HFASB197 4872 5465 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS Regular Session ENROLLEDAmendments SENATEproposed BILLby NO.Representative Green to Reengrossed Senate Bill No.

197 BYby SENATORSenator MORRISMorris ANAMENDMENT ACTNO. ToamendandreenactR.S.13:312.1(D),relativetojudgesonthecourtofappeal;toprovide for the number of judges on the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal;

to1 reduceOn thepage number1, ofline judges2, servingafter on"reenact" thedelete fourth"R.S. circuit;

to13:312.1(D)," provideand forinsert implementation"R.S. of the reducednumberofjudges;toprovideforaneffectivedate;andtoprovideforrelated matters.

Be13:312.1(A), it(D), enactedand by(E)(1) theand Legislature(2)(a)," ofAMENDMENT Louisiana:NO.

Section2 1.On page 1, delete lines 3 through 6 in their entirety and insert the following:

R.S."for the number of judges on the First Circuit Court of Appeal;

13:312.1(D)to isincrease herebythe amendednumber andof reenactedjudges toserving readon asthe follows:first circuit;

§312.1.to provide for the implementation of the increased number of judges;

Circuitto courtprovide for the number of appeal;judges on the Fourth CircuitCourtofAppeal;toreducethenumberofjudgesservingonthefourthcircuit;

domicile;to provide for the implementation of the reduced number of judges;

to provide for the number of judges;judges on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal;

electionto *increase *the *number D.of judges serving on the fifth circuit;

Theto Courtprovide of Appeal for the Fourthimplementation Circuit,of domiciled in the cityofincreased Newnumber Orleans,of shalljudges; have twelve ten judges.

Eightto Sevenprovide judgesfor shallan beelection; elected from the first district of the fourth circuit bythe qualified electors thereof.One judge shall be elected from the second district bythe qualified electors thereof.

Oneto judgeprovide shallfor bean electedeffective fromdate; the third district by the qualified electors thereof.

Twoand judgesto Oneprovide judgefor shallrelated bematters." electedAMENDMENT fromNO. the circuit at large by the qualified electors thereof.

*3 *On *page Section1, 2.line 8, after "Section 1." delete "R.S.

No13:312.1(D) provisionis" ofand thisinsert Act"R.S. shall deprive anyjudge in office of the abilityto serve the entire remainder of his or her term.

To13:312.1(A), effectuate(D), theand provisions(E)(1) ofand this(2)(a) Act,are" noAMENDMENT furtherNO. elections shall be held for Division G of the first district of the fourth circuit or for the at large seat currently held by Chief Judge Roland Belsome with a term expiring on December31,2031,whetherattheendofthecurrenttermorduetoavacancycausedbythe death, resignation, retirement, or incapacityof the judge.

Page4 1On ofpage 21, Coding:between lines 9 and 10, insert the following:

Words"A. which are struck through are deletions from existing law;

wordsThe Court of Appeal for the First Circuit, domiciled in boldfacethe typecityof andBaton underscoredRouge, areshall additions.have twelve thirteen judges.

SBFour NO.judges shall be elected from each of the three districts composing the circuit by the qualified electors of each district, respectively.

197However, ENROLLEDin Sectionthe 3.first district, one judge, Division C, shall be elected from election section one by the qualified electors of election section one, and one judge,DivisionA,shallbeelectedfromelectionsectiontwobythequalifiedelectors ofelectionsectiontwo.

ThisTheremainingtwoTwojudgesinthefirstdistrict,Divisions ActB shalland becomeD, effectiveshall uponbe signatureelected bythe governor or, if not signedbythegovernor,uponexpirationofthetimeforbillstobecomelawwithoutsignature by the governor,qualified aselectors provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitutionentire offirst Louisiana.district.

IfThe vetoedremaining bythejudge governorandshall subsequentlyapprovedbythebe legislature,elected thisat Actlarge shallfrom becomethe effectivethird ondistrict of the dayfollowingfirst suchcircuit." approval.AMENDMENT NO.

PRESIDENT5 OFOn THEpage SENATE1, SPEAKERafter OFline THE17, HOUSEadd OFthe REPRESENTATIVESfollowing: GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA APPROVED:

Page"E.(1) 2The Court of 2Appeal Coding:for the Fifth Circuit, domiciled in the city of Gretna, shall be composed of eight nine judges.

Words(2)(a) whichSix areSeven struckjudges throughshall arebe deletionselected from existingthe law;first district of the fifth circuit by the qualified electors thereof.

wordsPage in1 boldfaceof type2 andCODING: underscored are additions.

Wordsinstruckthroughtypearedeletionsfromexistinglaw;wordsunderscored are additions.

HFASB197 4872 5465 * * * Section2.

Thefirstjudgeto beelectedfortheadditionalofficeofjudgefortheFirst Circuit Court of Appeal shall be elected from the circuit at large by the qualified electors thereofatthegeneralelectionforRepresentativesinCongresstobeheldinLouisianaonthe first Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 2026 and every ten years thereafter.

Section3.

ThefirstjudgetobeelectedfortheadditionalofficeofjudgefortheFifth Circuit Court of Appeal shall be elected from the first district of the fifth circuit by the qualified electors thereof at the general election for Representatives in Congress to be held in Louisiana on the first Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 2026 and every ten years thereafter." AMENDMENT NO.

6 On page 2, line 1, change "2" to "4" AMENDMENT NO.

7 On page 2, line 7, change "3" to "5" Page 2 of 2 CODING:

Wordsinstruckthroughtypearedeletionsfromexistinglaw;wordsunderscored are additions.