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ACT No. 9102026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 983
BY REPRESENTATIVE MCFARLAND
1 AN ACT
2 To appropriate funds to defray the expenses of the Louisiana Judiciary, including the
3 Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal, District Courts, Criminal District Court of Orleans
4 Parish, and other courts; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related
5 matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. A. The sum of Two Hundred Twenty-Nine Million Six Hundred Forty-
8 Seven Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety-Five and No/100 ($229,647,995) Dollars, or so much
9 thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated to defray the expenses of the judiciary,
10 including the Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal, the District Courts, the Criminal District
11 Court of Orleans Parish, and of the other courts.
12 B. The total amount herein appropriated is hereby allocated to provide as follows:
13 03-8170 SUPREME COURT
14 Program Description: The Supreme Court has general supervisory jurisdiction over all lower courts.
15 It may establish procedural and administrative rules not in conflict with law and may assign a sitting or
16 retired judge to any court. The Supreme Court has sole authority to provide by rule for appointments of
17 attorneys as temporary or ad hoc judges. It considers applications for writs to review individual cases,
18 and has criminal and other appellate jurisdiction. The Supreme Court has exclusive original jurisdiction
19 of disciplinary proceedings against lawyers, recommendations of the Judiciary Commission of Louisiana
20 for the discipline of judges, and fact questions affecting its appellate jurisdiction. It has inherent authority
21 to regulate the legal profession and to promulgate and update the Code of Judicial Conduct. The court
22 also provides judicial training through the Judicial College and works to improve the administration of
23 justice.
24 FY 26 EOB FY 27 REC
25 01 Salaries of one (1) Chief Justice and
26 six (6) Associate Justices of the
27 Supreme Court, as provided by
28 R.S. 13:102 $ 1,282,315 $ 1,389,275
29 02 Salaries and other expenses of the
30 Supreme Court Proper and salary of
31 the Crier of the Supreme Court $ 12,756,202 $ 14,551,918
32 03 Expenses of Judicial Administrator's
33 Office and of the Judiciary
34 Commission provided for in Article V,
35 Section 25 of the Constitution of
36 Louisiana and under the provisions of
37 R.S. 13:32 et seq.
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1 A. Expenses of Judicial
2 Administrator's Office $ 6,275,493 $ 7,231,002
3 Program Description: The Judicial Administrator's Office assists the Supreme Court in the
4 administration of the state court system. It staffs the Judicial Council and the Judiciary Commission of
5 Louisiana. Through the Judicial Council, it performs studies and makes recommendations for the creation
6 of new judgeships and for improving the administration of justice. The Judicial Administrator's Office
7 provides payroll and other fiscal services to the Judiciary, including the administration of a judicial
8 retirement system; support for the Supreme Court and Appellate Court human resource system; and
9 support for judicial branch reporting obligations. The Judicial Administrator's Office also manages the
10 ad hoc judgeship system, monitors cases under advisement, provides support for initiatives to ensure
11 access to the courts for limited English proficiency individuals; provides outreach services to state and
12 local courts, applies for and administers grants to improve judicial administration; and staffs the
13 Committee on Judicial Ethics. The Judicial Administrator’s office administers several programs, including
14 the Supreme Court Drug Court / Specialty Court Office, the Louisiana Protective Order Registry, and
15 CASA and FINS through the Division of Children and Families. The Judicial Administrator’s office also
16 provides staff support for the Louisiana Judicial College, and performs numerous legal services for the
17 Supreme Court and the Judiciary.
18 B. Expenses of Judiciary Commission $ 2,386,103 $ 3,300,240
19 Program Description: The Judiciary Commission of Louisiana is a constitutional body established under
20 Article V, Section 25 of the Constitution of 1974 to accept, screen, investigate, and prosecute complaints
21 of judicial misconduct. As part of its authority, it may recommend to the Supreme Court the censure,
22 suspension, removal from office, or involuntary retirement of any judge for ethical misconduct.
23 C. Statistical Reporting Systems $ 367,770 $ 385,212
24 D. Dues to National Center for
25 State Courts $ 186,000 $ 186,000
26 04 Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary
27 Board, as per Louisiana Supreme
28 Court Rule XIX $ 3,000 $ 3,000
29 05 Compensation and expenses of retired
30 judges assigned under Article V,
31 Section 5(A) of the Constitution of
32 Louisiana, be it more or less
33 estimated at $ 873,866 $ 1,008,236
34 06 Law Library of Louisiana for salaries,
35 services, supplies, maintenance, repairs,
36 and equipment $ 1,983,606 $ 2,194,758
37
38 Program Description: The Law Library of Louisiana serves the legal information needs of the state
39 judiciary, and is open to members of the bar and public.
40 07 Salaries and expenses of transferred
41 judges assigned under Article V,
42 Section 5(A) of the Constitution,
43 be it more or less estimated as $ 75,000 $ 78,750
44 08 Retirement pay for services rendered by
45 justices and judges of all courts, as
46 provided by R.S. 11:1358 $ 539,000 $ 458,935
47 09 Pensions for widows of justices and
48 judges of all courts, as provided by
49 R.S. 11:1371 and R.S. 11:1381, be it
50 more or less estimated at $ 715,000 $ 729,300
51 10 Judicial College $ 271,508 $ 372,976
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1 Program Description: The Judicial College was established by order of the Supreme Court in 1976 to
2 provide continuing legal education to Louisiana judges.
3 11 State contribution to judicial
4 retirement provided for in Article V,
5 Section 23 of the Constitution and
6 R.S. 11:551 et seq., be it more or
7 less estimated at $ 19,638,283 $ 20,034,525
8 12 Civil commitment matters as
9 required by R.S. 28:54 $ 394,520 $ 394,520
10 13 Paul M. Hebert Law Center for
11 expenses of storage of appellate
12 court records $ 60,000 $ 60,000
13 14 Funding for statewide operations of the
14 Louisiana Protective Order Registry
15 (R.S. 46:2136.2) under the Case
16 Management Information System $ 1,598,319 $ 1,829,518
17 15 Information Technology $ 2,199,682 $ 2,377,527
18 16 Operational expenses of
19 the Families in Need of Services
20 Program (FINS) $ 3,606,522 $ 3,724,483
21 Program Description: The mission of the FINS Assistance Program is to assist local FINS processes by
22 developing and implementing a needs-based allocation formula; developing, implementing, and mandating
23 the use of a uniform data system for tracking, managing, and reporting FINS informal cases; developing
24 and mandating the use of programmatic standards; developing, implementing, and reporting performance
25 indicators and measures; requiring and monitoring periodic fiscal reports and financial accountability;
26 and, generally supervising and assisting local FINS processes in other ways.
27
28 17 Louisiana Drug and Specialty Courts $ 21,235,993 $ 21,353,718
29 Program Description: Louisiana Drug and Specialty Courts, such as Drug/DWI Treatment Courts,
30 authorized in 1977 by R.S. 13:5301-5304; Reentry Courts, authorized in 2010 by R.S. 13:5401; Mental
31 Health Courts, authorized in 2013 by R.S. 13:5353 - 5358; Swift and Certain Program, authorized by R.S.
32 13:5371; and Veterans Treatment Courts, authorized in 2014 by R.S. 13:5361 - 5368, are proven and
33 effective alternatives to traditional criminal justice interventions. These programs provide integrated
34 treatment for substance use and mental health disorders, including the appropriate use of sanctions and
35 incentives along with case management, to place participants in need of services into appropriate
36 community-based and judicially supervised rehabilitation programs. Clients are regularly tested and
37 monitored for compliance with educational, employment, and treatment requirements pursuant to current
38 best practices and the proven national model.
39 18 Court Appointed Special Advocates $ 8,383,456 $ 8,986,012
40 Program Description: The purpose of the CASA Assistance Program is to promote timely placement of
41 children in need of care in permanent, safe and stable homes, in accordance with the provisions of
42 Children's Code articles 424-426. Services are provided through local CASA programs which recruit,
43 screen, train and supervise community advocates. Upon appointment by the trial judge, qualified
44 advocates serve children by providing independent factual information to the judge, advocating for the best
45 interest of the children, monitoring cases to which they have been assigned, and advising and assisting the
46 judge in the determination of the best interest of the children involved.
47 19 Judges' supplemental compensation
48 R.S. 13:10.3, be it more or less
49 estimated at $ 7,785,844 $ 7,785,844
50 Program Description: The Judges' Supplemental Compensation Fund was established by the Legislature
51 in 1985 to fund salary supplements and salary-related expenses to judges and commissioners. The funding
52 source is a non-refundable filing fee assessed on civil filings as provided in R.S. 13:10.3.
53 20 Case Management Information System,
54 Article 887(F) of the Code of Criminal
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1 Procedure, be it more or less
2 estimated at $ 4,057,080 $ 4,057,080
3 Program Description: The Case Management Information System (CMIS) was created by the Supreme
4 Court in 1993 to provide a statewide information system for tracking and managing criminal, civil,
5 juvenile, traffic, and appellate cases as well as protective orders. Data is received from courts statewide,
6 transferred to the CMIS repository, and made available to courts and executive branch agencies.
7 Additional information will also be available from the Department of Public Safety & Corrections. CMIS
8 is funded from a court cost assessed on all criminal and traffic convictions as provided under
9 C.Cr.P.887(F).
10 TOTAL EXPENDITURES: $ 96,674,562 $ 102,492,829
11 MEANS OF FINANCE:
12 State General Fund (Direct) $ 75,438,788 $ 81,257,055
13 State General Fund by:
14 Interagency Transfers $ 9,392,850 $ 9,392,850
15 Statutory Dedications:
16 Judges' Supplemental Compensation
17 Fund $ 7,785,844 $ 7,785,844
18 Trial Court Case Management
19 Information Fund $ 4,057,080 $ 4,057,080
20 TOTAL MEANS OF FINANCING $ 96,674,562 $ 102,492,829
21 03-8171 COURTS OF APPEAL
22 Program Description: The five courts of appeal, domiciled in Baton Rouge, Shreveport, Lake Charles,
23 New Orleans, and Gretna, have supervisory jurisdiction over all cases arising within their respective
24 circuits, subject to the general supervisory jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. Each court of appeal also
25 has appellate jurisdiction over all civil matters, all matters appealed from family and juvenile courts, and
26 all criminal cases triable by a jury which arise within its circuit, except for those cases appealable directly
27 to the Supreme Court or to the district courts.
28 FY 26 EOB FY 27 REC
29 01 Salaries of five (5) Chief Judges
30 and forty-eight (48) Judges of
31 the Courts of Appeal, R.S. 13:311 $ 9,022,841 $ 9,959,881
32 02 Salaries and expenses of operation
33 and maintenance of the Court of
34 appeal, First Circuit $ 11,466,595 $ 14,190,714
35 03 Salaries and expenses of operation
36 and maintenance of the Court of
37 appeal, Second Circuit $ 6,494,697 $ 7,640,157
38 04 Salaries and expenses of operation
39 and maintenance of the Court of
40 appeal, Third Circuit $ 9,876,889 $ 11,520,614
41 05 Salaries and expenses of operation
42 and maintenance of the Court of
43 Appeal, Fourth Circuit $ 9,216,537 $ 10,845,175
44 06 Salaries and expenses of operation
45 and maintenance of the Court of
46 Appeal, Fifth Circuit $ 6,798,850 $ 8,593,725
47 TOTAL EXPENDITURES: $ 52,876,409 $ 62,750,266
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1 MEANS OF FINANCE:
2 State General Fund (Direct) $ 52,876,409 $ 62,750,266
3 TOTAL MEANS OF FINANCING $ 52,876,409 $ 62,750,266
4 03-8172 DISTRICT COURTS - SALARIES AND OFFICE EXPENSES AS
5 REQUIRED BY STATUTE
6 Program Description: There are forty-one district courts in Louisiana that have general jurisdiction over
7 all matters within their territorial limits, except in those judicial districts (the 1st, the 19th, and the 24th
8 Judicial Districts) where family and juvenile courts have exclusive jurisdiction over certain types of cases
9 and except in Orleans Parish where there are separate courts exercising civil, criminal, and juvenile
10 jurisdictions. In certain cases, the forty-one general jurisdiction courts have concurrent jurisdiction with
11 justices of the peace and parish courts. The district courts generally have appellate jurisdiction of
12 criminal cases tried by city, parish, municipal, traffic, and mayors' courts, except in certain cases. The
13 district courts also have appellate jurisdiction over justices of the peace in parishes where no parish courts
14 exist. The Civil District Court of Orleans Parish has jurisdiction of all civil cases in that parish. The
15 Criminal District Court of Orleans Parish has jurisdiction over all criminal cases in that parish. It also
16 has general supervisory jurisdiction over the municipal and traffic court in Orleans Parish. The Family
17 Court of East Baton Rouge Parish has exclusive jurisdiction of many domestic cases in that parish. The
18 four juvenile courts located in Caddo, East Baton Rouge, Jefferson, and Orleans parishes have exclusive
19 jurisdiction of juvenile cases in their respective parishes.
20 FY 26 EOB FY 27 REC
21 01 Salaries of two hundred twenty-one
22 (221) District Judges as provided
23 by R.S. 13:691 $ 35,543,471 $ 39,113,459
24 02 Office and travel expenses of District
25 Judges as provided by R.S. 13:698
26 and R.S. 13:694, respectively $ 1,448,650 $ 1,471,300
27
28 03 Salaries of two (2) Court Reporters
29 of the Twentieth Judicial District Court,
30 including retirement contributions, as
31 provided by R.S. 13:966.1 $ 114,514 $ 114,979
32 04 Clerk of Civil District Court, Orleans
33 Parish, as provided by R.S. 13:1212(A) $ 10,000 $ 10,000
34 05 State share of Group, Workers'
35 Compensation, General Liability, and
36 Property Insurance Premiums as
37 provided by R.S. 42:851 $ 8,663,498 $ 9,187,615
38 06 Salaries of two (2) commissioners of
39 the Nineteenth Judicial District and
40 one (1) commissioner of the Fifteenth
41 Judicial District as provided by
42 R.S. 13:712 and R.S. 13:715,
43 respectively $ 650,843 $ 675,343
44 07 Office expenses for the Judicial
45 Expense Fund of the Nineteenth Judicial
46 District Court as provided by
47 R.S. 13:711-713 $ 483,945 $ 616,348
48 08 Office expenses for the Judicial
49 Expense Fund of the Fifteenth
50 Judicial District Court as provided
51 by R.S. 13:714-716 $ 307,831 $ 321,720
52 09 Law Clerk, Twentieth Judicial District
53 Court as provided by Act 747 of 1977 $ 49,311 $ 49,311
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1 10 For the expenses of the Judicial Expense
2 Fund, Tenth Judicial District Court as
3 provided by Act 57 of 2006 $ 35,000 $ 35,000
4 SUBTOTAL $ 47,307,063 $ 51,595,075
5 11 Criminal Court - Parish of Orleans
6 Program Description: The Criminal District Court for the Parish of Orleans has
7 exclusive jurisdiction of the trial and punishment of all crimes, misdemeanors, and
8 offenses committed within the parish of Orleans, if the jurisdiction is not vested by law
9 in some other court. The court, through its magistrate and with assistance from its
10 commissioners, has the power of committing magistrates in all felony charges and the
11 power to hold preliminary examinations, with authority to bail or discharge, or to hold
12 for trial, in all cases before the court. The court has appellate jurisdiction of all cases
13 tried before the Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans and has general
14 supervisory jurisdiction over these courts.
15 A. State's share of group insurance
16 for personnel of Criminal Court
17 as provided by R.S. 42:851 $ 849,145 $ 904,573
18 B. Salaries of thirteen (13) minute
19 clerks as provided by R.S.
20 13:1373.1 $ 294,775 $ 278,349
21 C. Salaries of twenty-six (26) court
22 reporters as provided by R.S.
23 13:1373.1 $ 460,845 $ 438,052
24 D. Salaries of four (4) commissioners
25 of Criminal Court, Orleans Parish,
26 including related benefits as
27 provided by R.S. 13:1347 $ 567,412 $ 578,938
28 E. Office and travel expenses of
29 commissioners as provided by
30 R.S. 13:1347 $ 10,600 $ 10,600
31 F. Salaries of four (4) minute clerks,
32 one for each commissioner
33 as provided by R.S. 13:1347 $ 79,683 $ 76,113
34 G. Salaries of four (4) court reporters,
35 one for each commissioner
36 as provided by R.S. 13:1347 $ 58,103 $ 55,854
37 H. Salaries of Judicial Administrator,
38 and assistants, including
39 related benefits $ 1,102,944 $ 1,155,866
40 I. Salaries of thirteen (13) law clerks $ 785,166 $ 797,217
41 J. Salaries of four (4) secretaries $ 227,400 $ 237,679
42 K. Sanity Commissions $ 58,855 $ 60,209
43 L. Board of Jury Commissioners $ 449,742 $ 467,633
44 SUBTOTAL $ 4,944,670 $ 5,061,083
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1 12 Juvenile and Family Court Judges
2 A. Salaries of twelve (12) Juvenile
3 Court Judges as provided by
4 R.S. 13:691 $ 2,110,850 $ 2,124,769
5 B. Salaries of four (4) Family Court
6 Judges as provided by R.S. 13:691 $ 649,492 $ 708,256
7 C. Office and travel expenses of Juvenile
8 and Family Court Judges as
9 provided by R.S. 13:698 and
10 R.S. 13:694, respectively $ 97,750 $ 92,000
11 SUBTOTAL $ 2,858,092 $ 2,925,025
12 TOTAL EXPENDITURES (District Courts): $ 55,109,825 $ 59,581,183
13 MEANS OF FINANCE:
14 State General Fund (Direct) $ 55,109,825 $ 59,581,183
15 TOTAL MEANS OF FINANCING
16 (District Courts): $ 55,109,825 $ 59,581,183
17 03-8173 OTHER COURTS - SALARIES AND OFFICE EXPENSES AS
18 REQUIRED BY STATUTE
19 Program Description: The category includes forty-seven city courts, one municipal and traffic court
20 (New Orleans), and one parish court (Ascension Parish).
21 FY 26 EOB FY 27 REC
22 01 Salaries of sixty (60) City Court
23 Judges as provided by R.S. 13:1875 $ 3,145,602 $ 3,432,068
24 02 Salaries of seven (7) Municipal and
25 Traffic and one (1) Parish Court
26 Judge as provided by R.S. 13:2492
27 and 2563.5, respectively $ 455,923 $ 497,443
28 TOTAL EXPENDITURES (OTHER COURTS
29 REQUIRED BY STATUTE) $ 3,601,525 $ 3,929,511
30 MEANS OF FINANCE:
31 State General Fund (Direct) $ 3,601,525 $ 3,929,511
32 TOTAL MEANS OF FINANCE (OTHER
33 COURTS REQUIRED BY STATUTE) $ 3,601,525 $ 3,929,511
34 03-8174 OTHER COURTS - SALARIES AND OFFICE EXPENSES NOT
35 REQUIRED BY STATUTE
36 FY 26 EOB FY 27 REC
37 01 Orleans Parish Juvenile Protective
38 Care Monitoring Program $ 645,551 $ 700,208
39 Program Description: The program tracks and maintains child abuse and neglect cases in the Orleans
40 Parish Juvenile Court. It also provides assistance in support of the Families in Need of Services Program.
41 02 Orleans Parish Juvenile Court
42 Reporters $ 121,580 $ 130,698
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1 03 For the expenses of the Judges'
2 Assistance Program $ 61,877 $ 63,300
3 Program Description: The Judges' Assistance Program provides counseling and other assistance to
4 judges with substance abuse problems.
5 TOTAL EXPENDITURES (OTHER COURTS
6 NOT REQUIRED BY STATUTE) $ 829,008 $ 894,206
7 MEANS OF FINANCE:
8 State General Fund (Direct) $ 829,008 $ 894,206
9 TOTAL MEANS OF FINANCE (OTHER
10 COURTS NOT REQUIRED BY
11 STATUTE) $ 829,008 $ 894,206
12 Section 2.A. The Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court, or his duly authorized
13 and appointed agent, shall warrant the state treasurer for the allocations herein provided, or
14 for so much thereof as may be necessary. The aforesaid warrant shall be paid out of the state
15 general fund, and the state treasurer shall pay said warrant by preference over all other
16 warrants, except warrants for the salaries of constitutional officers of the state and warrants
17 for expenses of the legislature, which shall be concurrent with the warrant provided by this
18 Act.
19 B. The funds drawn as provided herein shall be deposited in the name of the judiciary
20 in an approved bank that has been selected by the Louisiana Supreme Court and is located
21 in the state.
22 C. Any funds herein allocated to the judiciary, any portion of the funds previously
23 appropriated to the judiciary, other revenue of the judiciary or its agencies, and interest
24 earnings are hereby appropriated and may be used to defray the expenses of the judiciary;
25 however, all funds remaining unexpended or unencumbered shall be returnable to the state
26 general fund on or before September 1, 2027.
27 D. For Fiscal Year 2026-2027, any surpluses occurring in the appropriations made in
28 this Act may be transferred from one agency or line-item to another during the fiscal year
29 in accordance with the rules of the Judicial Budgetary Control Board, or as approved by the
30 Louisiana Supreme Court.
31 E. The adjustment to be made in the salaries of judicial employees and the number of
32 authorized positions of the judiciary shall be as decided by the judicial agency affected,
33 subject to the approval of the Judicial Budgetary Control Board, or as approved by the
34 Louisiana Supreme Court.
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1 F. The program descriptions contained in this Act are not part of the law and are not
2 enacted into law by virtue of their inclusion in this Act.
3 G. The inclusion in this Act of staff salaries and benefits for lower court or other judicial
4 branch agency employees shall not be deemed to create or impose any obligation upon the
5 State of Louisiana judicial branch, the Louisiana Supreme Court, the Judicial Budgetary
6 Control Board, or the Louisiana Supreme Court Judicial Administrator's Office relative to
7 the administration of pay, retirement, or other benefits to any such employees. Accordingly,
8 the State of Louisiana judicial branch, the Louisiana Supreme Court, the Judicial Budgetary
9 Control Board, and the Louisiana Supreme Court Judicial Administrator's Office are not to
10 be considered the "employer" or "employing agency" of lower court or other judicial agency
11 employees whose staff salaries and other benefits are included in this Act.
12 Section 3. A. The appropriations, and the allocations of such appropriations, from the
13 State General Fund (Direct) contained in Section 1 of this Act shall be reduced by a total
14 amount of Twenty Million Five Hundred Fifty-Six Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-Six
15 ($20,556,666) Dollars, pursuant to a plan adopted by the Judicial Budgetary Control Board
16 or the Louisiana Supreme Court.
17 B. The appropriations, and the allocations of such appropriations, from the State General
18 Fund (Direct) contained in Section 1 of this Act shall be increased by a total amount of
19 Eighteen Million Two Hundred Sixty-Eight Thousand Twelve and No/100 ($18,268,012)
20 Dollars to be distributed as follows: Five Million Thirty-One Thousand ($5,031,000) Dollars
21 for Families in Need of Services; Six Million Four Hundred Eight-Three Thousand Ninety-
22 Six ($6,483,096) Dollars for an adjustment to the staff pay plan; and Six Million Seven
23 Hundred Fifty-Three Thousand Nine Hundred Sixteen ($6,753,916) Dollars for a salary
24 increases for justices of the supreme court and judges of the courts of appeal, district courts,
25 juvenile and family courts, and other courts.
26 Section 4. The sum of Five Million and No/100 ($5,000,000) Dollars is hereby
27 appropriated from the State General Fund by Statutory Dedications out of the Criminal
28 Justice Priority Fund to the Louisiana Supreme Court for the Integrated Criminal Justice
29 Information System (ICJIS) in the event that Senate Bill No. 141 of the 2026 Regular
30 Legislative Session of the Legislature is enacted into law.
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1 Section 5. The sum of Eight Hundred Ninety-Two Thousand Ninety-Three and No/100
2 ($892,093) Dollars is hereby appropriated from the State General Fund by Statutory
3 Dedications out of the Criminal Justice Priority Fund to the Louisiana Supreme Court for
4 the Integrated Criminal Justice Information System (ICJIS) in the event that Senate Bill No.
5 141 of the 2026 Regular Legislative Session of the Legislature is enacted into law.
6 Section 6. This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2026; if vetoed by the governor
7 and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become effective on July 1,
8 2026, or on the day following such approval by the legislature, whichever is later.
9 COMPARATIVE STATEMENT
10 In accordance with R.S. 39:51(D), the following represents a comparative statement for each
11 Court and program. The existing operating budget for FY 2025-2026 is compared to the
12 appropriations for FY 2026-2027 as contained in the original bill.
13 Existing Operating Budget Appropriation Request
14 Courts and Programs FY 2025-2026 FY 2026-2027
15 By Expenditure:
16 Supreme Court $ 96,674,562 $ 102,492,829
17 Courts of Appeal $ 52,876,409 $ 62,750,266
18 District Courts $ 55,109,825 $ 59,581,183
19 Other Courts (statutory) $ 3,601,525 $ 3,929,511
20 Other Programs (non-statutory) $ 829,008 $ 894,206
21 Reduction $ 0 $ (20,556,666)
22 Addition $ 0 $ 18,268,012
23 Total Expenditures $ 209,091,329 $ 227,359,341
24 By Means of Finance:
25 Total General Fund (Direct) $ 187,855,555 $ 208,412,221
26 Reduction General Fund (Direct) $ 0 $ (20,556,666)
27 Additional General Fund (Direct) $ 0 $ 18,268,012
28 Total Interagency Transfers $ 9,392,850 $ 9,392,850
29 Total Statutory Dedications $ 11,842,924 $ 11,842,9244
30 Total Funding $ 209,091,329 $ 227,359,341
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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