HB 223 Louisiana House · 2025 Regular Session

ELECTIONS/COMMISSIONERS: Provides relative to compensation for parish board commissioners, election commissioners, and commissioners-in-charge (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)

HB 223 increases pay for Louisiana election workers, including polling place commissioners and parish board commissioners who serve during elections. It sets new daily rates: $300 for a polling place supervisor (commissioner-in-charge), $400 for supervisors in multiple precincts, $150 for some certified workers, $250 for others, and $85 for untrained staff. Parish board commissioners will receive $150 for high-turnout elections (with secretary of state approval), $100 for regular elections, and an additional $100 during declared emergencies. The bill also allows for an extra $150 per day for election commissioners during emergencies.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2025

House Passage

Jun 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Apr 1, 2025 Last action Jun 4, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB223 Original → HB223 Engrossed · 3 edits · Jun 4, 2025

MINOR

The bill was amended to correct a clerical error in the list of sponsors and to fix a confusing compensation amount for uncertified commissioners. The primary policy change involves clarifying that uncertified commissioners receive $35.85 per day, while the compensation for certified commissioners serving on election day was adjusted to $150 per day to better reflect the cost of their service.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on election administration compensation, but the specific eligibility criteria for payment amounts were refined to distinguish between certified and uncertified commissioners.

ELIGIBILITY

The list of bill sponsors was expanded to include Representatives Bayham, Beaullieu, Billings, Wilford Carter, Gadberry, Larvadain, Lyons, Marcelle, McMakin, Riser, Schamerhorn, Thomas, and Wyble.

FISCAL

The compensation for uncertified commissioners was clarified to be thirty-five eighty-five dollars, correcting a previous ambiguous entry.

The compensation for certified commissioners serving on election day or during recounts was increased or clarified to one hundred fifty dollars per day, replacing the previous confusing notation of 'fifty one hundred dollars'.

Floor votes · House Jun 4, 2025

How they voted

90–0

Passed · 12 other

Total votes 102

Jun 4, 2025

D Democratic31

26 Yea 5

83% Yea

R Republican71

64 Yea 7

90% 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 third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 92, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

lower

Jun 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably (19-0).

lower

Apr 22, 2025

Committee

Read by title, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.

lower

Apr 16, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably (10-0).

lower

Apr 14, 2025

Committee

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Committee

Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

lower

1 primary · 25 co-sponsors