SB8Introduced in the Senate
Provides for participation by certain entities in the Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Louisiana. (gov sig) (EN SEE ACTUARIAL NOTE FC)
Introduced by Edward Price, District 2
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Provides for participation by certain entities in the Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Louisiana. (gov sig) (EN SEE ACTUARIAL NOTE FC)
Where it stands
Effective date 5/15/2026.
May 15, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
Senate votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
HouseStage: House Vote on SB 8 FINAL PASSAGE (#1145) · May 12, 2026
91
Yes
2
No
12
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 | Yes |
| Joy Walters | 4 | Absent |
| Dennis Bamburg | 5 | Yes |
| Michael Melerine | 6 | Yes |
| Lawrence Bagley | 7 | Yes |
| Raymond Crews | 8 | Yes |
| Dodie Horton | 9 | Yes |
| 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 35 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 (14-0). 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 91, nays 2. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was 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.
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 221.
Effective date 5/15/2026.
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