RETIREMENT/FIREFIGHTERS: Prohibits certain post-divorce earnable compensation in the Firefighters' Retirement System from being included in a former spouse's portion of community property (EN NO IMPACT APV)
This bill modifies how retirement benefits are divided between spouses in Louisiana by excluding certain post-divorce compensation increases from community property calculations. It specifically affects firefighters in the Firefighters' Retirement System whose earnable compensation increases after divorce are based on passing a written exam and working test. The law prevents these specific post-divorce earnings from being included when determining what portion of retirement benefits a former spouse is entitled to receive. This change applies only to compensation increases that occur after the end of a marriage and meet specific qualification criteria.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Jun 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Mar 30, 2026
Signed Jun 25, 2026
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MODERATE
This bill modifies the legal citation for a provision regarding the Firefighters' Retirement System, changing it from the repealed R.S. 11:2256.5 to the new R.S. 9:2801(A)(4)(g). The substantive policy remains unchanged: it prohibits including post-divorce increases in firefighter compensation (earned after passing written and physical tests) in a former spouse's share of community property.
Scope change
The bill's scope of applicability remains the same, but the specific statute number where the rule is codified has been updated to reflect the new legislative structure.
TECHNICAL
Updated the statutory citation from R.S. 11:2256.5 to R.S. 9:2801(A)(4)(g) to align with the new location of the law.
Renamed the section title from 'Benefits; community portion' to 'Partition of community property and settlement of claims arising from matrimonial regimes and co-ownership of former community property' to match the new statute.
Replaced the specific term 'member' with 'full-time firefighter' in the operative text to improve clarity and precision.
Reorganized the text structure to fit the new statutory format, moving the core rule to subsection (g) and adding procedural context about partitioning community property.
Floor votes · Senate May 26, 2026 · House Apr 15, 2026
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 40
May 26, 2026
D
Democratic12
75% Yea
R
Republican28
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
13
Committee
14
Jun 1, 2026
Lower · Passed
Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
lower
Jun 1, 2026
Upper · Passed
Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays.
upper
Jun 1, 2026
Upper · Passed
Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.
upper
Jun 1, 2026
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 98, nays 0. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.
lower
May 31, 2026
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.
lower
May 31, 2026
Upper · Passed
Conference committee report received.
upper
May 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
upper
May 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate conference committee members appointed: Miller, Luneau, and Price.
upper
May 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 20, 2026
Committee
Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported with amendments.
upper
May 4, 2026
Committee
Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Judiciary A.
upper
May 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Recalled from Committee.
upper
Apr 15, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (10-0).
lower
Mar 31, 2026
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Retirement.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tim Kerner
RRepublican
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