RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 168 (HB 437) 2022 Regular Session Zeringue
New law appropriates funds for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 for the ordinary operating expenses
of the judicial branch of government, including the supreme court, courts of appeal, district
courts, the Criminal Court of Orleans Parish, juvenile and family courts, and other courts,
with total funding of $196,694,749 from the following sources: $177,060,974 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.
Funding for the ordinary operating expenses of the judicial branch of government is provided
as follows:
FY 22 EOB FY 23 REC
Louisiana Supreme Court $80,151,700 $ 86,876,567
Courts of Appeal 49,312,732 52,279,112
District Courts 40,948,075 43,657,329
Criminal Court, Parish of Orleans6,526,859 6,815,342
Juvenile and Family Courts 2,655,773 2,786,289
Other Courts (Required by Statute) 3,330,039 3,507,837
Other Programs 717,036 772,273
Total Funding $183,642,214 $196,694,749
New law further reduces the State General Fund (Direct) appropriation to the judiciary by
$2,483,308 and requires the Judicial Budgetary Control Board or the La. Supreme Court to
adopt a plan to allocate the reduction.
New law additionally appropriates $841,670 for implementation of the automated
expungement of criminal records, if House Bill No. 707 of the 2022 Regular Session is
enacted into law.
Effective July 1, 2022.