Louisiana bills · 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana HB 42

RETIREMENT/TEACHERS: Provides relative to a phased retirement program within the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana (EN INCREASE FC GF EX See Note)

1. Introduced
2. In committee
3. Passed House
4. Passed Senate
5. To Governor
6. Became law

Sponsors

• Tony Bacala (Republican)

Cosponsors (18)

• John Wyble (Republican)
• Sylvia Taylor (Democratic)
• Joe Stagni
• Ed Murray (Democratic)
• Pat Moore (Democratic)
• Dustin Miller (Democratic)
• C. Denise Marcelle (Democratic)
• Vanessa Caston LaFleur (Democratic)
• Mike Johnson (Republican)
• Dana Henry (Democratic)
• Barbara Reich Freiberg (Republican)
• Aimee Adatto Freeman (Democratic)
• Kathy Edmonston (Republican)
• Wilford Carter , Sr. (Democratic)
• Barbara Carpenter (Democratic)
• Reese "Skip" Broussard
• Doyle Boudreaux (Republican)
• Daryl Adams (Democratic)

Summary

Text versions

• House Committee Amendment, #1446, RET, Draft
• House Committee Amendment, #2524, RET, Adopted
• Senate Floor Amendment, #4339, Price, Adopted
• Conference Committee Report, #6230, House Adopted, Senate Adopted
• HB42 Original
• HB42 Engrossed
• HB42 Enrolled
• HB42 Act 781

Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.

Actions

• Jan 23, 2026 · House
  Prefiled.
• Jan 23, 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, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
• Apr 21, 2026 · House
  Reported favorably (16-0).
• Apr 22, 2026 · House
  Read by title, ordered reengrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
• Apr 23, 2026 · House
  Scheduled for floor debate on 04/27/2026.
• Apr 27, 2026 · House
  Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 1. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
• Apr 27, 2026 · Senate
  Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
• Apr 28, 2026 · Senate
  Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Retirement.
• May 5, 2026 · Senate
  Reported favorably.
• May 6, 2026 · Senate
  Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
• May 20, 2026 · Senate
  Rules suspended. Recalled from Committee.
• May 20, 2026 · Senate
  Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
• May 21, 2026 · Senate
  Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
• May 26, 2026 · Senate
  Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
• May 26, 2026 · House
  Received from the Senate with amendments.
• May 27, 2026 · House
  Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.
• May 29, 2026 · House
  Read by title, roll called, yeas 95, nays 0. The Senate amendments, not having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, were rejected. Conference committee appointment pending.
• May 29, 2026 · Senate
  Notice House rejected the Senate amendments.
• May 29, 2026 · Senate
  Senate conference committee members appointed: Price, Owen, and Barthelemy.
• May 29, 2026 · House
  House conferees appointed: Bacala, Turner, and Brass.
• May 29, 2026 · Senate
  Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
• May 29, 2026 · House
  Notice of Senate conferees appointed.
• May 31, 2026 · House
  Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.
• May 31, 2026 · Senate
  Conference committee report received.
• May 31, 2026 · House
  Scheduled for floor debate on 06/01/2026.
• Jun 1, 2026 · House
  Read by title, returned to the calendar.
• Jun 1, 2026 · House
  Called from the calendar.
• Jun 1, 2026 · House
  Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 101, nays 0. Having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, the Conference Committee Report was adopted.
• Jun 1, 2026 · Senate
  Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.
• Jun 1, 2026 · Senate
  Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays.
• Jun 1, 2026 · House
  Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
• Jun 1, 2026 · House
  Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
• Jun 1, 2026 · Senate
  Signed by the President of the Senate on 6/2/2026.
• Jun 4, 2026 · House
  Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
• Jun 9, 2026 · House
  Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 781.
• Jun 9, 2026 · House
  Effective date: 08/01/2026.