LA HB398 | 2026 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Passed on June 8 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-06-08 - Effective date: 07/01/2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

Prohibits payment for meals and incidental expenses for state public officials and employees from exceeding amounts for such expenses established by the U.S. General Services Administration

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Title

Prohibits payment for meals and incidental expenses for state public officials and employees from exceeding amounts for such expenses established by the U.S. General Services Administration

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2026-05-29 - House - House Vote on HB 398 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1680) (Y: 89 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 11) [PASS]
2026-05-29 - House - House Vote on HB 398 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1680) (Y: 91 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 11) [PASS]
2026-05-26 - Senate - Senate Vote on HB 398 FINAL PASSAGE (#1335) (Y: 27 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-04-29 - House - House Vote on HB 398 FINAL PASSAGE (#819) (Y: 63 N: 31 NV: 0 Abs: 11) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2026-06-08HouseEffective date: 07/01/2026.
2026-06-08HouseSigned by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 799.
2026-06-01HouseSent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-06-01SenateSigned by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-31HouseEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-29HouseRead by title, roll called, yeas 89, nays 5, Senate amendments concurred in.
2026-05-27HouseScheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.
2026-05-26HouseReceived from the Senate with amendments.
2026-05-26SenateRules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 27 yeas and 10 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-05-25SenateReported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-05-21SenateRead by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-05-20SenateReported favorably.
2026-05-05SenateRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.
2026-05-04SenateReceived in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-04-29HouseRead third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 63, nays 31. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-04-27HouseScheduled for floor debate on 04/29/2026.
2026-04-27HouseRead by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-04-23HouseReported with amendments (9-0).
2026-03-09HouseRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
2026-02-27HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
2026-02-25HouseUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
2026-02-25HousePrefiled.

Subjects


Louisiana State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26rs&b=HB398&sbi=y
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1444037
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1465755
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1467793
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1478922
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1481236
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1453066
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1455475
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1465681
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1467233
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1475425
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1444059
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1465785
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1467892
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1477675
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1467665
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1476786
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1478685
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1479055

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