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LA SB316
Bill
AI Summary
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Establishes a formula for calculating the minimum Louisiana Public Defender Fund appropriation: multiply the combined number of district attorney and assistant district attorney warrants by the actual assistant district attorney warrant value, plus a $15,000 supplement per warrant
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Defines "actual assistant district attorney warrant value" to include the warrant amount plus the value of retirement and benefits
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Authorizes the $15,000 per-warrant supplement to fund public defender office administrative and contractual obligations
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Grants the state public defender authority to allocate LPD Fund monies for district supplemental assistance
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Effective August 1, 2026
Legislative Description
Provides relative to the Louisiana Public Defender Fund. (8/1/26)
PUBLIC DEFENDER
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
3/9/2026