RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 116 (HB 584) 2021 Regular Session Zeringue
Appropriates funds for Fiscal Year 2021-2022 for the ordinary operating expenses of the
judicial branch of government with total funding of $183,642,214 from the following
sources: $164,008,439 out of the State General Fund (Direct); $9,392,850 out of Interagency
Transfers; and $10,240,925 from statutory dedications out of the Judges' Supplemental
Compensation Fund and the Trial Court Case Management Fund.
Requires the Judicial Administrator, by Oct. 1, 2021, to develop a uniform budget document
designed to show itemized revenues and expenditures for district courts, city courts,
municipal courts, and traffic courts. Further requires the Judicial Administrator to distribute
the finalized budget document to the chief judge of each district court, city court, municipal
court, and traffic court that receives monies pursuant to new law. Requires each recipient
court to complete the form and return it to the supreme court no later than Jan. 1, 2022.
Further requires that by the deadline in existing law for submission of budgets to the
legislature, the supreme court shall submit the completed reports to the legislature and
publish the completed forms on its website.
Funding for the ordinary operating expenses of the judicial branch of government is provided
in the original bill as follows:
FY 21 EOB FY 22 REC
Louisiana Supreme Court $75,803,765 $ 84,839,823
Courts of Appeal 47,672,641 50,466,469
District Courts 39,465,851 41,811,498
Criminal Court, Parish of Orleans6,353,696 6,754,357
Juvenile and Family Courts 2,588,425 2,716,735
Other Courts (Required by Statute) 3,242,164 3,417,084
Other Programs 675,187 762,403
Total Funding $175,801,729 $190,768,369
Effective July 1, 2021.