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Read. Follow. Verify.Louisiana House Bill 249 proposes a constitutional amendment to create an independent compensation commission for elected officials
Last action · March 9, 2026: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.Sponsor: Kyle Green
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What This Bill Proposed
ELECTED OFFICIALS/COMP: (Constitutional Amendment) Creates a compensation commission to provide for the salary and other compensation of elected officials and provides for an automatic adjustment at the beginning of each new term of office based upon increase in the consumer price index (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
The measure establishes a new structural process for setting and adjusting state elected officials' pay using independent evaluation and inflation tracking rather than direct legislative votes, impacting future compensation for lawmakers, statewide elected officials, and Public Service Commission members.
- Elected officials in Louisiana include members of the state legislature, statewide executive officers, and Public Service Commission members. context
- Constitutional amendments in Louisiana require approval by the legislature followed by a vote of the state electorate. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
elected officials
electors of the state of Louisiana
legislative auditor
The office must house the compensation commission, provide staff support, and compute and publish salary adjustments based on the Consumer Price Index.
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
4 actions- Mar 9, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
- Feb 20, 2026HousePrefiled.
- Feb 20, 2026HouseCommitteeUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
- Feb 20, 2026HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/20/2026.
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Shift to Independent Compensation Setting
The measure moves the determination of elected officials' salaries from direct statutory enactment to an independent commission with automated inflation adjustments.
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www.legis.la.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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