HB581

(Constitutional Amendment) Provides for supplemental pay for probation and parole officers (OR +$6,264,000 GF EX See Note)

Introduced·2/26/26
Ment Text

Louisiana HB581 proposes a constitutional amendment to allow supplemental pay for probation and parole officers.

Louisiana HB581 proposes a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide supplemental pay to commissioned law enforcement officers employed as probation or parole officers within the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. This amendment expands the current constitutional provision that allows supplemental pay for certain full-time law enforcement officers. If approved by voters, the amendment would take effect on July 1, 2027.

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Where it stands

Current
Appropriations Committee
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Committee decision

Sponsors

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History

Mar 9

House

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

Feb 27

House

First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.

Feb 26

House

Prefiled.