HB 31 Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session

RETIREMENT/MUNICIPAL POL: Authorizes certain municipalities to terminate participation in the Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System (RE SEE ACTUARIAL NOTE APV)

HB 31 allows Louisiana municipalities with populations under 5,000 to permanently exit the Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System. To terminate participation, a city must pass a resolution, provide 30 days' written notice to the retirement system and new hires, and stop enrolling future employees. Existing police employees hired before the termination date remain covered under the system, but new hires after the effective date will not be enrolled. The termination becomes effective 60 days after the governing authority adopts the resolution.

Issues: ✗ Labor & Employment

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House Passage

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 22, 2026 Last action Apr 28, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB31 Reengrossed → HB31 Engrossed · 4 edits · Apr 22, 2026

MODERATE

The bill was renumbered from 'Reengrossed' to 'Engrossed' and reduced from 10 to 9 pages. The most significant substantive change is renaming the 'Death and Disability Subplan' to 'Plan C' throughout the text. Additionally, the rules for employer contribution rates and termination elections were updated to reference the new 'Plan C' name and adjusted the administrative cost evaluation timeline.

Scope change

The scope of the bill remains focused on the Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System, but the specific terminology for the optional subplan has been updated from 'Death and Disability Subplan' to 'Plan C'.

DEFINITION

The term 'Death and Disability Subplan' was replaced with 'Plan C' in all instances, including contribution rates and eligibility sections.

TIMELINE

The requirement for the board of trustees to evaluate the cost of administering the plan was changed to occur 'annually' rather than on a specific schedule tied to the subplan name.

REQUIREMENT

The section regarding employer elections to terminate participation was restructured to explicitly reference 'Plan C' and clarified the notification requirements for nonparticipation.

TECHNICAL

The document header was updated from 'REENGROSSED' to 'ENGROSSED' and the page count was reduced from 10 to 9.

Floor votes · House Apr 22, 2026

How they voted

93–4

Passed · 8 other

Total votes 105

Apr 22, 2026

D Democratic33

27 Yea 1 Nay 5

81% Yea

R Republican72

66 Yea 3 Nay 3

91% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 22, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 93, nays 4. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

lower

Apr 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported with amendments (10-0).

lower

Mar 30, 2026

Committee

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

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor