All Roll Calls
Yes: 262 • No: 0
LouisianaHB 4632025 Regular SessionHouseWALLET
APPROPRIATIONS/ANCILLARY: Provides for the ancillary expenses of state government
Sponsored By: Jack McFarland (Republican)
Signed by Governor
FinanceAppropriations
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Weight-loss drug coverage for state plan members
Beginning July 1, 2025, Louisiana’s Office of Group Benefits must add semaglutide weight-loss drug coverage for plan members. This requirement applies only if coverage adds no cost to the self-insurance fund in fiscal year 2025–2026. The law does not set members’ out-of-pocket costs.
More loan funding for public water systems
For fiscal year 2025–2026, Louisiana provides about $66.71 million to its Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund. That is up from about $56.28 million the year before. The fund offers low-interest loans and technical help to Louisiana public water systems for upgrades and meeting drinking-water standards. This funding supports water systems, not direct household payments.
Less loan funding for environmental projects
For fiscal year 2025–2026, Louisiana provides about $126.52 million for environmental revolving-loan funds, down from about $128.03 million. Funding includes $125 million for clean water, $350,000 for brownfields cleanup, and $1.169 million in federal funds. No Matching Funds Fund money is appropriated. The money supports sewer, stormwater, and contaminated-site projects, not direct household payments.
Audit safeguards required at larger state agencies
Beginning July 1, 2025, Louisiana agencies with appropriations of $30 million or more must include internal-audit jobs in budget requests. Their existing organization must include these jobs, including a chief audit executive. That leader must remain independent and have direct, unrestricted access to agency leaders. The audit leader must ensure compliance with Institute of Internal Auditors standards and certify that the audit function follows them. These safeguards concern agency oversight, not direct household benefits.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Jack McFarland
Republican • House
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 6/12/2025
Read by title, roll called, yeas 101, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
Yes: 101 • No: 0
Senate vote • 6/9/2025
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.
Yes: 39 • No: 0
House vote • 5/15/2025
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
Yes: 99 • No: 0
House vote • 5/12/2025
Reported favorably
Yes: 23 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Signed by the Governor with one or more line-item vetoes. Becomes Act No. 459.
6/20/2025HouseEffective date: 07/01/2025.
6/20/2025HouseSent to the Governor for executive approval.
6/13/2025HouseRules suspended, called out of its regular order.
6/12/2025HouseCalled from the calendar.
6/12/2025HouseRead by title, roll called, yeas 101, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
6/12/2025HouseEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
6/12/2025HouseSigned by the President of the Senate.
6/12/2025SenateRead by title, returned to the calendar.
6/10/2025HouseNotice given.
6/10/2025HouseScheduled for concurrence on 06/12/2025.
6/10/2025HouseRules 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.
6/9/2025SenateReceived from the Senate with amendments.
6/9/2025HouseScheduled for concurrence on 06/10/2025.
6/9/2025HouseRules suspended. Called from the Calendar.
6/8/2025SenateRead by title; made Special Order of the Day No. 6 for 6/9/2025.
6/8/2025SenateRules suspended.
6/3/2025SenateRead by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
6/3/2025SenateReported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
6/2/2025SenateReported with amendments. Rules suspended. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
6/1/2025SenateRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Finance.
5/20/2025SenateReceived in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
5/19/2025SenateRead third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
5/15/2025HouseRead by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
5/13/2025HouseMade Special Order of the day No. 6 for 05/15/2025.
5/13/2025House
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