Published: April 13, 2026
By: Sheridan White and Kylah Babin, LSU Manship School News Service
BATON ROUGE — In the first step by the Legislature to transform Gov. Jeff Landry‘s proposed budget into its own, the House Appropriations Committee unanimously advanced House Bill 1 Monday that generally tracks his plan for a standstill state operating budget of $47 billion for the fiscal year starting July 1.
The bill, which pays down longstanding debt and increases workforce initiatives, now goes to the House floor.
“Members, when you take all this into account, the budget is fiscally responsible,” said Rep. Jack McFarland, R-Jonesboro, the committee chair.
The general appropriations bill, House Bill 1, determines how the state will use its funds for general operating expenses in the upcoming fiscal year, which starts on July 1.
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