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LouisianaHB 9832026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

APPROPRIATIONS: Appropriates funds for the expenses of the judiciary for Fiscal Year 2026-2027

Sponsored By: Jack McFarland (Republican)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

7 provisions identified: 5 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.

More pay funding for Louisiana court workers

Beginning July 1, 2026, Louisiana adds about $6.754 million for judges’ raises and $6.483 million for staff pay adjustments. The raises cover Supreme Court justices and appeals, district, juvenile, family, and other court judges. For FY 2026–2027, salary funding for 12 juvenile judges rises from about $2.111 million to $2.125 million. Funding for four family judges rises from $649,492 to $708,256. Funding for 60 city judges rises from about $3.146 million to $3.432 million. Funding for seven municipal and traffic judges and one parish judge rises from $455,923 to $497,443. These are funding amounts, not each worker’s pay or raise.

Conditional funding for criminal justice information sharing

The law authorizes about $5.892 million for the Integrated Criminal Justice Information System beginning July 1, 2026. This combines $5 million and $892,093 for the Louisiana Supreme Court from the Criminal Justice Priority Fund. The money is available only upon enactment of Senate Bill No. 141 of the 2026 Regular Session. This funding does not provide direct household payments.

More funding for court-involved children and families

Beginning July 1, 2026, Louisiana adds $5.031 million for Families in Need of Services in FY 2026–2027. Orleans Parish’s Juvenile Protective Care Monitoring Program gets $700,208, up from $645,551. That program monitors child abuse and neglect cases and Families in Need of Services. These provisions fund services rather than setting household payments or changing who qualifies.

More funding for judges’ counseling and support

Louisiana provides $63,300 for the Judges’ Assistance Program in FY 2026–2027, up from $61,877. The program offers counseling and other help, including support for judges with substance abuse problems. Funding begins July 1, 2026.

More funding for Orleans juvenile court reporters

Louisiana provides $130,698 for Orleans Parish Juvenile Court reporters in FY 2026–2027, up from $121,580. Funding begins July 1, 2026, and supports court operations. The law does not state individual pay increases or changes in court services.

Less office funding for juvenile and family judges

Louisiana provides $92,000 for juvenile and family judges’ office and travel expenses in FY 2026–2027, down from $97,750. The lower funding begins July 1, 2026. The law does not state how this reduction affects court services.

Louisiana courts face general fund cuts

Beginning July 1, 2026, the law cuts direct State General Fund court funding by about $20.557 million. The Judicial Budgetary Control Board or Louisiana Supreme Court must adopt a plan for these FY 2026–2027 cuts. This provision does not identify which court programs lose funding. Across the law’s funding changes, the net direct General Fund decrease is about $2.289 million.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Jack McFarland

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 257 • No: 0

House vote • 5/29/2026

Read by title, roll called, yeas 96, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

Yes: 96 • No: 0

Senate vote • 5/26/2026

Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Yes: 38 • No: 0

House vote • 4/16/2026

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 104, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 104 • No: 0

House vote • 4/13/2026

Reported with amendments

Yes: 19 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 910.

    6/12/2026House

  2. Effective date: 07/01/2026.

    6/12/2026House

  3. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

    6/4/2026House

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

    6/1/2026House

  5. Read by title, roll called, yeas 96, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

    5/29/2026House

  6. Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.

    5/27/2026House

  7. Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    5/26/2026Senate

  8. Received from the Senate with amendments.

    5/26/2026House

  9. Read by title; made Special Order of the Day No. 6 for 5/26.

    5/25/2026Senate

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

    5/21/2026Senate

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

    5/21/2026Senate

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

    4/21/2026Senate

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

    4/20/2026Senate

  14. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 104, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

    4/16/2026House

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

    4/14/2026House

  16. Made Special Order of the day No. 9 for 04/16/2026.

    4/14/2026House

  17. Reported with amendments (19-0).

    4/13/2026House

  18. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

    3/23/2026House

  19. Read by title. Lies over under the rules.

    3/18/2026House

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