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LA HB 981

died on adjournment

FUNDS/FUNDING: Establishes the Law Enforcement Retention Incentive Subfund within the Law Enforcement Recruitment Incentive Fund (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did LA HB 981 pass?

No. LA HB 981 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-05-07): Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Finance.

What is LA HB 981 about?

LA HB 981 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “FUNDS/FUNDING: Establishes the Law Enforcement Retention Incentive Subfund within the Law Enforcement Recruitment Incentive Fund (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)”.

Who sponsors LA HB 981?

Dixon McMakin is the primary sponsor of LA HB 981.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-05-07 — Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Dixon McMakinprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-07

    Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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  2. 2026-05-06

    Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

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  3. 2026-05-05

    Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

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  4. 2026-04-29

    Scheduled for floor debate on 05/05/2026.

  5. 2026-04-28

    Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

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  6. 2026-04-27

    Reported with amendments (15-0).

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  7. 2026-03-18

    Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

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  8. 2026-03-17

    Read by title. Lies over under the rules.

Versions

  • House Committee Amendment, #4361, APP, DraftCompare
  • House Committee Amendment, #4553, APP, AdoptedCompare
  • House Floor Legislative Bureau Amendment, #2811, Horton, AdoptedCompare
  • House Floor Amendment, #4654, McMakin, AdoptedCompare
  • HB981 OriginalCompare
  • HB981 EngrossedCompare
  • HB981 ReengrossedCompare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • FINAL PASSAGE (#862)

    2026-05-05 · pass · 99-0

    Member-level votes (105)
    • Mr. Speaker: yes
    • Echols: yes
    • McCormick: yes
    • Adams: yes
    • Edmonston: yes
    • McFarland: yes
    • Amedee: yes
    • Egan: yes
    • McMahen: yes
    • Bacala: yes
    • Farnum: yes
    • McMakin: yes
    • Bagley: yes
    • Firment: yes
    • Melerine: yes
    • Bamburg: yes
    • Fontenot: yes
    • Mena: yes
    • Bayham: yes
    • Freeman: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Beaullieu: yes
    • Freiberg: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Berault: yes
    • Gadberry: yes
    • Murray: yes
    • Billings: yes
    • Galle: yes
    • Muscarello: yes
    • Boudreaux: yes
    • Geymann: yes
    • Newell: yes
    • Bourriaque: yes
    • Glorioso: yes
    • Orgeron: yes
    • Boyd: yes
    • Green: yes
    • Owen: yes
    • Boyer: yes
    • Hebert: yes
    • Phelps: yes
    • Brass: yes
    • Henry, C.: yes
    • Riser: yes
    • Braud: yes
    • Henry, D.: yes
    • Sawyer: yes
    • Broussard: yes
    • Hilferty: yes
    • Schamerhorn: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Horton: yes
    • Spell: yes
    • Butler: yes
    • Illg: yes
    • St. Blanc: yes
    • Carlson: yes
    • Johnson, M.: yes
    • Tarver: yes
    • Carpenter: yes
    • Johnson, T.: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Carrier: yes
    • Jordan: yes
    • Thomas: yes
    • Carter, R.: yes
    • Kerner: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Carter, W.: yes
    • LaCombe: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • Carver: yes
    • LaFleur: yes
    • Ventrella: yes
    • Chenevert: yes
    • Landry, J.: yes
    • Villio: yes
    • Coates: yes
    • Landry, M.: yes
    • Walters: yes
    • Cox: yes
    • Landry, T.: yes
    • Wilder: yes
    • Crews: yes
    • Larvadain: yes
    • Wiley: yes
    • Deshotel: yes
    • Lyons: yes
    • Wright: yes
    • Dewitt: yes
    • Mack: yes
    • Wyble: yes
    • Dickerson: yes
    • Marcelle: yes
    • Young: yes
    • Domangue: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Zeringue: yes
    • Chassion: other
    • Jackson: other
    • Schlegel: other
    • Fisher: other
    • Knox: other
    • Stagni: other

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