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Bill Status Report
07-27-2010 - 14:23:37


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

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HB 71   LaBruzzo Relative to the La. State Employees' Retirement System (LASERS), allows for an increased benefit for members and retirees affected by Hurricane Katrina or Rita who took early retirement.
Bill History: 04-15-10 H Involuntarily Deferred House Retirement

HB 189   Richard Provides for early retirement of LASERS members with actuarial reduction of benefits; requires abolition of positions vacated by early retirement and permits reestablishment and filling of such positions under limited circumstances.
Bill History: 07-02-10 G Vetoed

HB 224   Pearson Requires suspension of public retirement benefits during incarceration.
Bill History: 04-19-10 H Failed to pass (Vote: Y: 41/N: 56)

HB 225   LaBruzzo Relative to the La. State Employees' Retirement System (LASERS), allows a retiree to designate a trust as beneficiary of retirement benefits. Became HB 1460.
Bill History: 04-26-10 H Set on the House Orders

HB 226   Hardy Relative to the Teachers' Retirement System of La., provides relative to rehired retirees.
Bill History: 04-15-10 H Meeting set for 9:00 a.m. Rm. 4 House Retirement

HB 227   Pearson Relative to the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana, provides relative to rehired retirees.
Bill History: 04-15-10 H Meeting set for 9:00 a.m. Rm. 4 House Retirement

HB 228   Pearson (Constitutional Amendment) Provides for suspension of public retirement benefits during a member's incarceration.
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.
Bill History: 11-02-10 G Effective

HB 230   Pearson Relative to La. School Employees' Retirement System (LSERS), makes changes to provisions relating to employee contributions, benefit calculation, and retirementretirement eligibility. Became HB 1461.
Bill History: 04-26-10 H Set on the House Orders

HB 331   Foil Relative to the Teachers' Retirement System of La., allows a member in the optional retirement plan to make a one-time, irrevocable election to transfer to the defined benefit plan.
Bill History: 05-13-10 H Involuntarily Deferred House Retirement

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.
Bill History: 04-15-10 H Meeting set for 9:00 a.m. Rm. 4 House Retirement

HB 658   Ritchie Requires membership in the Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (TRSL) for charter school teachers.
Bill History: 04-14-10 H Referred to House Committee on House Retirement

HB 662   Pope Relative to the La. School Employees' Retirement System, allows for a reverse transfer of service credit from the Teachers' Retirement System of La.
Bill History: 04-14-10 H Committee hearing cancelled House Retirement

HB 746   Robideaux Relative to the La. State Employees' Retirement System, provides relative to calculation of benefits for persons electing early retirement.
Bill History: 07-01-10 G Effective

HB 783   Harrison Relative to the Teachers' Retirement System of La. (TRSL), provides with respect to unused annual and sick leave.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Bill History: 03-19-10 H Referred to House Committee on House Retirement

HB 1142   Robideaux Relative to the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System, provides for compliance with qualified plan provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.
Bill History: 07-01-10 G Effective

HB 1229   Tucker Creates the State Retirement System Investment Committee and consolidates investment duties of the four state retirement systems into such commission.
Bill History: 06-02-10 H Meeting set for At Adj. RM. 5 House Retirement

HB 1461   Pearson Relative to La. School Employees' Retirement System (LSERS), makes changes to provisions relating to employee contributions, benefit calculation, and retirement eligibility. Substitute for HB 230.
Bill History: 07-01-10 G Effective

SB 11   Appel A Constitutional Amendment to provide for forfeiture of retirement benefits by public officials and employees who are convicted of felony acts associated with their positions.
Bill History: 05-17-10 S Meeting set for 12:30 P.M. RM. E Senate 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.
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.
Bill History: 07-01-10 G Effective

SB 14   Appel Provides relative to the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System (LASERS) and allows for a change in beneficiary for purposes of joint and survivor annuities.
Bill History: 06-10-10 H Involuntarily Deferred House Retirement

SB 58   Gautreaux, B. Allows members of the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System to purchase service credit for purposes of retirement eligibility.
Bill History: 06-21-10 S Senate adopted the conference report (Vote: Y: 33/N: 1)

SB 97   Morrish Provides for a change in beneficiary under certain circumstances relative to the Teachers' Retirement System.
Bill History: 06-10-10 H Involuntarily Deferred House Retirement

SB 134   Gautreaux, B. Provides relative to the Public Retirement Systems' Actuarial Committee.
Bill History: 07-01-10 G Effective

SB 191   Gautreaux, B. Provides relative to compliance with applicable federal tax qualification requirements for Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana, Louisiana School Employees' Retirement System, and State Police Pension and Retirement System.
Bill History: 07-01-10 G Effective

SB 274   Heitmeier Requires a charter school teacher who is an active member of the system to remain an active member for the duration of employment at the charter school under certain circumstances as relates to the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana.
Bill History: 08-15-10 G Effective

SB 315   Morrish Authorizes certain persons who entered the Deferred Retirement Option Plan of the system before July 1, 2001, to have their pre-DROP retirement benefits recalculated at an accrual rate of 3 1/3% per year under certain circumstances.
Bill History: 03-18-10 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Retirement

SB 594   Gautreaux, B. Relative to public retirement systems, provides relative to investments.
Bill History: 07-01-10 G Effective

SB 602   Gautreaux, B. Relative to Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System, Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana, and Louisiana School Employees' Retirement System, places restrictions on participation in the Deferred Retirement Option Plan.
Bill History: 05-27-10 H Meeting set for 9:00 A.M. RM. 4 House Retirement

SB 632   Gautreaux, B. Provides a regular schedule for permanent benefit increases for retirees of the state retirement systems.
Bill History: 05-17-10 S Meeting set for 12:30 P.M. RM. E Senate Retirement

SB 729   Shaw Provides for permanent benefit increases for retirees payable from the experience account as relates to the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana.
Bill History: 05-17-10 S Involuntarily Deferred Senate Retirement

SCR 6   Gautreaux, B. Memorializes Congress to eliminate or reduce the Social Security reductions known as the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision.
Bill History: 04-15-10 H Enrolled


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