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House approves FY2026 spending plan, agrees to Senate amendments including $1.2 billion from stabilization fund
Summary
The Louisiana House on June 11, 2025 agreed to Senate changes to House Bill 1, the annual appropriations bill for fiscal 2025–26, using one-time Revenue Stabilization Trust Fund money for infrastructure and other one‑time projects while restoring several program increases from the Senate.
The Louisiana House of Representatives on June 11, 2025 agreed to Senate amendments to House Bill 1, the bill making annual appropriations for fiscal year 2025–26, moving the state’s budget process closer to completion.
Representative Brett McFarland, who carried the bill on the House floor, outlined Senate changes that increased certain expenditures and used $1.2 billion from the Revenue Stabilization Trust Fund for one‑time items. "I ask for your favorable passage," McFarland said as he closed debate.
The Senate additions included restorations and new amounts the House version did not contain: $30,000,000 restored for tutoring services in the Department of Education; roughly $46,400,000 for various higher education institutions; $15,300,000 for a facility in Baton Rouge to house criminal defendants found incompetent to stand…
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