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LA SB25

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/2/2026

Primary Sponsor

Caleb Kleinpeter

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Increases salaries for parish registrars of voters, chief deputies, and confidential assistants across a 12-step pay schedule based on years of experience

  • Consolidates population brackets from five tiers (0-40,000; 40,001-60,000; 60,001-100,000; 100,001-200,000; 200,001-1,000,000) to three tiers (0-50,000; 50,001-200,000; 200,001-1,000,000)

  • Registrar salaries under the new schedule range from $82,811 (Step 1, smallest parishes) to $148,221 (Step 12, largest parishes), representing increases from the prior schedule

  • Replaces Louisiana Tech University population estimates with U.S. Census Bureau Federal State Cooperative Program for Population Estimates as a method for determining parish population

  • Effective July 1, 2026

Legislative Description

Adjusts compensation schedule for Registrar of Voters. (7/1/26) (OR +$660,428 GF EX See Note)

REGISTRARS OF VOTERS

Last Action

Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.

3/9/2026

Committee Referrals

Governmental Affairs2/2/2026

Full Bill Text

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