HB 1237 Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session

RETIREMENT/STATEWIDE SYS: Provides relative to the Municipal Police Employees Retirement System and the Firefighters' Retirement System (EN SEE ACTUARIAL NOTE FC)

This bill amends the Municipal Police Employees Retirement System and the Firefighters' Retirement System by updating the specific sections of the law that govern their operations. The changes involve replacing references to certain subsections with a broader set of provisions, including an introductory paragraph, to ensure the systems are managed under a more comprehensive legal framework. By passing with a two-thirds vote, the legislation modifies the statutory language used to define how these retirement funds are administered and regulated.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Apr 10, 2026 Signed Jun 23, 2026
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What changed between versions

Senate Floor Bureau Note, #3533, Price, Adopted HB1237 Act 922 · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was re-enrolled as Act 922, formalizing its status after Senate approval. The text was updated to reflect the final legislative version, including a specific correction to a date in the unfunded liability section (changing 2018 to 2025) and minor formatting adjustments to align with standard enacted law structures.
Scope change
The scope of the bill remains focused on the Municipal Police Employees' and Firefighters' Retirement Systems, with no changes to the substantive applicability of the laws.
TIMELINE

A specific deadline for collecting payments on partial dissolutions occurring before July 1 was updated from 2018 to 2025.

TECHNICAL

The document header was updated from 'Senate Floor Amendments' to 'Enrolled' to reflect the final passage of the bill.

Minor formatting and line break adjustments were made throughout the text to conform to the final enrolled act format.

Floor votes · Senate May 12, 2026 · House Apr 20, 2026

How they voted

360
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 40
May 12, 2026
D Democratic12
9 Yea 3
75% Yea
R Republican28
27 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
5
Committee
3
May 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read by title, roll called, yeas 91, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
lower
May 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. 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 6, 2026
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Apr 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read by title, substitute title adopted, lies over in the same order of business, substitute for HB No. 49 reported by the Committee on Retirement (11-0).
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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