RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 70 (HB 598) 2019 Regular Session Barras
Provides for the expenses of the legislature and legislative service agencies. Appropriates
$74,093,881 from the state general fund for FY 2019-2020 including the following:
House of Representatives $28,998,300
Senate $21,764,598
Legislative Auditor $10,483,708
Legislative Fiscal Office $3,158,849
Louisiana State Law Institute $1,131,401
Legislative Budgetary Control Council $8,557,125
Total state general fund (direct) $74,093,881
Requires appropriations out of the State General Fund (Direct) contained in this Act to be
reduced by $11,620,925 pursuant to a plan adopted by the Legislative Budgetary Control
Council.
Provides for the allocation of funds for salaries and allowances of members, officers, and
staff of the House and Senate. Provides that the balance of the fund created by Act 513, §13
of the 2008 R.S. is appropriated on July 2, 2019, to the Legislative Budgetary Control
Council.
Appropriates $350,000 from the state general fund to establish the Legislative Auditor
Ancillary Enterprise Fund as an agency working capital fund and appropriates $23,525,043
from the fund, which is authorized to be used for expenses of the auditor's office.
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, 2019.