SB 8 Louisiana Senate · 2026 Regular Session

RETIREMENT SYSTEMS: Provides for participation by certain entities in the Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Louisiana. (gov sig) (EN SEE ACTUARIAL NOTE FC)

SB 8 adds the Louisiana Asset Management Pool as an eligible employer in Louisiana's Municipal Employees' Retirement System. This means the Pool can now participate in the retirement system, allowing its employees to access the same retirement benefits as other municipal employees. The bill achieves this by amending the definition of "employer" in the retirement system statute to explicitly include the Pool. The change directly affects the Pool's employees and the retirement system's administrative structure.

Issues: ✓ Labor & Employment

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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What changed between versions

SB8 Original → SB8 Act · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill updates the official version of Senate Bill 8 to reflect its final approval as an Act. The primary change is the addition of formal signatures from the Governor and legislative leaders, along with the official Act number (221) and page headers, converting the draft bill into enforceable law.

Scope change

The bill's substantive scope remains unchanged; it continues to add the Louisiana Asset Management Pool as a participating employer in the Municipal Employees' Retirement System. The change is strictly procedural, moving the document from a draft status to an enacted law.

TECHNICAL

Added official signatures from the Governor, President of the Senate, and Speaker of the House, along with the Act number and page headers, to finalize the bill as law.

Removed the original draft header, the legislative services digest, and the summary of the proposed law, as these are no longer needed once the bill is enacted.

Changed the document title from 'SB 8 Original' to 'ENROLLED ACT No. 221' to reflect its new legal status.

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

How they voted

36–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 39

Mar 23, 2026

D Democratic11

10 Yea 1

90% Yea

R Republican28

26 Yea 2

92% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

May 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 91, nays 2. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

lower

May 6, 2026

Introduced

Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

lower

May 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably (14-0). 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

Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably.

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 · 0 co-sponsors