Louisiana bills · 2026 Regular Session
Louisiana HB 23
RETIREMENT/STATE EMPS: Grants a cost-of-living adjustment to eligible retirees and beneficiaries (EN +$235,000,000 APV)
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Tony Bacala (Republican)
Cosponsors (23)
- John Wyble (Republican)
- Francis C. Thompson (Republican)
- Sylvia Taylor (Democratic)
- Joe Stagni
- Paul Sawyer (Republican)
- Tammy Phelps (Democratic)
- Candace N. Newell (Democratic)
- Dixon McMakin (Republican)
- Chasity Martinez (Democratic)
- C. Denise Marcelle (Democratic)
- Rodney Lyons (Democratic)
- Vanessa Caston LaFleur (Democratic)
- Jeremy LaCombe (Republican)
- Alonzo Knox (Democratic)
- C. Travis Johnson (Democratic)
- John "Big John" Illg , Jr. (Republican)
- Barbara Reich Freiberg (Republican)
- Kim Carver (Republican)
- Reese "Skip" Broussard
- Beth Billings (Republican)
- Stephanie Berault (Republican)
- Mike Bayham (Republican)
- Daryl Adams (Democratic)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Jan 20, 2026): Prefiled.
Text versions
- House Committee Amendment, #1306, RET, Draft
- House Committee Amendment, #2523, RET, Adopted
- HB23 Original
- HB23 Engrossed
- HB23 Enrolled
- HB23 Act 280
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2026 Senate | FINAL PASSAGE (#864) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
| Apr 1, 2026 House | FINAL PASSAGE (#255) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
Actions
- Jan 20, 2026 · House
Prefiled. - Jan 20, 2026 · House
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Retirement. - Jan 23, 2026 · House
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 1/23/2026. - Mar 9, 2026 · House
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Retirement. - Mar 26, 2026 · House
Reported with amendments (9-0). - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading. - Mar 31, 2026 · House
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/01/2026. - Apr 1, 2026 · House
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 93, nays 2. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate. - Apr 1, 2026 · Senate
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading. - Apr 7, 2026 · Senate
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Retirement. - Apr 13, 2026 · Senate
Reported favorably. - Apr 14, 2026 · Senate
Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance. - May 5, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended. Recalled from Committee. - May 5, 2026 · Senate
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau. - May 6, 2026 · Senate
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage. - May 13, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 33 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled. - May 18, 2026 · House
Received from the Senate without amendments. - May 18, 2026 · House
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House. - May 18, 2026 · Senate
Signed by the President of the Senate. - May 19, 2026 · House
Sent to the Governor for executive approval. - May 22, 2026 · House
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 280. - May 22, 2026 · House
Effective date: 06/30/2026.