HB 8 Louisiana House · 2025 Regular Session

RETIREMENT SYSTEMS: Provides relative to membership in the Municipal Employees' Retirement System (EN SEE ACTUARIAL NOTE FC)

HB 8 allows municipal employees with at least five years of service in the Municipal Employees' Retirement System (MERS) to remain in MERS instead of switching to the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System (LSERS) when moving to a state-covered position. Employees must submit a written notice to their MERS board within 30 days of starting the new job or the bill’s effective date, and this choice is permanent. The bill applies to new hires after December 31, 2024, and gives current employees employed in such roles a 30-day window after the bill passes to elect to stay in MERS. It does not change retirement benefits but clarifies membership options between these two systems.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

Signed into Law

Jun 2025

Introduced Feb 19, 2025 Signed Jun 11, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB8 Original → HB8 Act · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill was finalized and enrolled into law, changing its status from a proposed draft to an official act. The substantive policy content remains focused on allowing employees to stay in the Municipal Employees' Retirement System instead of the State Employees' Retirement System, with no changes to the core eligibility rules or funding requirements.

Scope change

The bill's scope is now formally enacted as Act No. 232 for the 2025 Regular Session, applying to individuals employed in covered positions after December 31, 2024.

TECHNICAL

The document status changed from 'HB 8 Original' to 'ENROLLED' and 'ACT No. 232', indicating the bill has passed all legislative stages and is now law.

The page count was updated from 'Page 1 of 3' to 'Page 1 of 2' and the digest section was removed, reflecting the final version of the enrolled bill.

The header identifying the document was updated to include signatures from the Speaker of the House, President of the Senate, and the Governor, confirming final approval.

The digest section, which previously summarized the bill's intent and abstract, was removed as it is not part of the final legal text.

The original preface stating the bill was 'Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i)' was removed, as this procedural note is not included in the final enrolled act.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 9, 2025 · House May 5, 2025

How they voted

37–0

Passed

Total votes 37

Jun 9, 2025

D Democratic11

11 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican26

26 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Jun 9, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read by title, passed by a vote of 39 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

upper

May 13, 2025

Committee

Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

upper

May 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably.

upper

May 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 0. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

lower

Apr 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably (10-0).

lower

Apr 23, 2025

Committee

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

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors