HB 983 — APPROPRIATIONS: Appropriates funds for the expenses of the judiciary for Fiscal Year 2026-2027

HLSENROLLED 26RS-663 ENGROSSED Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.

983 BY REPRESENTATIVE MCFARLAND APPROPRIATIONS:AN ACT To appropriate funds to defray the expenses of the Louisiana Judiciary, including the SupremeCourt,CourtsofAppeal,DistrictCourts,CriminalDistrictCourtofOrleans Parish, and other courts;

Appropriates funds for the expenses of the judiciary for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 AN ACT To appropriate funds to defray the expenses of the Louisiana Judiciary, including the SupremeCourt,CourtsofAppeal,DistrictCourts,CriminalDistrictCourtofOrleans Parish, and other courts;

The sum of Two Hundred Twenty-Nine Million Six Hundred Forty- SevenThousandNineHundredNinety-FiveandNo/100($229,647,995)Dollars,orsomuch thereof as maymaybe be necessary, is herebyappropriated to defraythe expenses of the judiciary, including the Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal, the District Courts, the Criminal District Court of Orleans Parish, and of the other courts.

The total amount herein appropriated is herebyherebyallocated allocated to provide as follows:

03-8170 SUPREME COURT ProgramIt Description:may establish procedural and administrative rules not in conflict with law and may assign a sitting or retired judge to any court.

The Supreme Court has generalsole supervisoryauthority jurisdictionto overprovide allby lowerrule courts.for appointments of attorneys as temporary or ad hoc judges.

retired judge to any court.

The Supreme Court has sole authority to provide by rule for appointments ofor attorneys as temporary or ad hoc judges.

13:102 $ 1,282,315 $ 1,389,275 Page02 1Salaries and other expenses of 11the HLSSupreme 26RS-663Court ENGROSSEDProper HBand NO.salaryof the Crier of the Supreme Court $ 12,756,202 $ 14,551,918 03 Expenses of Judicial Administrator's Office and of the Judiciary Commission provided for in Article V, Section 25 of the Constitution of Louisiana and under the provisions of R.S.

983 02 Salaries and other expenses of the Supreme Court Proper and salaryof the Crier of the Supreme Court $ 12,756,202 $ 14,551,918 03 Expenses of Judicial Administrator's Office and of the Judiciary Commission provided for in Article V, Section 25 of the Constitution of Louisiana and under the provisions of R.S.

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Expenses983 ofENROLLED JudicialA. Administrator's Office $ 6,275,493 $ 7,231,002 Program DescriptionThe Judicial Administrator's Office assists the Supreme Court in the administration of the state court system.

Expenses of Judicial Administrator's Office $ 6,275,493 $ 7,231,002 administration of the state court system.

TheJudicialAdministrator’sofficeadministersseveralprograms,including the Supreme Court Drug Court / Specialty Court Office, the Louisiana Protective Order Registry, and providesCASA staffand supportFINS forthrough the LouisianaDivision Judicialof College,Children and performsFamilies. numerous legal services for the Supreme Court and the Judiciary.

The Judicial Administrator’s office also provides staff support for the Louisiana Judicial College, and performs numerous legal services for the Supreme Court and the Judiciary.

07 Salaries and expenses of transferred judges assigned under Article V, Section 5(A) of the Constitution, be it more or less estimated as $ 75,000 $ 78,750 Page08 2Retirement pay for services rendered by justices and judges of 11all HLScourts, 26RS-663as ENGROSSEDprovided HBby NO.R.S.

983 08 Retirement pay for services rendered by justices and judges of all courts, as provided by R.S.

11:1381, be it more or less estimated at $ 715,000 $ 729,300 10 Judicial College $ 271,508 $ 372,976 ProgramPage Description:2 of 10 HB NO.

983 ENROLLED Program Description:

The mission of the FINS AssistanceProgramisAssistance toProgram assistlocalis FINSto assistlocalFINS processesby developingandimplementinganeeds-basedallocationformula;developing,implementing,andmandating the use ofofa a uniform data system for tracking, managing, and reporting FINS informalcases;informal cases;

developing indicatorsandmandatingtheuseofprogrammaticstandards;developing,implementing,andreportingperformance and, generally supervising and measures;assisting local FINS processes in other ways.d financial accountability;

requiring17 Louisiana Drug and monitoringSpecialty periodicCourts$ fiscal21,235,993 reports$ and21,353,718 financialProgram accountability;Description:

and, generally supervising and assisting local FINS processes in other ways.

17 Louisiana Drug and Specialty Court$ 21,235,993 $ 21,353,718 Program Description:

13:5361 - 5368, are proven and treatmenteffective foralternatives substance use and mental health disorders, including the appropriate use of sanctions and incentives along with case management, to placetraditional participantscriminal injustice needinterventions. of services into appropriate community-based and judicially supervised rehabilitation programs.

ClientsThese areprograms regularlyprovide testedintegrated andtreatment monitoredforcompliancewitheducational,employment,andtreatmentrequirementspursuanttocurrentfor bestsubstance practicesuse and mental health disorders, including the provenappropriate nationaluse model.of sanctions and incentives along with case management, to place participants in need of services into appropriate community-based and judicially supervised rehabilitation programs.

Clients are regularly tested and best practices and the proven national model.ent,andtreatmentrequirementspursuanttocurrent 18 Court Appointed Special Advocates $ 8,383,456 $ 8,986,012 ProgramDescription:

Services are provided through local CASA programs which recruit, Pagescreen, 3train ofand 11supervise HLScommunity 26RS-663advocates. ENGROSSED HB NO.

983 screen, train and supervise community advocates.

20 Case Management Information System, Article 887(F) of the Code of Criminal Procedure,Page be3 itof more10 orHB lessNO. estimated at $ 4,057,080 $ 4,057,080 ProgramDescription:

The983 CaseENROLLED ManagementProcedure, Informationbe Systemit (CMIS)more wasor createdless byestimated theat Supreme$ Court4,057,080 in$ 19934,057,080 toProgramDescription: provide a statewide information system for tracking and managing criminal, civil, juvenile, traffic, and appellatecasesaswellasprotectiveorders.

DataisThe receivedCase fromManagement courtsstatewide,Information transferredSystem to(CMIS) was created by the CMISSupreme repository,Court in 1993 to provide a statewide information system for tracking and mademanaging availablecriminal, tocivil, courtsjuvenile,traffic, and executiveappellate branchcasesas agencies.well as protectiveorders.

AdditionalinformationwillalsobeavailablefromtheDepartmentofPublicSafety&Corrections.Dataisreceivedfromcourtsstatewide, transferred to the CMIS repository, and made available to courts and executive branch agencies.

CMIS is funded from a court cost assessed on all criminal and traffic convictions as provided under C.Cr.P.887(F).

Each court of appeal also hasappellatejurisdictionoverallcivilmatters,allmattersappealedfromfamilyandjuvenilecourts,andhasappellatejurisdictionoverallcivilmatters,allmattersappealed fromfamilyandjuvenilecourts,and allcriminalcasestriablebyajurywhicharisewithinitscircuit,exceptforthosecasesappealabledirectly to the Supreme Court or to the district courts.

13:311 $ 9,022,841 $ 9,959,881 02 Salaries and expenses of operation and maintenance of the Court of appeal, First Circuit $ 11,466,595 $ 14,190,714 03 Salaries and expenses of operation and maintenance of the Court of appeal, Second Circuit $ 6,494,697 $ 7,640,157 Page04 4Salaries and expenses of 11operation HLSand 26RS-663maintenance ENGROSSEDof HBthe NO.Court of appeal, Third Circuit $ 9,876,889 $ 11,520,614 05 Salaries and expenses of operation and maintenance of the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit $ 9,216,537 $ 10,845,175 06 Salaries and expenses of operation and maintenance of the Court of Appeal, Fifth Circuit $ 6,798,850 $ 8,593,725 TOTAL EXPENDITURES:

983 04 Salaries and expenses of operation and maintenance of the Court of appeal, Third Circuit $ 9,876,88952,876,409 $ 11,520,61462,750,266 05Page Salaries4 and expenses of operation10 andHB maintenanceNO. of the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit $ 9,216,537 $ 10,845,175 06 Salaries and expenses of operation and maintenance of the Court of Appeal, Fifth Circuit $ 6,798,850 $ 8,593,725 TOTAL EXPENDITURES:

$983 52,876,409ENROLLED $ 62,750,266 MEANS OF FINANCE:

The jurisdictionfour of juvenile casescourtslocated in theirCaddo, respectiveEast parishes.son,Baton andRouge,Jefferson,and Orleans parishes have exclusive FYjurisdiction 26 EOB FY 27 REC 01 Salaries of twojuvenile hundredcases twenty-onein (221)their Districtrespective Judgesparishes. as provided by R.S.