RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 733 (HB 843) 2024 Regular Session McFarland
New law provides for the expenses of the legislature and legislative service agencies.
Appropriates $93,021,312 from the state general fund for FY 2024-2025 including the
following:
House of Representatives $32,998,300
Senate $28,117,511
Legislative Auditor $15,295,000
Legislative Fiscal Office $ 3,441,600
Louisiana State Law Institute $ 1,198,901
Legislative Budgetary Control Council $11,970,000
Total state general fund $93,021,312
Further, provides for the allocation of funds for salaries and allowances of members, officers,
and staff of the House and Senate. Provides that the balance on July 2, 2024, of the fund
created by Section 13 of Act 513 of the 2008 R.S. is appropriated to the Legislative
Budgetary Control Council.
New law appropriates $350,000 from the state general fund to establish the Legislative
Auditor Ancillary Enterprise Fund as an agency working capital fund; appropriates
$24,709,985 from the fund, which is authorized to be used for expenses of the auditor's
office.
New law appropriates $6,000,000 out of the statutorily dedicated Legislative Capitol
Technology Enhancement Fund to the Legislative Budgetary Control Council.
Further provides for the rate allowable for per diem deduction for members of the legislature
during their attendance at the state capitol and retains provisions of existing law allowing
legislative assistants who were employed on or before Dec. 1, 2007, to retain the salary they
were earning on Dec. 1, 2007.
Effective July 1, 2024.