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LouisianaSB 252026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET

REGISTRARS OF VOTERS: Adjusts compensation schedule for Registrar of Voters. (7/1/26) (EN +$496,168 GF EX See Note)

Sponsored By: Caleb Kleinpeter (Republican)

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

Merit raises for parish election staff

Beginning July 1, 2026, registrars, chief deputies, and confidential assistants at Step 1 or higher receive January merit reviews. An “excellent” rating moves an employee up one pay step until Step 10. After more than 12 months at Step 10, an “excellent” rating qualifies the employee for a 5% salary increase. Each employee can receive no more than five of these annual increases. The Secretary of State or a designee reviews registrars with input from the Registrar of Voters Association. Registrars can appeal to the State Board of Election Supervisors; members involved in the review cannot hear the appeal. Chief deputies and confidential assistants also have review and appeal procedures.

New pay scales for election staff

Beginning July 1, 2026, Louisiana sets new annual pay schedules with 10 steps for parish election staff. The population bands are 0–50,000, 50,001–200,000, and 200,001–1,000,000. In that order, registrar pay ranges are $69,597–$90,351, $83,217–$108,122, and $90,026–$117,007. Chief deputy ranges are $44,060–$57,032, $57,681–$74,803, and $64,491–$83,688. Confidential assistant ranges are $37,251–$48,147, $50,871–$65,918, and $57,681–$74,803. Pay depends on the employee’s role, population band, and step; these ranges do not show each employee’s raise. Population figures come from the latest federal census, Census Bureau population estimates, or lawful parish determinations. Parish governing authorities retain control over local application of the scales. The estimated increase in state general fund spending is $496,168.

Population-based registrar pay changes face limits

Beginning July 1, 2026, Louisiana’s Department of State can change registrar pay for population changes only once each decade. The adjustment occurs one year after the state receives the federal census. This rule limits population-based changes, not merit raises. It can delay a population-based pay increase or decrease.

New boundaries for three Louisiana Senate districts

Beginning July 1, 2026, the law changes Louisiana Senate Districts 33, 34, and 35; the Senate still has 39 members. District 33 includes all of Union and West Carroll, plus parts of Bienville, Lincoln, Morehouse, Ouachita, and Webster. District 34 includes all of East Carroll, Madison, and Tensas, plus parts of Concordia, Morehouse, Ouachita, and Richland. District 35 includes parts of Grant, Jackson, Lincoln, Ouachita, Rapides, and Winn. Exact precinct lists determine each district’s boundaries. The new lines apply to later elections and appointments, without shortening current officeholders’ terms. The maps use January 27, 2026 precinct files based on 2020 Census maps and parish updates through that date. General precinct labels include geographic and nongeographic subdivisions. Later parish precinct changes do not change district boundaries unless a law changes them. The redistricting does not directly change household taxes, benefits, or costs.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Caleb Kleinpeter

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Adrian Fisher

    Democratic • House

  • Alonzo L. Knox

    Democratic • House

  • Beth Anne Billings

    Republican • House

  • Roy Daryl Adams

    Democratic • House

  • Jeffrey "Jeff" Wiley

    Republican • House

  • Joe Stagni

    Affiliation unavailable

  • Reese "Skip" Broussard

    Republican • House

  • Tehmi Jahi Chassion

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 152 • No: 3

House vote • 5/29/2026

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 89, nays 3. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 89 • No: 3

House vote • 5/26/2026

Reported with amendments

Yes: 16 • No: 0

House vote • 5/19/2026

Reported with amendments

Yes: 11 • No: 0

Senate vote • 5/13/2026

Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays; ordered re-reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Yes: 36 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Becomes Act No. 955 without the Governor's signature.

    6/23/2026Senate

  2. Effective date 6/22/2026.

    6/23/2026Senate

  3. Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.

    6/1/2026Senate

  4. Signed by the Speaker of the House.

    6/1/2026House

  5. Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.

    6/1/2026Senate

  6. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/29/2026.

    5/29/2026House

  7. Read by title, returned to the calendar.

    5/29/2026House

  8. Called from the calendar.

    5/29/2026House

  9. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 89, nays 3. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

    5/29/2026House

  10. Received from the House with amendments.

    5/29/2026Senate

  11. Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.

    5/28/2026House

  12. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

    5/27/2026House

  13. Reported with amendments (16-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

    5/26/2026House

  14. Read by title, amended, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.

    5/20/2026House

  15. Reported with amendments (11-0). To be recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.

    5/19/2026House

  16. Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.

    5/18/2026House

  17. Called from the calendar.

    5/18/2026House

  18. Rules suspended.

    5/18/2026House

  19. Read by title, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

    5/18/2026House

  20. Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays; ordered re-reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    5/13/2026Senate

  21. Read by title; Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered reengrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.

    5/12/2026Senate

  22. Reported with amendments.

    5/11/2026Senate

  23. Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted; ordered engrossed and recommitted to the Committee on Finance.

    3/23/2026Senate

  24. Reported with amendments.

    3/18/2026Senate

  25. Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.

    3/9/2026Senate

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