SB22Introduced in the Senate
Provides for the eligibility of certain positions within the office of the constable of the Second City Court of the city of New Orleans for membership in the Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Louisiana (MERS). (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT APV)
Introduced by Gary Carter, District 7
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Provides for the eligibility of certain positions within the office of the constable of the Second City Court of the city of New Orleans for membership in the Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Louisiana (MERS). (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT APV)
Where it stands
Effective date 5/25/2026.
May 25, 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 SB 22 FINAL PASSAGE (#1159) · May 12, 2026
84
Yes
7
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 | No |
| Steven Jackson | 2 | Yes |
| Tammy Phelps | 3 | Yes |
| Joy Walters | 4 | Absent |
| Dennis Bamburg | 5 | Yes |
| Michael Melerine | 6 | Yes |
| Lawrence Bagley | 7 | Yes |
| Raymond Crews | 8 | No |
| Dodie Horton | 9 | No |
| Wayne McMahen | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Retirement.
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Retirement.
Reported favorably.
Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Retirement.
Reported favorably (11-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/12/2026.
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 84, nays 7. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
Received from the House without amendments.
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
Signed by the Speaker of the House.
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
Becomes Act No. 406 without the Governor's signature.
Effective date 5/25/2026.
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