House Bill No. [insert number] appropriates a total of $93,021,312 from the state general fund for the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 to support the operations of the Louisiana Legislature, which includes funding for the House of Representatives, Senate, legislative service agencies, and the Louisiana State Law Institute. The bill outlines specific allocations for salaries, allowances, and operational expenses, including an additional $275 per month for each legislator's legislative assistants and provisions for those assistants employed before December 1, 2007, to retain their salaries as of that date. The funding distribution includes $32,998,300 for the House of Representatives, $28,117,511 for the Senate, and additional amounts for the legislative auditor and the Legislative Fiscal Office.
The bill also proposes increases in funding for various legislative entities, with the Legislative Budgetary Control Council receiving $11,815,000 for FY 2023-2024 and $11,970,000 for FY 2024-2025. It specifies self-generated funds for the Legislative Auditor and includes appropriations from the technology fund, including $6,000,000 from federal American Rescue Plan Act funds. The funds are subject to return to the state general fund if unexpended by October 1, 2025, and the bill is set to take effect on July 1, 2024, unless vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature.