10 bills pending
Members
π₯ Tony Bacala (R)
π₯ John Illg (R)
Pending Bills
HB8: Provides relative to membership in the Municipal Employees' Retirement System (OR SEE ACTUARIAL NOTE FC)
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Retirement.
Date: 2025-04-23
Author: Brian Glorioso (R)
HB9: Provides relative to retirement eligibility in the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System (OR +$154,400,000 APV)
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Retirement.
Date: 2025-04-14
Author: Lawrence Bagley (R)
Provides that any member of LASERS, regardless of his date of first employment or age, is eligible to retire if he has 30 years of service. Similar to the LA Sheriffs' Office Pension plan.
HB17: Provides relative to the deferred retirement option plan of the Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System (OR SEE ACTUARAL NOTE APV)
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Retirement.
Date: 2025-04-14
Author: Phillip Tarver (R)
Allows participants in DROP the opportunity to extend their participation in the plan for not more than five years if they meet all of the following requirements:
(1) Began participation prior to July 1, 2024.
(2) Elected a participation period of not more than three years.
(3) Are participating in the plan on July 1, 2025.
MUST NOTIFY THE BOARD IN WRITING OF THEIR INTENT
HB18: Provides relative to the funding of supplemental benefits for members of the Firefighters' Retirement System (OR +$5,714,000 FC SG EX)
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Retirement.
Date: 2025-04-14
Author: π€ Timothy Kerner (R)
Co-sponsors: Jason DeWitt (R)
Grants a nonrecurring lump-sum payment to certain retirees and beneficiaries of the Firefighters' Retirement System and removes the prohibition on payment of cost-of-living increases from the funding deposit account.
HB19: Provides relative to the administration and participation in the Deferred Retirement Option Plan for the Firefighters' Retirement System (OR SEE ACTUARIAL NOTE APV)
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Retirement.
Date: 2025-04-14
Author: π€ Timothy Kerner (R)
RETIREMENT BILL - MUST REVIEW FURTHER
HB20: Provides relative to the reemployment of retired teachers in the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana (OR INCREASE APV)
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Retirement.
Date: 2025-04-14
Author: Pat Moore (D)
Increases the earnings limit to 50% of the retiree's final average compensation without a reduction of retirement benefits.
HB29: Provides relative to the minimum pension for the New Orleans Firefighters' Pension and Relief Fund (OR NO IMPACT APV)
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Retirement.
Date: 2025-04-14
Author: Stephanie Hilferty (R)
LOCAL AUTONOMY: Technical corrections.
HB31: Provides relative to retirement for all hires in the Firefighters' Pension and Relief Fund in the city of New Orleans (OR NO IMPACT APV)
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Retirement.
Date: 2025-04-14
Author: Stephanie Hilferty (R)
LOCAL AUTONOMY: Technical corrections.
HR143: Creates a task force to study the feasibility of a phased retirement program for public postsecondary education systems
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Retirement.
Date: 2025-05-12
Author: π₯ Tony Bacala (R)
HR163: Requests the Firefighters' Retirement System to study the feasibility of merging members of the New Orleans Firefighters' Pension and Relief Fund hired after a certain date into the system
Last Action: Read by title, referred to the Committee on Retirement.
Date: 2025-05-14
Author: Stephanie Hilferty (R)
Allows a member with five years in MERS who becomes employed in a position where he is no longer eligible for membership in MERS but is eligible for membership in LASERS may remain in MERS in lieu of participation in LASERS.