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LouisianaHB 2332026 Regular SessionHouse

JURY DUTY: Provides relative to jury duty mileage reimbursement (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note)

Sponsored By: Jason Brian DeWitt (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Judiciary BJudiciary

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Juror mileage pay follows state rates

Louisiana jurors in criminal trials receive mileage pay at the rate in effect for state officials. Payment covers each mile necessarily traveled to and from the courthouse. Daily attendance pay remains $25. The provided text does not state the state mileage rate or an effective date.

Jury commissioner mileage has minimum and maximum

Louisiana jury commissioners receive $75 per day for actual attendance at meetings. They also receive mileage pay for travel to and from their meeting place. Mileage pay is at least 21 cents per mile, but cannot exceed the rate in effect for state officials. The provided text does not state that maximum rate or an effective date.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Jason Brian DeWitt

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Tehmi Jahi Chassion

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 244 • No: 0

House vote • 5/26/2026

Read by title, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

Yes: 97 • No: 0

Senate vote • 5/19/2026

Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Yes: 34 • No: 0

House vote • 3/30/2026

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 97 • No: 0

House vote • 3/23/2026

Reported favorably

Yes: 16 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 536.

    5/29/2026House

  2. Effective date: 08/01/2026.

    5/29/2026House

  3. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

    5/28/2026House

  4. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

    5/27/2026House

  5. Signed by the President of the Senate.

    5/27/2026Senate

  6. Read by title, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

    5/26/2026House

  7. Scheduled for concurrence on 05/26/2026.

    5/25/2026House

  8. Received from the Senate with amendments.

    5/20/2026House

  9. Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    5/19/2026Senate

  10. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.

    5/13/2026Senate

  11. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

    5/12/2026Senate

  12. Reported favorably.

    5/11/2026Senate

  13. Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.

    4/22/2026Senate

  14. Reported favorably.

    4/21/2026Senate

  15. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.

    3/31/2026Senate

  16. Called from the calendar.

    3/30/2026House

  17. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

    3/30/2026House

  18. Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

    3/30/2026Senate

  19. Read by title, returned to the calendar.

    3/26/2026House

  20. Notice given.

    3/26/2026House

  21. Scheduled for floor debate on 03/30/2026.

    3/26/2026House

  22. Scheduled for floor debate on 03/26/2026.

    3/25/2026House

  23. Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

    3/24/2026House

  24. Reported favorably (16-0).

    3/23/2026House

  25. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

    3/9/2026House

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