HB 171 Louisiana House · 2025 Regular Session

PAROLE: Provides relative to the compensation of members of the committee on parole (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)

HB 171 changes how parole committee members are paid. It requires the legislature, not the governor, to set their annual compensation through a specific line item in the state budget (excluding the ex-officio member). This bill directly affects members of the state's parole committee by shifting funding authority from executive orders to legislative appropriations. The key provision mandates that compensation rates must be established via a dedicated budget allocation in the annual appropriations bill.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

House Passage

Jun 2025

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

Signed into Law

Jun 2025

Introduced Mar 31, 2025 Signed Jun 11, 2025

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HB171 Original → HB171 Act 248 · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill enrolls House Bill 171 into law, finalizing changes to how the Parole Committee members are paid. The primary update shifts the funding source for salaries and expenses from the general state appropriation to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections' operating fund, with the Secretary of the Department now authorized to set the specific annual amount. Additionally, the bill clarifies the salary structure, requiring the Chairman's pay to be 10% higher than other members and the Vice Chairman's pay to be 5% higher than other members.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on the compensation of the Parole Committee, but the funding mechanism and administrative authority for setting salary amounts have been modified.

FISCAL

Changed the funding source for committee salaries and expenses from the general state appropriation to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections operating fund.

REQUIREMENT

Transferred the authority to determine the specific annual compensation amount from the Governor's executive order to the Secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.

Updated the salary structure requirements to explicitly mandate that the Chairman's salary be 10% higher and the Vice Chairman's salary be 5% higher than that of other committee members.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 2, 2025 · House May 14, 2025

How they voted

25–9

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 37

Jun 2, 2025

D Democratic11

9 Nay 2

81% Nay

R Republican26

25 Yea 1

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Jun 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read by title, roll called, yeas 80, nays 13, Senate amendments concurred in.

lower

Jun 2, 2025

Upper · Passed

The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 27 yeas and 9 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

upper

May 29, 2025

Committee

Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

upper

May 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported with amendments.

upper

May 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 65, nays 24. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

lower

May 8, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably (11-0).

lower

Apr 14, 2025

Committee

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

lower

Mar 31, 2025

Committee

Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors