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LouisianaHB 5382026 Regular SessionHouse

COURTS/JUVENILE: Provides relative to the judicial expense fund for the Juvenile Court for the parish of East Baton Rouge

Sponsored By: Barbara Reich Freiberg (Republican)

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

Lower Court Cost Cap for Nonsupport Defendants

The law lowers a separate criminal nonsupport court-cost cap from $15 to $10 in East Baton Rouge Parish Juvenile Court. This covers criminal nonsupport cases within the court's authority, including covered contempt proceedings. Defendants owe the charge after conviction at trial, a guilty plea, or bond forfeiture. The charge is in addition to all other fines, costs, and forfeitures. The money goes to the clerk for the court's judicial expense fund.

Higher East Baton Rouge Juvenile Filing Fees

The law raises the maximum filing fee for East Baton Rouge Parish Juvenile Court from $15 to $45. It covers actions, suits, motions, and rules to show cause. The court's judges jointly set the actual fee, which the Nineteenth Judicial District clerk collects. People exempt from court costs do not pay; court rules for people unable to afford costs still apply. The clerk places these fees and the criminal nonsupport charges in a separate judicial expense fund controlled by the judges. The fund supplements other court money and can support court operations and individual judges' offices, but cannot pay judges' salaries. Judges can hire staff and pay their salaries, and fund a law library, equipment, supplies, and related items. Court reporters can receive extra salary from the fund in place of some or all testimony reporting and transcription fees. Judges must arrange an annual audit of the fund and related books and accounts. They must file it with the Legislative Auditor, where the public can inspect it.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Barbara Reich Freiberg

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 235 • No: 35

House vote • 5/26/2026

Read by title, roll called, yeas 93, nays 4. The Senate amendments, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, were concurred in.

Yes: 93 • No: 4

Senate vote • 5/19/2026

Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 32 yeas and 1 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Yes: 32 • No: 1

Senate vote • 5/18/2026

Read by title. Failed to pass by a vote of 17 yeas and 18 nays.

Yes: 17 • No: 18

House vote • 4/15/2026

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 83, nays 12. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 83 • No: 12

House vote • 4/9/2026

Reported favorably

Yes: 10 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Becomes Act No. 928 without the Governor's signature.

    6/23/2026House

  2. Effective date: 08/01/2026.

    6/23/2026House

  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 93, nays 4. The Senate amendments, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, were 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. Reconsidered. Read by title; returned to the Calendar, subject to call.

    5/19/2026Senate

  10. Rules suspended. Called from the Calendar.

    5/19/2026Senate

  11. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 32 yeas and 1 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    5/19/2026Senate

  12. Rules suspended.

    5/18/2026Senate

  13. Read by title. Failed to pass by a vote of 17 yeas and 18 nays.

    5/18/2026Senate

  14. Notice of reconsideration on the next legislative day.

    5/18/2026Senate

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

    5/7/2026Senate

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

    5/6/2026Senate

  17. Rules suspended. Reported favorably.

    5/5/2026Senate

  18. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.

    4/20/2026Senate

  19. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 83, nays 12. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

    4/15/2026House

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

    4/15/2026Senate

  21. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/15/2026.

    4/14/2026House

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

    4/13/2026House

  23. Reported favorably (10-0).

    4/9/2026House

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

    3/9/2026House

  25. First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.

    2/27/2026House

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