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HOUSE SUMMARY OF SENATE AMENDMENTS
House Bill No. 781 by Representative McFarland
APPROPRIATIONS: Appropriates funds for the expenses of the judiciary for Fiscal Year
2024-2025
Synopsis of Senate Amendments
1.Restores $743,057 for personnel at the Criminal District Court of Orleans.
2.Provides that if the La. Supreme Court and the La. Judicial Budgetary Control
Board determine that the judiciary has sufficient funding from the state and
other sources to fund salary increases, and if such determination is made prior
to July 1, 2024, the following salary increases shall be in effect from July 1,
2024: $15,280 to the justices of the supreme court, $17,680 to the judges of the
courts of appeal, $14,691 to the judges of the district courts, and 8.45% to the
judges of the city and parish courts.
3.Removes proposed language requiring the completion of the work point study
by the National Center for State Courts before funding any salary increases for
judges.
4.Makes technical changes.
Digest of Bill as Finally Passed by Senate
Appropriates funds for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 for the ordinary operating expenses of the
judicial branch of government with total funding of $208,551,329 from the following
sources: $187,315,555 out of the State General Fund (Direct); $9,392,850 out of Interagency
Transfers; and $11,842,924 from statutory dedications out of the Judges' Supplemental
Compensation Fund and the Trial Court Case Management Fund.
Provides that if the La. Supreme Court and the La. Judicial Budgetary Control Board
determine that the judiciary has sufficient funding from the state and other sources to fund
salary increases, and if such determination is made prior to July 1, 2024, the following salary
increases shall be in effect from July 1, 2024: $15,280 to the justices of the supreme court,
$17,680 to the judges of the courts of appeal, $14,691 to the judges of the district courts, and
8.45% to the judges of the city and parish courts.
Funding for the ordinary operating expenses of the judicial branch of government is provided
as follows:
FY 24 EOB FY 25 REC
Louisiana Supreme Court $87,705,242 $ 94,167,608
Courts of Appeal $51,986,944 $ 55,830,638
District Courts $44,571,039 $ 48,684,291
Criminal Court, Parish of Orleans$ 6,979,439 $ 7,387,777
Juvenile and Family Courts $ 2,858,092 $ 2,911,815
Other Courts (Required by Statute)$ 3,601,525 $ 3,901,082
Other Programs $ 815,183 $ 862,658
Reduction (SGF) $ 0 $(13,666,285)
Increase (SGF) $ 0 $ 8,471,745
Total Funding $198,517,464 $208,551,329
Effective July 1, 2024.
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