| 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 |