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HB 324LOUISIANASession 2026State BillSigned into law

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Louisiana raises judicial salaries and converts salary supplements to cost-of-living adjustments

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

Last action · June 9, 2026: Effective date: 08/01/2026.Sponsors: Debbie Villio and 11 others

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What This Bill Does

Louisiana enacts salary increases and permanent cost-of-living adjustments effective July 1, 2026, for state supreme court, appellate, district, city, and parish judges, followed by an additional 2.7 percent increase on July 1, 2027.

Why it matters

The measure changes compensation for judges across all state court levels, with the 2026 cost-of-living adjustments funded directly by judicial reserves and subsequent raises drawing state funds.

Background

House Bill 324 was enacted during the 2026 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature and signed into law as Act 793. context
Act 390 of the 2025 Regular Session previously established temporary salary supplements for Louisiana judicial officers. context

Who It Affects

Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Louisiana Supreme Court Justices

Justices receive a salary increase of twelve thousand one hundred twenty-nine dollars on July 1, 2026, and a 2.7 percent increase on July 1, 2027.

Directly affected

Courts of Appeal Judges

Judges receive a salary increase of eleven thousand four hundred thirty-one dollars on July 1, 2026, and a 2.7 percent increase on July 1, 2027.

Directly affected

District Court Judges

Judges receive a salary increase of ten thousand seven hundred twenty-three dollars on July 1, 2026, and a 2.7 percent increase on July 1, 2027.

Directly affected

City and Parish Court Judges

Judges receive state-paid salary percentage increases matching district court judges on July 1, 2026, and a 2.7 percent increase on July 1, 2027.

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Frequently Asked Questions

When do the judicial salary increases take effect?

The initial cost-of-living adjustments and specified dollar increases take effect on July 1, 2026, followed by a 2.7 percent increase on July 1, 2027.

How will the salary adjustments for Fiscal Year 2026-27 be funded?

They will be funded by the judiciary using its own reserves, subject to certification by the Louisiana Supreme Court and the Louisiana Judicial Budgetary Control Board.

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Where This Stands

Current status: Signed into law.

Procedural history

30 actions

Jun 9, 2026HouseEnrolled
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 793.
Jun 9, 2026House
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
Jun 1, 2026SenateEnrolled
Signed by the President of the Senate.
Jun 1, 2026House
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
May 31, 2026HouseEnrolled
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
May 29, 2026HouseIntroduced
Read by title, roll called, yeas 93, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

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May 27, 2026House
Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.
May 26, 2026Senate
Rules suspended. Called from the Calendar.
May 26, 2026House
Received from the Senate with amendments.
May 26, 2026SenateFloor
The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
May 19, 2026Senate
Rules suspended.
May 19, 2026SenateIntroduced
Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
May 13, 2026SenateFloor
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
May 12, 2026SenateIntroduced
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
May 11, 2026SenateCommittee
Reported favorably.
May 6, 2026SenateFloor
Senate Committee amendments read and adopted.
May 6, 2026SenateIntroduced
Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
May 5, 2026Senate
Rules suspended. Reported with amendments.
Apr 28, 2026SenateCommittee
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
Apr 27, 2026HouseFloor
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
Apr 27, 2026Senate
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
Apr 23, 2026House
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/27/2026.
Apr 22, 2026HouseFloor
Read by title, amended, ordered reengrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
Apr 21, 2026House
Reported with amendments (14-0).
Apr 13, 2026HouseIntroduced
Read by title, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
Apr 9, 2026HouseCommittee
Reported favorably (13-0).
Mar 9, 2026HouseIntroduced
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Feb 27, 2026House
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
Feb 24, 2026House
Prefiled.
Feb 24, 2026HouseCommittee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

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