HB 439 Louisiana House · 2024 Regular Session

CLERKS OF COURT: Provides relative to salary increases for clerks of court (EN +$352,127 LF EX See Note)

This bill modifies the process for clerks of district courts in Louisiana to receive salary increases. It requires these officials to publish a notice of their intent to raise their pay in the official parish journal on two separate days, with the final publication occurring at least thirty days before the increase takes effect. The legislation directly affects district court clerks by establishing a specific public notification procedure they must follow before implementing higher compensation.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
Jun 2024
Introduced Feb 29, 2024 Signed Jun 19, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 20, 2024 · House May 29, 2024

How they voted

34–3
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 38
May 20, 2024
D Democratic12
12 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican26
22 Yea 3 Nay 1
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
22
Key actions
6
Committee
7
May 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read by title, roll called, yeas 78, nays 4, Senate amendments concurred in.
lower
May 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 3 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 14, 2024
Committee
Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 13, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported with amendments.
upper
May 1, 2024
Committee
Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
upper
Apr 30, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Apr 17, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 88, nays 10. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (14-0).
lower
Mar 11, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
lower
Feb 29, 2024
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
lower
1 primary · 24 co-sponsors

Sponsors