.

Added signature blocks for the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House, and Governor, along with an 'APPROVED' stamp, indicating the bill has been signed into law.

Adjusted the effective date clause to include language for bills that become law without a signature, aligning with standard enrolled bill formatting.