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Read. Follow. Verify.Louisiana allocates $90 million for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Revenue Sharing Distribution
Last action · June 12, 2026: Effective date: 08/01/2026.Sponsor: Jack McFarland
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What This Bill Does
The Louisiana Legislature enacted House Bill 314, setting the state revenue sharing fund at $90,000,000 for 2026-2027 to reimburse local tax losses from s and fund local bodies, tax collectors, and retirement systems.
Local governments, school boards, law enforcement districts, and retirement systems across Louisiana parishes receive specific statutory allocations and property tax loss reimbursements according to population and formulas defined for the .
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
tax recipient bodies
City governments, parish authorities, school boards, and special districts receive funds to offset property tax losses from homestead exemptions.
tax collectors
Parish tax collectors receive commission percentages from a dedicated portion of the revenue sharing fund.
retirement systems
Eligible state and local retirement systems receive statutory allocations funded from the revenue sharing pool.
Key Facts
- The total revenue sharing fund for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 is established at $90,000,000.00.
- Parish distributions are calculated using 80% based on population ratio and 20% based on homestead exemption claims ratio.
- Eleven and nine-tenths percent of funds (excluding New Orleans and Ouachita amounts totaling $1,164,955), forming $9,866,728, is distributed as commissions to parish tax collectors.
- Two and forty-four hundredths percent of funds, forming $2,023,094, is allocated to eligible public retirement systems.
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- The city of New Orleans must remit specific amounts for retirement systems in FY 2026-2027, including $168,474 for the Assessors' Retirement Fund and $137,015 for the Clerks of Court Retirement and Relief Fund.
- Distributions by the state treasurer occur in three installments: by December 1, March 15, and May 15.
- In St. Bernard Parish, the Lake Borgne Levee District receives a minimum of $163,000 and the St. Bernard Port, Harbor and Terminal District receives a minimum of $125,000.
- In Allen Parish, the Special Law Enforcement District receives a minimum of $58,000 and the Assessor receives a minimum of $36,500.
- Unexpended excess funds are allocated among school boards, incorporated municipalities, and parish governing authorities according to specific parish formulas.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
20 actions- Jun 12, 2026HouseEnrolledSigned by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 905.
- Jun 12, 2026HouseEffective date: 08/01/2026.
- May 28, 2026HouseSent to the Governor for executive approval.
- May 27, 2026HouseEnrolledEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
- May 27, 2026SenateEnrolledSigned by the President of the Senate.
- May 26, 2026SenateFloorRules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
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- May 26, 2026HouseReceived from the Senate without amendments.
- May 25, 2026SenateIntroducedRead by title; made Special Order of the Day No. 4 for 5/26.
- May 21, 2026SenateCommitteeRules suspended. Reported favorably. Rules suspended. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- May 21, 2026SenateFloorReported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
- Apr 21, 2026SenateCommitteeRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Apr 20, 2026SenateReceived in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
- Apr 16, 2026HouseFloorRead third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 103, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
- Apr 14, 2026HouseFloorRead by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
- Apr 14, 2026HouseMade Special Order of the day No. 7 for 04/16/2026.
- Apr 13, 2026HouseReported with amendments (19-0).
- Mar 9, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
- Feb 27, 2026HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
- Feb 24, 2026HousePrefiled.
- Feb 24, 2026HouseCommitteeUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
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Fixed Statewide Revenue Sharing Cap
The total statewide revenue sharing fund is strictly capped at $90,000,000.00, with specific statutory percentages carved out for tax collector commissions and retirement systems before local tax loss reimbursements are distributed.
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