2019 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 27
BY SENATOR MARTINY AND REPRESENTATIVE JIMMY HARRIS
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
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 20132018:
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
18 district courts shall be increased by two and one-tenth percent on July first of 2014,
19 2015, 2016, and 2017.
20 (2)(a) Effective July 1, 2013, the state-paid actual salary of the judges of city
21 courts and parish courts shall be increased by four percent.
22 (b) The state-paid actual salary of the judges of city courts and parish courts
23 shall be increased by two and one-tenth percent on July first of 2014, 2015, 2016,
24 and 2017.
25 Subject to the provisions of Paragraph (3) of this Section, the actual
26 salary of the judges of the supreme court, courts of appeal, and district courts
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1 shall be increased by two and one-half percent on July first of 2019, 2020, 2021,
2 2022, and 2023.
3 (2) Subject to the provisions of Paragraph (3) of this Section, the state-
4 paid actual salary of the judges of city courts and parish courts shall be
5 increased by two and one-half percent on July first of 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022,
6 and 2023.
7 (3)(a) The salary increases authorized by Paragraphs (1) and (2) of this
8 Section shall be contingent upon approval prior to each July first by the
9 Louisiana Supreme Court and the Louisiana Judicial Budgetary Control Board,
10 after each has made a determination that the judiciary has sufficient funding
11 from the state and other sources to fund the salary increases prior to approving
12 the increases.
13 (b) Any salary increase authorized pursuant to this Section for Fiscal
14 Year 2020 shall be funded by the judiciary.
15 (4) Effective July 1, 2020, any local or state official eligible for
16 compensation pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 13:5521 shall not be eligible for
17 a salary increase pursuant to the provisions of this Section for that same fiscal
18 year.
19 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by governor or, if not
20 signed by governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
21 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
22 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
23 effective on the day following such approval.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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