LouisianaLouisiana law funds courts and judicial programs for 2026–2027
Beginning July 1, 2026, Louisiana’s courts and judicial programs have state budget funding for the 2026–2027 fiscal year.
What it does
Louisiana’s 2026–2027 budget sets aside up to $229.6 million for state courts and related judicial programs.
The budget cuts $20.6 million from listed allocations and adds $18.3 million for family services, staff pay, and judges’ salaries.
If Senate Bill 141 becomes law, the Supreme Court receives $5 million and $892,093 for a criminal justice information system.
Argument forMoney for family services and pay adjustments could help courts support families and fund pay increases for court workers and judges.
Argument againstAllowing surplus funds to move between court programs could make it harder for a program to plan around the amount it was first assigned.
More detail
The law appropriates money for Louisiana courts and judicial programs. It covers the Supreme Court, courts of appeal, district courts, and other courts and judicial programs. The appropriation is for court expenses, up to the amount needed. The appropriations take effect July 1, 2026, for the 2026–2027 fiscal year.
The law reduces some General Fund allocations and assigns added money to family services and pay. These amounts adjust the State General Fund appropriations and allocations in Section 1. The Judicial Budgetary Control Board or Louisiana Supreme Court must adopt the plan for the reduction. The added money is assigned to Families in Need of Services, a staff pay plan adjustment, and salary increases for judges; the amounts do not guarantee individual raises. These amounts apply to Fiscal Year 2026–2027.
The law appropriates money to the Supreme Court for a criminal justice information system. The money is for the Louisiana Supreme Court’s Integrated Criminal Justice Information System. Both appropriations depend on Senate Bill 141 of the 2026 Regular Session becoming law. The appropriations are conditional on Senate Bill 141 becoming law; no separate start date is stated.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Jun 12Signed by the Governor Jeff Landry. Becomes Act No. 910.Became Law
- Jun 12Effective date: 07/01/2026.
- Jun 4Sent to the Governor for executive approval.To Governor
- Jun 1Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.Minor
- May 29Read by title, roll called, yeas 96, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
- Vote recorded CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1703). Result: pass.Lower
- May 27Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.
- May 26Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.Passed Senate
- Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#1384). Result: pass.Upper
- May 26Received from the Senate with amendments.Minor
- May 25Read by title; made Special Order of the Day No. 6 for 5/26.
- May 21Rules suspended. Reported with amendments. Rules suspended. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.Minor
- May 21Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.Minor
- Apr 21Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Finance.Minor
- Apr 20Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.Minor
- Apr 16Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 104, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.Passed House
- Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#572). Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 14Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.Minor
- Apr 14Made Special Order of the day No. 9 for 04/16/2026.
- Apr 13Reported with amendments (19-0).Minor
- Mar 23Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Appropriations.Minor
- Mar 18Read by title. Lies over under the rules.Introduced
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