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HB42Introduced in the House

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

Passed

Introduced by Tony Bacala, District 59

What does this bill do?

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Official description

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

Where it stands

Effective date: 08/01/2026.

June 9, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate Vote on HB 42 CONCUR (#1635) · June 1, 2026

36

Yes

0

No

3

Absent or Not Voting

39 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Robert Owen1Yes
Edward Price2Yes
Sidney Barthelemy3Yes
Jimmy Harris4Yes
Royce Duplessis5Yes
Rick Edmonds6Yes
Gary Carter7Yes
Patrick Connick8Yes
Cameron Henry9Yes
Kirk Talbot10Yes

Bill history

  1. Prefiled.

  2. Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Retirement.

  3. First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 1/23/2026.

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

  5. Reported with amendments (9-0).

  6. Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.

  7. Reported favorably (16-0).

  8. Read by title, ordered reengrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

  9. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/27/2026.

  10. 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.

  11. Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

  12. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Retirement.

  13. Reported favorably.

  14. Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.

  15. Rules suspended. Recalled from Committee.

  16. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  17. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.

  18. 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.

  19. Received from the Senate with amendments.

  20. Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.

  21. 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.

  22. Notice House rejected the Senate amendments.

  23. Senate conference committee members appointed: Price, Owen, and Barthelemy.

  24. House conferees appointed: Bacala, Turner, and Brass.

  25. Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.

  26. Notice of Senate conferees appointed.

  27. Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.

  28. Conference committee report received.

  29. Scheduled for floor debate on 06/01/2026.

  30. Read by title, returned to the calendar.

  31. Called from the calendar.

  32. 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.

  33. Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.

  34. Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays.

  35. Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.

  36. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

  37. Signed by the President of the Senate on 6/2/2026.

  38. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

  39. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 781.

  40. Effective date: 08/01/2026.

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