SB 12 Louisiana Senate · 2026 Regular Session

STATE POLICE RETIREMENT: Provides for the membership and definitions of the Louisiana State Police Retirement System. (6/30/26) (EN NO IMPACT APV)

This bill amends Louisiana's State Police Retirement System by clarifying key definitions and administrative rules. It defines terms like "Board," "Fund," "Distributee," and "Pension plan" (Section 1301), specifies membership requirements (Section 1305), and details how "average salary" is calculated for retirement benefits (Section 1307.1), including rules for converting unused annual/sick leave to retirement service (Sections 1333-1334). The changes directly affect current and future Louisiana State Police members and retirees by standardizing benefit calculations and service credit. The bill focuses on procedural clarity within the existing retirement framework without altering benefit amounts or eligibility thresholds.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

House Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

May 2026

Introduced Jan 23, 2026 Signed May 15, 2026

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SB12 Original → SB12 Act · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill updates the Louisiana State Police Retirement System by correcting a typo in the state constitution reference, renumbering several definitions, and clarifying how retirement benefits are calculated for officers who participated in the Deferred Retirement Option Plan. It ensures that 'average salary' calculations for these officers include specific legislative pay adjustments, which directly impacts the final pension amount they receive.

Scope change

The bill applies to all members of the State Police Retirement System, specifically clarifying rules for those who entered the Deferred Retirement Option Plan.

DEFINITION

Corrected a typo changing the Constitution reference from 'Article 10' to 'Article X'.

Added new definitions for 'Division' (Office of Public Safety), 'Fund', 'Minor Child', 'Pension plan', 'Student', 'System', and 'Vested'.

ELIGIBILITY

Clarified that all State Police Retirement System members are classified employees under the state civil service system, with exceptions only for the secretary and deputy secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.

REQUIREMENT

Updated the calculation of 'average salary' for officers in the Deferred Retirement Option Plan to explicitly include additional pay provided by the legislature, ensuring their retirement benefits reflect their full compensation history.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 23, 2026 · House May 12, 2026

How they voted

37–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 39

Mar 23, 2026

D Democratic11

11 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican28

26 Yea 2

92% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

May 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 92, nays 3. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

lower

May 6, 2026

Introduced

Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

lower

May 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably (15-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

lower

Mar 25, 2026

Committee

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

lower

Mar 23, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported with amendments.

upper

Mar 9, 2026

Committee

Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Retirement.

upper

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor