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Bill Status Report
07-27-2010 - 14:22:22


Track: Retirement   Request Date: 0- 0-0000 thru 99-99-9999

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HB 69   Ligi Constitutional Amendment to provide for forfeiture of retirement benefits by public officials and employees who are convicted of felony acts associated with their positions.
Remarks: As our members replace themselves this becomes less applicable, as the new PJ's can't join the retirement system.
Track Code(s): RET (Monitor-Against)
Bill History: 05-13-10 H Meeting set for 8:30 A.M. RM. 6 House Retirement

HB 72   LaBruzzo Prohibits a public servant convicted of an office-related felony from receiving retirement benefits.
Remarks: THis appears to create a State penalty for certain federal crimes. Consitutional?
Track Code(s): RET (Monitor-Against)
Bill History: 05-13-10 H Meeting set for 8:30 A.M. RM. 6 House Retirement

HB 73   Ligi Requires forfeiture of retirement benefits by any public employee or elected official who is a member of a public retirement system and is convicted of certain state or federal felony acts associated with his office.
Track Code(s): RET (Monitor-Against)
Bill History: 05-13-10 H Involuntarily Deferred House Retirement

HB 113   Chandler Provides for the payment of medical insurance premiums of certain retirees of the clerk of court's offices in the parishes of Grant, LaSalle, Winn, Caldwell and Franklin.
Remarks: Need to add language that such obligation does not fall on the parish if the COC has insufficient funds.
Track Code(s): RET (Monitor-Against) , UM (Monitor-Against)
Bill History: 08-15-10 G Effective

HB 143   LaBruzzo Constitutional Amendment to provide for forfeiture of public retirement benefits by certain persons who are convicted of felony acts associated with their positions.
Track Code(s): RET (Neutral)
Bill History: 05-13-10 H Meeting set for 8:30 A.M. RM. 6 House Retirement

HB 188   Howard Expands eligibility for payment of certain insurance premium costs for retired assessor's and assessor's employees in the parishes of LaSalle, Rapides, Sabine, and Winn.
Remarks: make sure no unfunded mandate
Track Code(s): RET (Monitor-Against)
Bill History: 04-12-10 H Involuntarily Deferred House Ways and Means

HB 224   Pearson Requires suspension of public retirement benefits during incarceration.
Remarks: does nopublic corruption crimest limit suspension of benefits to
Track Code(s): RET (Monitor-Against)
Bill History: 04-19-10 H Failed to pass (Vote: Y: 41/N: 56)

HB 228   Pearson (Constitutional Amendment) Provides for suspension of public retirement benefits during a member's incarceration.
Remarks: hb 224
Track Code(s): RET (Monitor-Against)
Bill History: 04-19-10 H Returned to the calendar - subject to call

HB 229   Pearson (Constitutional Amendment) Relative to public retirement systems, requires a 2/3 vote to enact any changes to retirement provisions having an actuarial cost.
Track Code(s): RET (Neutral)
Bill History: 11-02-10 G Effective

HB 329   Pearson (Constitutional Amendment) Prohibits membership of certain part-time public officials in public retirement systems.
Remarks: Prevents a grandfathered member of a retirement system from re-entering the system if elected in 2011 after having been out of service.
Track Code(s): RET (Oppose)
Bill History: 06-07-10 H Failed to pass (Vote: Y: 36/N: 46)

HB 330   Pearson Prohibits membership of certain part-time public officials in public retirement systems.
Remarks: Statutroy Companion to HB 329
Track Code(s): RET (Oppose)
Bill History: 04-19-10 H Returned to the calendar - subject to call

HB 392   Hardy Relative to state and statewide retirement systems, prohibits certain members who are reemployed after retirement from receiving retirement benefits or accruing additional benefits.
Remarks: Need to ck with PERS on this rehire prohibition
Track Code(s): RET (Monitor-Against)
Bill History: 04-15-10 H Meeting set for 9:00 a.m. Rm. 4 House Retirement

HB 930   Tucker Relative to state retirement systems, establishes a defined contribution plan for new hires.
Remarks: Does not apply to PERS
Track Code(s): RET (Neutral)
Bill History: 05-13-10 H Meeting set for 8:30 A.M. RM. 6 House Retirement

HB 931   Tucker (Constitutional Amendment) Relative to state retirement systems, permits the legislature to establish a defined contribution plan for new hires.
Remarks: Does not apply to PERS or Parish Employees
Track Code(s): RET (Neutral)
Bill History: 05-13-10 H Meeting set for 8:30 A.M. RM. 6 House Retirement

HB 958   Ligi Relative to La. public retirement systems, provides for limitations on average compensation upon which a retiree's benefits are calculated.
Remarks: Changes benefit calculation to 120 months (10 years) for new hires
Track Code(s): RET (Monitor-Against)
Bill History: 05-13-10 H Meeting set for 8:30 A.M. RM. 6 House Retirement

HB 1103   Tucker Relative to state retirement systems, makes changes to the benefits of persons hired on or after July 1, 2010.
Remarks: Does not, as filed, apply to PERS
Track Code(s): RET (Neutral)
Bill History: 03-19-10 H Referred to House Committee on House Retirement

SB 12   Appel Requires forfeiture of retirement benefits by any public employee or elected official who is a member of a public retirement system and is convicted of certain state or federal felony acts associated with his office.
Remarks: Extends state sanction to federal crimes - which does not seem to be Constitutional
Track Code(s): RET (Monitor-Against)
Bill History: 05-17-10 S Meeting set for 12:30 P.M. RM. E Senate Retirement

SB 13   Gautreaux, B. Allows garnishment of Louisiana public retirement or pension system, plan, or fund benefits of an elected official to pay fines or restitution imposed for a felony associated with his office.
Track Code(s): RET (Neutral)
Bill History: 07-01-10 G Effective

SB 76   Gautreaux, B. Limits the ability of certain employees and employers to participate in the Parochial Employees' Retirement System.
Remarks: PERS
Track Code(s): RET (Monitor-Support)
Bill History: 07-01-10 G Effective

SB 85   Gautreaux, B. Establishes a range for employee contributions to be set by the board of trustees for Plans A and B as relates to the Parochial Employees' Retirement System.
Remarks: PERS Bd
Track Code(s): RET (Neutral)
Bill History: 01-01-11 G Effective

SB 100   Gautreaux, B. Provides for a five-year final average compensation period in the Parochial Employees' Retirement System.
Remarks: Imposes 60 month rule on all persons in PERS, even those already vested
Track Code(s): RET (Oppose)
Bill History: 06-10-10 S Involuntarily Deferred House Retirement

SB 119   Gautreaux, B. Provides for funding of the Parochial Employees' Retirement System.
Remarks: this looks like it is case specific
Track Code(s): RET (Neutral)
Bill History: 07-01-10 G Effective

SB 594   Gautreaux, B. Relative to public retirement systems, provides relative to investments.
Track Code(s): RET (Neutral)
Bill History: 07-01-10 G Effective

SB 632   Gautreaux, B. Provides a regular schedule for permanent benefit increases for retirees of the state retirement systems.
Remarks: Increases employee ret. contribution, but bill does not apply to PERS
Track Code(s): RET (Neutral)
Bill History: 05-17-10 S Meeting set for 12:30 P.M. RM. E Senate Retirement


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