What is the status of HB538?

Chaptered as of June 23, 2026. Latest action: Effective date: 08/01/2026. (June 23, 2026).

Where is the official record for HB538?

On the Louisiana Legislature website: https://legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26RS&b=HB538

Louisiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana HB538: COURTS/JUVENILE: Provides relative to the judicial expense fund for the Juvenile Court for the parish of East Baton Rouge

Q: What is HB538?

HB538 is a bill in the Louisiana Legislature (2026 Regular Session): COURTS/JUVENILE: Provides relative to the judicial expense fund for the Juvenile Court for the parish of East Baton Rouge.

Q: What does HB538 do?

In its own words: An act To amend and reenact R.S. 13:1631, relative to the judicial expense fund for the Juvenile Court of East Baton Rouge Parish; to modify relative to the chief judge and all judges of the court; to establish functions of the collective judges; to authorize the clerk of court to collect certain additional costs in civil and criminal nonsupport proceedings; to provide for the control, expenditure, and audit of monies in the judicial expense fund; to increase the civil filing fee; to prohibit payment of salaries from the judicial expense fund; and to provide for related matters.

Status: Chaptered, June 23, 2026

What the bill says

An act To amend and reenact R.S. 13:1631, relative to the judicial expense fund for the Juvenile Court of East Baton Rouge Parish; to modify relative to the chief judge and all judges of the court; to establish functions of the collective judges; to authorize the clerk of court to collect certain additional costs in civil and criminal nonsupport proceedings; to provide for the control, expenditure, and audit of monies in the judicial expense fund; to increase the civil filing fee; to prohibit payment of salaries from the judicial expense fund; and to provide for related matters.

From the introduced text:

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 13:1631, relative to the judicial expense fund for the Juvenile Court of East Baton Rouge Parish; to modify relative to the chief judge and all judges of the court; to establish functions of the collective judges; to authorize the clerk of court to collect certain additional costs in civil and criminal nonsupport proceedings; to provide for the control, expenditure, and audit of monies in the judicial expense fund; to increase the civil filing fee; to prohibit payment of salaries from the judicial expense fund; and to provide for related matters. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana: Section 1. R.S. 13:1631 is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: §1631. Judicial expense fund for the Juvenile Court for the parish of East Baton Rouge; established; disbursements A. In addition to all other fees or costs now or hereafter provided by law, the clerk of court of the Nineteenth Judicial District shall collect from every person filing any action, suit, or motion and rule to show cause on the docket of the Juvenile Court of East Baton Rouge Parish and who is not otherwise exempted exempt by law from the payment of court costs, a sum to be determined by the chief judge of the court, but judges of the court, sitting …

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Louisiana HB538: COURTS/JUVENILE: Provides relative to the judicial expense fund for the Juvenile Court for the parish of East Baton Rouge

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