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Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 981: FUNDS/FUNDING: Establishes the Law Enforcement Retention Incentive Subfund within the Law Enforcement Recruitment Incentive Fund (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 981 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana House on March 17, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: FUNDS/FUNDING: Establishes the Law Enforcement Retention Incentive Subfund within the Law Enforcement Recruitment Incentive Fund (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF EX). Primary sponsor: Dixon McMakin (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 7, 2026): Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Dixon McMakinPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse68

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  2. Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
  3. Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
  4. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/05/2026.
  5. Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
  6. Reported with amendments (15-0).
  7. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
  8. Read by title. Lies over under the rules.

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source