JUDGES: Provides relative to judicial salaries (EN +$6,690,757 GF EX See Note)

The funding source for the 2026 salary adjustment was changed from being paid entirely by the judiciary's own reserves to being funded by the state.

The conditions for the 2027 and 2028 salary increases were modified to require explicit approval by the Louisiana Supreme Court and the Judicial Budgetary Control Board before the increases take effect.

The requirement for the 2026 salary adjustment was changed from a mandatory increase to one that is suspended if there is insufficient state funding.

The salary increase for 2026-2027 is now required to be paid by the judiciary itself using its reserves, rather than being funded by the state.

Specific dollar amounts for salary increases were removed from the text, likely to be determined later based on the 2.7% cost-of-living adjustment.

Additional sponsors were added to the bill, and the House digest was removed as the bill became enrolled.

Deleted the requirement for a 2.7% salary increase for judges effective July 1, 2027.

Deleted the requirement for a 2.1% salary increase for judges effective July 1, 2028.

Changed the funding condition for the 2026-27 adjustment from requiring approval by the Supreme Court and Budgetary Control Board to requiring self-funding by the judiciary upon certification of sufficient reserves.

Added a summary of amendments explaining that the House Appropriations Committee removed the 2027 and 2028 cost-of-living increases.