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LouisianaHB 6472025 Regular SessionHouse

APPROPRIATIONS: Appropriates funds for the expenses of the judiciary for Fiscal Year 2025-2026

Sponsored By: Jack McFarland (Republican)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

5 provisions identified: 4 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

Louisiana courts receive annual operating funds

Beginning July 1, 2025, the law sets a $220.42 million base budget for Louisiana courts for fiscal year 2025–26. This amount is subject to separate budget adjustments. It funds the Supreme Court, appeals courts, district courts, and other courts and court programs. Support covers salaries, insurance, judicial retirement, drug and specialty courts, and court information systems. The money supports court services, not direct payments to households.

Judiciary supplements require sufficient reserves

Beginning July 1, 2025, the law authorizes supplements paid in equal monthly installments for fiscal year 2025–26 only. The amounts match those authorized in Louisiana’s 2024 Act 775; this provision does not list them. The judiciary must pay from its own resources. Payment requires the Louisiana Supreme Court and Judicial Budgetary Control Board to certify that reserves are sufficient.

Louisiana courts get technology and security upgrades

Beginning July 1, 2025, the Supreme Court receives $6 million from the Modernization and Security Fund. Allocations include $350,000 for courtroom audio/video equipment and $1.1 million for security fencing. Another $2.125 million replaces aging technology and security systems, while $1.825 million funds courthouse security projects. The remaining $600,000 funds a public portal for the Louisiana Protective Order Registry Case Management System. The portal money is available only if HB 461 of the 2025 session becomes law.

More court program funding for families

For fiscal year 2025–26, the law adds $390,000 for Court Appointed Special Advocates, which serves children in dependency cases. It also adds $150,000 for Families in Need of Services. The total increase is $540,000 from the State General Fund. This money supports programs for children and families, not direct household payments.

Louisiana courts face operating funding cuts

The law cuts State General Fund support for Louisiana courts by $11.87 million for fiscal year 2025–26. The Judicial Budgetary Control Board must adopt the cut plan, or the Louisiana Supreme Court must approve it. The law does not specify which services lose funding or impose a direct household charge.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Jack McFarland

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 262 • No: 0

House vote • 6/12/2025

Read by title, roll called, yeas 102, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

Yes: 102 • No: 0

Senate vote • 6/9/2025

Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 39 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Yes: 39 • No: 0

House vote • 5/15/2025

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 98 • No: 0

House vote • 5/12/2025

Reported with amendments

Yes: 23 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 390.

    6/20/2025House

  2. Effective date: 07/01/2025.

    6/20/2025House

  3. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

    6/13/2025House

  4. Rules suspended, called out of its regular order.

    6/12/2025House

  5. Called from the calendar.

    6/12/2025House

  6. Read by title, roll called, yeas 102, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

    6/12/2025House

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

    6/12/2025House

  8. Signed by the President of the Senate.

    6/12/2025Senate

  9. Read by title, returned to the calendar.

    6/10/2025House

  10. Notice given.

    6/10/2025House

  11. Scheduled for concurrence on 06/12/2025.

    6/10/2025House

  12. Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 39 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    6/9/2025Senate

  13. Received from the Senate with amendments.

    6/9/2025House

  14. Scheduled for concurrence on 06/10/2025.

    6/9/2025House

  15. Rules suspended. Called from the Calendar.

    6/8/2025Senate

  16. Read by title; made Special Order of the Day No. 4 for 6/9/2025.

    6/8/2025Senate

  17. Rules suspended.

    6/3/2025Senate

  18. Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.

    6/3/2025Senate

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

    6/2/2025Senate

  20. Reported with amendments. Rules suspended. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

    6/1/2025Senate

  21. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Finance.

    5/20/2025Senate

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

    5/19/2025Senate

  23. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

    5/15/2025House

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

    5/13/2025House

  25. Made Special Order of the day No. 9 for 05/15/2025.

    5/13/2025House

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