HB 19 Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session

RETIREMENT/DISTRICT ATTY: Provides relative to the District Attorneys' Retirement System (EN NO IMPACT APV)

HB 19 amends Louisiana's District Attorneys' Retirement System to clarify disability retirement benefits for eligible district attorneys. It requires the State Medical Disability Board physician (designated by the retirement board) to officially certify disabilities before benefits are awarded, and sets disability benefits at the lower of two calculation methods. The bill also removes an outdated definition (R.S. 11:1581(13)) from the retirement system's rules. This directly affects district attorneys seeking disability retirement by changing the certification process and benefit calculation. The changes focus on procedural updates to the retirement system without altering benefit amounts or eligibility thresholds.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Apr 2026

Signed into Law

Apr 2026

Introduced Jan 20, 2026 Signed Apr 30, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB19 Original → HB19 Act · 2 edits

MINOR

This bill enrolls House Bill 19 into law, formally adopting changes to the District Attorneys' Retirement System. The primary substantive change is the replacement of the State Medical Disability Board with a physician designated by the system's board of trustees to certify disabilities for retirement benefits. This shifts the authority for determining disability eligibility from an external state board to the internal retirement system administration.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on the District Attorneys' Retirement System, but the administrative authority for disability certification has been transferred from the State Medical Disability Board to the system's board of trustees.

ELIGIBILITY

Disability certification authority changed from the State Medical Disability Board to a physician designated by the board of trustees.

TECHNICAL

The bill was processed into enrolled form, updating the document header and adding signatures from the Speaker of the House, President of the Senate, and Governor.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 22, 2026 · House Mar 26, 2026

How they voted

37–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 40

Apr 22, 2026

D Democratic12

10 Yea 2

83% Yea

R Republican28

27 Yea 1

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 22, 2026

Upper · Passed

Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

upper

Apr 14, 2026

Committee

Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

upper

Apr 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably.

upper

Mar 26, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 92, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

lower

Mar 23, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably (11-0).

lower

Mar 9, 2026

Committee

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

lower

Jan 20, 2026

Committee

Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Retirement.

lower

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors