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LouisianaHB 5502026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

ELECTIONS/COMMISSIONERS: Increases compensation for parish board commissioners (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Sponsored By: Beth Anne Billings (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Senate and Governmental AffairsHouse and Governmental Affairs

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

Higher daily pay for election commissioners

Louisiana parish board election commissioners receive $100 for each qualifying service day. Covered work includes election day, counting and totaling provisional ballots, and recounts. The rate is $150 per day only for elections approved by the Secretary of State. The parish board of election supervisors must apply for that approval. Approval is available when a large number of voters are reasonably expected to vote before election day.

Emergency extra pay ends for election commissioners

The law removes the Secretary of State’s authority to approve special emergency-related pay for parish election commissioners. That authority allowed up to $100 per election or service day for elections within one year after a governor-declared emergency. Approval previously required an application from the parish board of election supervisors.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Beth Anne Billings

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 137 • No: 2

Senate vote • 5/12/2026

Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 33 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Yes: 33 • No: 0

House vote • 4/8/2026

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 92, nays 2. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 92 • No: 2

House vote • 3/31/2026

Reported with amendments

Yes: 12 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 164.

    5/15/2026House

  2. Effective date: 08/01/2026.

    5/15/2026House

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate.

    5/14/2026Senate

  4. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

    5/14/2026House

  5. Received from the Senate without amendments.

    5/13/2026House

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

    5/13/2026House

  7. Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 33 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    5/12/2026Senate

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

    5/4/2026Senate

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

    4/29/2026Senate

  10. Reported favorably.

    4/28/2026Senate

  11. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.

    4/13/2026Senate

  12. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 92, nays 2. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

    4/8/2026House

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

    4/8/2026Senate

  14. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/08/2026.

    4/7/2026House

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

    4/1/2026House

  16. Reported with amendments (12-0).

    3/31/2026House

  17. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

    3/9/2026House

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

    2/27/2026House

  19. Prefiled.

    2/26/2026House

  20. Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

    2/26/2026House

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