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LA HB 23

enacted

RETIREMENT/STATE EMPS: Grants a cost-of-living adjustment to eligible retirees and beneficiaries (EN +$235,000,000 APV)

Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did LA HB 23 pass?

Yes. LA HB 23 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-22): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 280.

What is LA HB 23 about?

LA HB 23 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “RETIREMENT/STATE EMPS: Grants a cost-of-living adjustment to eligible retirees and beneficiaries (EN +$235,000,000 APV)”.

Who sponsors LA HB 23?

Tony Bacala is the primary sponsor of LA HB 23, joined by 23 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-05-22 — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 280.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Tony Bacalaprimary
  • Francis C. Thompsoncosponsor
  • Sylvia Taylorcosponsor
  • Joe Stagnicosponsor
  • Paul Sawyercosponsor
  • Tammy Phelpscosponsor
  • Candace N. Newellcosponsor
  • Dixon McMakincosponsor
  • Chasity Martinezcosponsor
  • C. Denise Marcellecosponsor
  • Rodney Lyonscosponsor
  • Vanessa Caston LaFleurcosponsor
  • John Wyblecosponsor
  • Alonzo Knoxcosponsor
  • C. Travis Johnsoncosponsor
  • John "Big John" Illg , Jr.cosponsor
  • Barbara Reich Freibergcosponsor
  • Kim Carvercosponsor
  • Reese "Skip" Broussardcosponsor
  • Beth Billingscosponsor
  • Stephanie Beraultcosponsor
  • Mike Bayhamcosponsor
  • Daryl Adamscosponsor
  • Jeremy LaCombecosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-22

    Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 280.

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  2. 2026-05-22

    Effective date: 06/30/2026.

  3. 2026-05-19

    Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-05-18

    Received from the Senate without amendments.

    receipt

  5. 2026-05-18

    Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

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  6. 2026-05-18

    Signed by the President of the Senate.

  7. 2026-05-13

    Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 33 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    passage

  8. 2026-05-06

    Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.

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  9. 2026-05-05

    Rules suspended. Recalled from Committee.

  10. 2026-05-05

    Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  11. 2026-04-14

    Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.

  12. 2026-04-13

    Reported favorably.

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  13. 2026-04-07

    Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Retirement.

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  14. 2026-04-01

    Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 93, nays 2. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

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  15. 2026-04-01

    Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

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  16. 2026-03-31

    Scheduled for floor debate on 04/01/2026.

  17. 2026-03-30

    Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

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  18. 2026-03-26

    Reported with amendments (9-0).

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  19. 2026-03-09

    Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Retirement.

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  20. 2026-01-23

    First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 1/23/2026.

  21. 2026-01-20

    Prefiled.

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  22. 2026-01-20

    Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Retirement.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • FINAL PASSAGE (#255)

    2026-04-01 · pass · 93-2

    Member-level votes (105)
    • Mr. Speaker: yes
    • Domangue: yes
    • Mack: yes
    • Adams: yes
    • Echols: yes
    • Marcelle: yes
    • Bacala: yes
    • Edmonston: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Bagley: yes
    • Egan: yes
    • McMahen: yes
    • Bamburg: yes
    • Farnum: yes
    • McMakin: yes
    • Bayham: yes
    • Firment: yes
    • Melerine: yes
    • Beaullieu: yes
    • Fisher: yes
    • Mena: yes
    • Berault: yes
    • Fontenot: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Billings: yes
    • Freeman: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Boudreaux: yes
    • Freiberg: yes
    • Murray: yes
    • Bourriaque: yes
    • Gadberry: yes
    • Muscarello: yes
    • Boyd: yes
    • Geymann: yes
    • Newell: yes
    • Boyer: yes
    • Glorioso: yes
    • Orgeron: yes
    • Brass: yes
    • Green: yes
    • Owen: yes
    • Braud: yes
    • Hebert: yes
    • Phelps: yes
    • Broussard: yes
    • Henry, C.: yes
    • Riser: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Henry, D.: yes
    • Sawyer: yes
    • Butler: yes
    • Hilferty: yes
    • Schamerhorn: yes
    • Carlson: yes
    • Horton: yes
    • Schlegel: yes
    • Carpenter: yes
    • Illg: yes
    • St. Blanc: yes
    • Carrier: yes
    • Johnson, M.: yes
    • Stagni: yes
    • Carter, R.: yes
    • Johnson, T.: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Carter, W.: yes
    • Jordan: yes
    • Thomas: yes
    • Carver: yes
    • Kerner: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Chassion: yes
    • Knox: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • Chenevert: yes
    • LaCombe: yes
    • Ventrella: yes
    • Coates: yes
    • LaFleur: yes
    • Villio: yes
    • Cox: yes
    • Landry, J.: yes
    • Wilder: yes
    • Deshotel: yes
    • Landry, M.: yes
    • Wiley: yes
    • Dewitt: yes
    • Landry, T.: yes
    • Wyble: yes
    • Dickerson: yes
    • Lyons: yes
    • Zeringue: yes
    • Amedee: no
    • McCormick: no
    • Crews: other
    • McFarland: other
    • Wright: other
    • Galle: other
    • Spell: other
    • Young: other
    • Jackson: other
    • Tarver: other
    • Larvadain: other
    • Walters: other

  • FINAL PASSAGE (#864)

    2026-05-13 · pass · 33-0

    Member-level votes (39)
    • Mr. President: yes
    • Fesi: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Abraham: yes
    • Foil: yes
    • Morris: yes
    • Allain: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Myers: yes
    • Barthelemy: yes
    • Hodges: yes
    • Owen: yes
    • Bass: yes
    • Jackson-Andrews: yes
    • Pressly: yes
    • Carter: yes
    • Jenkins: yes
    • Price: yes
    • Cathey: yes
    • Kleinpeter: yes
    • Reese: yes
    • Cloud: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Seabaugh: yes
    • Connick: yes
    • Luneau: yes
    • Stine: yes
    • Duplessis: yes
    • McMath: yes
    • Talbot: yes
    • Edmonds: yes
    • Miguez: yes
    • Wheat: yes
    • Barrow: other
    • Hensgens: other
    • Selders: other
    • Boudreaux: other
    • Mizell: other
    • Womack: other

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