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2018 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 61
BY SENATOR MARTINY
JUDGES. Provides relative to salaries for judges as recommended by the Judicial
Compensation Commission. (gov sig)
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 13:50, relative to certain judicial salaries; to provide for salary
3 increases for judges of the supreme court, courts of appeal, district courts, city
4 courts, and parish courts as recommended by the Judicial Compensation
5 Commission; to provide certain terms and conditions; and to provide for related
6 matters.
7 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. R.S. 13:50 is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
9 ยง50. Salary as recommended by the Judicial Compensation Commission
10 Pursuant to the Judicial Compensation Commission's report dated January 9,
11 2013 December 28, 2017:
12 (1)(a) Effective July 1, 2013, the actual salary of the judges of the supreme
13 court, courts of appeal, and district courts shall be increased as follows:
14 (i) Supreme court - five and one-half percent.
15 (ii) Courts of appeal - three and seven-tenths percent.
16 (iii) District courts - four percent.
17 (b) The actual salary of the judges of the supreme court, courts of appeal, and
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1 district courts shall be increased by two and one-tenth percent on July first of 2014,
2 2015, 2016, and 2017.
3 (2)(a) Effective July 1, 2013, the state-paid actual salary of the judges of city
4 courts and parish courts shall be increased by four percent.
5 (b) The state-paid actual salary of the judges of city courts and parish courts
6 shall be increased by two and one-tenth percent on July first of 2014, 2015, 2016,
7 and 2017.
8 (1) Subject to the provisions of Paragraph (3) of this Section, the actual
9 salary of the judges of the supreme court, courts of appeal, and district courts
10 shall be increased by two and one-half percent on July first of 2018, 2019, 2020,
11 2021, and 2022.
12 (2) Subject to the provisions of Paragraph (3) of this Section, the state-
13 paid actual salary of the judges of city courts and parish courts shall be
14 increased by two and one-half percent on July first of 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021,
15 and 2022.
16 (3)(a) The salary increases authorized by Paragraphs (1) and (2) of this
17 Section shall be contingent upon approval prior to each July first by the
18 Louisiana Supreme Court and the Louisiana Judicial Budgetary Control Board.
19 (b) Any salary increase authorized pursuant to this Section for 2018 shall
20 be funded by the judiciary.
21 (4) Effective July 1, 2020, any local or state official eligible for
22 compensation pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 13:5521 shall not be eligible for
23 a salary increase pursuant to the provisions of this Section for that same fiscal
24 year.
25 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
26 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
27 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
28 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
29 effective on the day following such approval.
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The original instrument was prepared by Xavier I Alexander. The following
digest, which does not constitute a part of the legislative instrument, was
prepared by Jerry G. Jones.
DIGEST
SB 61 Engrossed 2018 Regular Session Martiny
Present law provides relative to judicial compensation and salaries for the years 2013
through 2017.
Proposed law provides that the actual salary of the judges of the supreme courts, courts of
appeal, and district courts shall be increased by 2.5% on July 1st of 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021,
and 2022.
Proposed law provides that the state-paid salary of city court and parish court judges shall
be increased by 2.5% on July 1st of 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022.
Proposed law provides that such increases shall be contingent upon approval prior to each
July first by the Louisiana Supreme Court and the Louisiana Judicial Budgetary Control
Board. Further provides that any salary increase authorized pursuant to proposed law for
2018 shall be funded by the judiciary.
Proposed law also provides that effective July 1, 2020, any local or state official eligible for
compensation under present law concerning compensation for sheriffs shall not be eligible
for a salary increase pursuant to the proposed law for that same fiscal year.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 13:50)
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Judiciary A to the
original bill
1. Added contingent upon approval of La. Supreme Court and La. Judicial
Budgetary Control Board.
2. Added provision restricting compensation for sheriffs effective July 1, 2020.
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