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HB550 • 2026

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

ELECTIONS/COMMISSIONERS: Increases compensation for parish board commissioners (EN INCREASE 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
Beth Billings
Last action
2026-05-15
Official status
Signed by the Governor - Act 164
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The exact compensation amount is conditional upon approval by the Secretary of State based on specific criteria.

Increases Pay for Parish Board Election Workers

This act increases the pay for parish board commissioners who work on election days and during recounts, with specific conditions.

What This Bill Does

  • Raises the daily pay for parish board commissioners from $50 to either $100 or $150 based on approval by the Secretary of State.
  • The Secretary of State may approve higher compensation rates if a large number of early voters are expected.
  • Allows up to an additional $100 per day during emergencies declared by the governor within one year of the emergency declaration.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Parish board commissioners who work on election days and during recounts.

Terms To Know

Secretary of State
The official in charge of overseeing elections and approving additional compensation for parish board commissioners based on certain conditions.
Recount
A process where votes are counted again to confirm the results of an election.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This act only affects parish board commissioners who work on specific days during elections and recounts.
  • The exact amount of compensation depends on approval from the Secretary of State based on certain conditions.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

Adopted

Plain English: HCAHB550 4311 2890 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs to Original House Bill No.

  • HCAHB550 4311 2890 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs to Original House Bill No.
  • 550 by Representative Billings 1 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 1 2 On page 1, line 3, after "commissioners" and before "to provide" insert a semicolon ";" 3 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 2 4 On page 1, line 5, after "state;" and before "and to provide" insert "to provide for 5 compensation during a recount;" Page 1 of 1 CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions.
Draft

Plain English: HCAHB550 4311 1651 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs to Original House Bill No.

  • HCAHB550 4311 1651 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs to Original House Bill No.
  • 550 by Representative Billings 1 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 1 2 On page 1, line 3, after "commissioners" and before "to provide" insert a semicolon ";" 3 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 2 4 On page 1, line 5, after "state;" and before "and to provide" insert "to provide for 5 compensation during a recount;" Page 1 of 1 CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-15 H

    Effective date: 08/01/2026.

  2. 2026-05-15 H

    Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 164.

  3. 2026-05-14 H

    Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

  4. 2026-05-14 S

    Signed by the President of the Senate.

  5. 2026-05-13 H

    Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

  6. 2026-05-13 H

    Received from the Senate without amendments.

  7. 2026-05-12 S

    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.

  8. 2026-05-04 S

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

  9. 2026-04-29 S

    Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  10. 2026-04-28 S

    Reported favorably.

  11. 2026-04-13 S

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

  12. 2026-04-08 S

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

  13. 2026-04-08 H

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

  14. 2026-04-07 H

    Scheduled for floor debate on 04/08/2026.

  15. 2026-04-01 H

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

  16. 2026-03-31 H

    Reported with amendments (12-0).

  17. 2026-03-09 H

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

  18. 2026-02-27 H

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

  19. 2026-02-26 H

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

  20. 2026-02-26 H

    Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

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

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
ENROLLED
ACT No. 1642026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 550
BY REPRESENTATIVE BILLINGS
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 18:1314(E), relative to parish board commissioners; to provide
3 for the compensation of parish board commissioners; to provide for the amount of
4 compensation; to provide relative to approval of compensation by the secretary of
5 state; to provide for compensation during a recount; and to provide for related
6 matters.
7 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. R.S. 18:1314(E) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
9 §1314. Parish board commissioners
10 * * *
11 E. Compensation. A parish board commissioner who serves on election day
12 or during the counting and tabulating of provisional ballots or during a recount shall
13 receive fifty dollars or one hundred dollars or one hundred fifty dollars for each day
14 he serves as provided below:
15 (1) He shall receive one hundred fifty dollars for elections for which the
16 secretary of state has approved such compensation. The secretary of state may
17 provide such approval upon application by the parish board of election supervisors
18 when it is reasonably expected that a large number of persons will vote prior to
19 election day.
20 (2) He shall receive fifty one hundred dollars for elections other than those
21 provided for in Paragraphs Paragraph (1) and (3) of this Subsection.
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HB NO. 550 ENROLLED
1 (3) For an election held within one year following the date of the issuance
2 of any gubernatorial declaration of an emergency, upon application of the parish
3 board of election supervisors, the secretary of state may approve the payment of up
4 to one hundred dollars per election or each day of assistance, if applicable, as
5 compensation to each commissioner in addition to compensation otherwise provided
6 for in this Subsection.
7 * * *
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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