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Read. Follow. Verify.Louisiana House passes bill allowing legislators to spend up to $2,500 in campaign funds annually on official wardrobe
Last action · April 14, 2026: Read by title, returned to the calendar.Sponsor: Jason DeWitt
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What This Bill Proposed
Louisiana House Bill 996 exempts state legislators from personal-use prohibitions on campaign funds when purchasing and maintaining office-required clothing, up to a $2,500 annual limit.
Changes allowable campaign expenditure categories for state lawmakers by creating a specific financial cap for legislative apparel and cleaning costs.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
members of the legislature
State lawmakers gain the ability to use up to $2,500 per calendar year in campaign funds for office-required clothing and maintenance without those expenses being presumed personal use.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · passed the House.
Procedural history
6 actions- Apr 14, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, returned to the calendar.
- Apr 13, 2026HouseScheduled for floor debate on 04/14/2026.
- Apr 9, 2026HouseFloorRead by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
- Apr 8, 2026HouseReported with amendments (11-2).
- Mar 24, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
- Mar 23, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title. Lies over under the rules.
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 40)
- Controversy55Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment15Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz45Current news / social attention level
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