HB 377 Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session

CIVIL SERVICE/FIRE & POL: Provides relative to the pay range for the state examiner and deputy state examiner of the municipal fire and police civil service

HB 377 sets pay ranges for two state civil service positions: the state examiner and deputy state examiner overseeing municipal fire and police personnel systems. It specifies that the state examiner’s position must align with the pay range of the deputy director of state civil service, while the deputy state examiner’s role must be assigned to a pay range two levels below that position. Both positions require specific experience in civil service administration and will receive travel/living expense reimbursement when traveling for work. The bill amends constitutional and statutory provisions to clarify these compensation structures without creating new policies or affecting broader public services.

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

House Passage

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

May 2026

Introduced Feb 25, 2026 Signed May 29, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB377 Original → HB377 Act 546 · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill was finalized and enrolled as Act No. 546, removing the original legislative digest and explanatory notes while retaining the core text regarding pay ranges for fire and police civil service examiners. The substantive policy content regarding salary and office creation remains unchanged, indicating this version is the official final text ready for execution.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; only the document format and metadata were updated to reflect its final enactment status.

TECHNICAL

Removed the original header identifying the document as 'HB377 Original' and the associated legislative digest explaining the bill's purpose.

Added official enrollment headers, signatures from the Speaker of the House, President of the Senate, and Governor, and updated page counts to reflect the final Act No. 546.

Adjusted page numbering from 'Page 1 of 4' to 'Page 1 of 3' to match the final enrolled version.

Floor votes · Senate May 21, 2026 · House Apr 15, 2026

How they voted

36–0

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 40

May 21, 2026

D Democratic12

11 Yea 1

91% Yea

R Republican28

25 Yea 3

89% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

May 21, 2026

Upper · Passed

Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 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 15, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 90, nays 7. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

lower

Apr 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably (9-0).

lower

Mar 9, 2026

Committee

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.

lower

Feb 25, 2026

Committee

Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors