JURY DUTY: Provides relative to jury duty mileage reimbursement (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note)
HB 233 updates Louisiana's jury duty compensation by setting a minimum mileage reimbursement rate of 16 cents per mile for jurors traveling to court, while aligning the maximum rate with the current rate paid to state officials. This change directly affects jurors in Louisiana courts, ensuring they receive consistent travel reimbursement for attending trials. The bill amends existing law (R.S. 13:3049(B)(1)(b)) to clarify that mileage allowances must be at least 16 cents per mile but cannot exceed the state officials' rate. It does not alter daily pay ($25 per day) or other compensation terms.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 20, 2026
Signed May 29, 2026
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MODERATE
This bill updates jury duty compensation laws by adding a new section for jury commissioners and increasing mileage reimbursement rates for criminal trial jurors. The changes ensure jury commissioners receive a daily fee of $75 and mileage reimbursement at the same rate as state officials, while also raising the mileage allowance for jurors to match the current state official rate rather than a lower fixed minimum.
Scope change
The bill expands the scope of compensation provisions to include jury commissioners, who were not explicitly covered in the previous version, and broadens the mileage reimbursement standard for jurors to align with state official rates.
FISCAL
Added a new section (R.S. 3053) establishing that jury commissioners are entitled to a daily compensation rate of $75 during actual attendance at meetings.
Increased the mileage reimbursement rate for jurors in criminal trials to match the rate in effect for state officials, removing the previous lower minimum threshold of 16 cents per mile.
ELIGIBILITY
Extended compensation eligibility to include jury commissioners, who were not previously specified in the compensation statutes.
REQUIREMENT
Updated the legislative text to explicitly include R.S. 3053 in the amendment and reenactment of jury duty compensation laws.
Floor votes · Senate May 19, 2026 · House Mar 30, 2026
How they voted
34–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 40
May 19, 2026
D
Democratic12
83% Yea
R
Republican28
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
6
Committee
7
May 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read by title, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
lower
May 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 12, 2026
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Apr 22, 2026
Committee
Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
upper
Apr 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Mar 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Mar 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (16-0).
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
lower
Feb 20, 2026
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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