HB1237Introduced in the House
Provides relative to the Municipal Police Employees Retirement System and the Firefighters' Retirement System (EN SEE ACTUARIAL NOTE FC)
Introduced by Tony Bacala, District 59
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Provides relative to the Municipal Police Employees Retirement System and the Firefighters' Retirement System (EN SEE ACTUARIAL NOTE FC)
Where it stands
Effective date: 06/16/2026.
June 23, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House votes
2 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
HouseStage: House Vote on HB 1237 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1443) · May 20, 2026
91
Yes
0
No
14
Absent or Not Voting
105 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each representative voted
| Representative | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Danny McCormick | 1 | Yes |
| Steven Jackson | 2 | Yes |
| Tammy Phelps | 3 | Absent |
| Joy Walters | 4 | Yes |
| Dennis Bamburg | 5 | Yes |
| Michael Melerine | 6 | Yes |
| Lawrence Bagley | 7 | Absent |
| Raymond Crews | 8 | Yes |
| Dodie Horton | 9 | Yes |
| Wayne McMahen | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Read by title.
Read by title, substitute title adopted, lies over in the same order of business, substitute for HB No. 49 reported by the Committee on Retirement (11-0).
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/20/2026.
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Retirement.
Reported favorably.
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
Received from the Senate with amendments.
Scheduled for concurrence on 05/20/2026.
Read by title, roll called, yeas 91, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
Signed by the President of the Senate.
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
Becomes Act No. 922 without the Governor's signature.
Effective date: 06/16/2026.
Verify the information
- Official page on the Louisiana Legislature website
- House Floor Amendment #3648 Bacala Proposed (amendment)
- Senate Floor Amendment #3157 Price Adopted (amendment)
- Analysis (supplement)
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- Fiscal Note (supplement)
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- Misc (supplement)
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- Introduced (text)
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- Enrolled (text)
- Chaptered (text)
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