HB981Introduced in the House
Establishes the Law Enforcement Retention Incentive Subfund within the Law Enforcement Recruitment Incentive Fund (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
Introduced by Dixon McMakin, District 68
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Establishes the Law Enforcement Retention Incentive Subfund within the Law Enforcement Recruitment Incentive Fund (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
Where it stands
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 7, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
HouseStage: House Vote on HB 981 FINAL PASSAGE (#862) · May 5, 2026
99
Yes
0
No
6
Absent or Not Voting
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What do people think?
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See how each representative voted
| Representative | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Danny McCormick | 1 | Yes |
| Steven Jackson | 2 | Absent |
| Tammy Phelps | 3 | Yes |
| Joy Walters | 4 | Yes |
| Dennis Bamburg | 5 | Yes |
| Michael Melerine | 6 | Yes |
| Lawrence Bagley | 7 | Yes |
| Raymond Crews | 8 | Yes |
| Dodie Horton | 9 | Yes |
| Wayne McMahen | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Read by title. Lies over under the rules.
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Reported with amendments (15-0).
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/05/2026.
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Verify the information
- Official page on the Louisiana Legislature website
- House Committee Amendment #4361 APP Draft (amendment)
- House Committee Amendment #4553 APP Proposed (amendment)
- House Floor Legislative Bureau Amendment #2811 Horton Proposed (amendment)
- House Floor Amendment #4654 McMakin Proposed (amendment)
- Analysis (supplement)
- Fiscal Note (supplement)
- Analysis (supplement)
- Fiscal Note (supplement)
- Analysis (supplement)
- Fiscal Note (supplement)
- Introduced (text)
- Engrossed (text)
- Engrossed (text)
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