HB324 • 2026

JUDGES: Provides relative to judicial salaries (EN +$6,690,757 GF EX See Note)

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Debbie Villio
Last action: 2026-06-09
Official status: Signed by the Governor - Act 793
Effective date: Not listed

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JUDGES: Provides relative to judicial salaries (EN +$6,690,757 GF EX See Note)

What This Bill Does

JUDGES: Provides relative to judicial salaries (EN +$6,690,757 GF EX See Note)

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Amendments

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Summary of Senate Amendments to HB324

Filed

Plain English: SSHB324 4872 6178 HOUSE SUMMARY OF SENATE AMENDMENTS HB 324 2026 Regular Session Villio JUDGES: Provides relative to judicial salaries Synopsis of Senate Amendments 1.

SSHB324 4872 6178 HOUSE SUMMARY OF SENATE AMENDMENTS HB 324 2026 Regular Session Villio JUDGES: Provides relative to judicial salaries Synopsis of Senate Amendments 1.
Provides for a 2.7% increase in the actual salary of the judges of the La.
Supreme Court, courts of appeal, and district courts, and the state-paid actual salary of the judges of the city courts and parish courts effective July 1, 2027.
Digest of Bill as Finally Passed by Senate Proposed law provides for the termination of the supplement paid pursuant to and authorized by Section 5 of Act 390 of the 2025 Regular Section on June 30, 2026.

Fiscal Note - HB324 ReEngrossed With Senate Cmte Amendments

Filed

Plain English: Filed 7

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House Committee Amendment #4140 APP Adopted

Adopted

Plain English: HCAHB324 4448 4140 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Appropriations to Engrossed House Bill No.

HCAHB324 4448 4140 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Appropriations to Engrossed House Bill No.
324 by Representative Villio 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 1, line 13, after "Subsection" and before "of this" delete "E" and insert "B" 3 AMENDMENT NO.
2 4 On page 2, delete lines 7 through 20 in their entirety 5 AMENDMENT NO.

House Committee Amendment #4112 APP Draft

Draft

Plain English: HCAHB324 4448 4112 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Appropriations to Engrossed House Bill No.

HCAHB324 4448 4112 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Appropriations to Engrossed House Bill No.
324 by Representative Villio 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 2, delete lines 7 through 20 in their entirety 3 AMENDMENT NO.
2 4 On page 2, at the beginning of line 21, delete "E." and insert "B." Page 1 of 1 CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions.

House Committee Amendment #4094 APP Draft

Draft

Plain English: HCAHB324 4448 4094 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Appropriations to Engrossed House Bill No.

HCAHB324 4448 4094 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Appropriations to Engrossed House Bill No.
324 by Representative Villio 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 1, at the beginning of line 8, delete "A.(1)" 3 AMENDMENT NO.
2 4 On page 1, delete lines 12 through 20 in their entirety 5 AMENDMENT NO.

House Vote on HB 324 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1677)

Filed

Plain English: 2026 Regular Session Sequence: 1677 HBS AMENDED BY SENATE TO BE CONCURRED IN HB 324 BY VILLIO CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS Date: 5/29/2026 Time: 11:05:36 AM ROLL CALL The roll was called with the following result: YEAS Adams Amedee Bacala Bamburg Beaullieu Berault Billings Boudreaux Bourriaque Boyd Boyer Brass Braud Broussard Butler Carlson Carrier Carter, R.

2026 Regular Session Sequence: 1677 HBS AMENDED BY SENATE TO BE CONCURRED IN HB 324 BY VILLIO CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS Date: 5/29/2026 Time: 11:05:36 AM ROLL CALL The roll was called with the following result: YEAS Adams Amedee Bacala Bamburg Beaullieu Berault Billings Boudreaux Bourriaque Boyd Boyer Brass Braud Broussard Butler Carlson Carrier Carter, R.
Carver Chassion Chenevert Coates Cox Crews Deshotel Dewitt Dickerson Domangue Echols Edmonston Egan Farnum Firment Fisher Fontenot Freeman Freiberg Gadberry Galle Geymann Glorioso Hebert Henry, C.
Henry, D.
Hilferty Horton Illg Jackson Johnson, M.

Senate Committee Amendment #3190 JUDA Adopted

Adopted

Plain English: SCAHB324 4335 3190 SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Judiciary A to Reengrossed House Bill No.

SCAHB324 4335 3190 SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Judiciary A to Reengrossed House Bill No.
324 by Representative Villio 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 2, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following: 3 "(3) On July 1, 2027, the actual salary of the judges of the Louisiana Supreme 4 Court, courts of appeal, and district courts and the state-paid actual salary of the 5 judges of the city courts and parish courts shall be increased by two and seven tenths 6 percent." Page 1 of 1

Senate Committee Amendment #3102 JUDA Draft

Draft

Plain English: SCAHB324 4335 3102 SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Judiciary A to Reengrossed House Bill No.

SCAHB324 4335 3102 SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Judiciary A to Reengrossed House Bill No.
324 by Representative Villio 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 2, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following: 3 "(3) On July 1, 2027, the actual salary of the judges of the Louisiana Supreme 4 Court, courts of appeal, and district courts and the state-paid actual salary of the 5 judges of the city courts and parish courts shall be increased by two and seven tenths 6 percent." Page 1 of 1

Bill History

2026-06-09 H
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-06-09 H
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 793.
2026-06-01 H
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-06-01 S
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-31 H
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-29 H
Read by title, roll called, yeas 93, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
2026-05-27 H
Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.
2026-05-26 H
Received from the Senate with amendments.
2026-05-26 S
Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-05-26 S
Rules suspended. Called from the Calendar.
2026-05-19 S
Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
2026-05-19 S
Rules suspended.
2026-05-13 S
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-05-12 S
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-05-11 S
Reported favorably.
2026-05-06 S
Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
2026-05-06 S
Senate Committee amendments read and adopted.
2026-05-05 S
Rules suspended. Reported with amendments.
2026-04-28 S
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
2026-04-27 S
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-04-27 H
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-04-23 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/27/2026.
2026-04-22 H
Read by title, amended, ordered reengrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-04-21 H
Reported with amendments (14-0).
2026-04-13 H
Read by title, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
2026-04-09 H
Reported favorably (13-0).
2026-03-09 H
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
2026-02-27 H
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
2026-02-24 H
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
2026-02-24 H
Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

JUDGES: Provides relative to judicial salaries (EN +$6,690,757 GF EX See Note)

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED
ACT No. 7932026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 324
BY REPRESENTATIVE VILLIO AND SENATORS BARROW, BOUDREAUX,
CARTER, CONNICK, HARRIS, JACKSON-ANDREWS, JENKINS, LUNEAU,
PRICE, AND WOMACK AND REPRESENTATIVE CHASSION
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 13:51, relative to judicial salaries; to provide for salary increases for judges
3 of the Louisiana Supreme Court, courts of appeal, district courts, city courts, and
4 parish courts; and to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 13:51 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
7 §51. Salary as recommended by the Judicial Compensation Commission
8 A.(1) The supplement paid pursuant to and authorized by Section 5 of Act
9 390 of the 2025 Regular Session of the Legislature shall terminate on June 30, 2026,
10 but shall be continued as a cost of living adjustment to salary effective on July 1,
11 2026.
12 (2) On July 1, 2026, after adjustment pursuant to Paragraph (1) of this
13 Subsection and subject to the provisions of Subsection B of this Section, the actual
14 salary of the judges of the Louisiana Supreme Court, courts of appeal, and district
15 courts and the state-paid actual salary of the judges of the city courts and parish
16 courts shall reflect the recommended cost of living adjustment and be increased by
17 the amount recommended by the Judicial Compensation Commission reflecting a
18 total increase of less than two percent for each year since the last increase as follows:
19 (a) Twelve thousand one hundred twenty-nine dollars for the justices of the
20 Louisiana Supreme Court.
21 (b) Eleven thousand four hundred thirty-one dollars for the judges of the
22 courts of appeal.
23 (c) Ten thousand seven hundred twenty-three dollars for the judges of the
24 district courts.
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HB NO. 324 ENROLLED
1 (d) An amount for judges of the city and parish courts that would increase
2 the state-paid salary of the judges by the same percentage as district court judges.
3 (3) On July 1, 2027, the actual salary of the judges of the Louisiana Supreme
4 Court, courts of appeal, and district courts and the state-paid actual salary of the
5 judges of the city courts and parish courts shall be increased by two and seven tenths
6 percent.
7 B. The cost of living adjustment authorized pursuant to Paragraph (A)(2) of
8 this Section for Fiscal Year 2026-27 shall be funded by the judiciary itself upon
9 certification by the Louisiana Supreme Court and the Louisiana Judicial Budgetary
10 Control Board that the judiciary has sufficient reserves to satisfy the obligation.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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