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LA HB 31

died on adjournment

RETIREMENT/MUNICIPAL POL: Authorizes certain municipalities to terminate participation in the Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System (RE SEE ACTUARIAL NOTE APV)

Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did LA HB 31 pass?

No. LA HB 31 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-04-28): Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Retirement.

What is LA HB 31 about?

LA HB 31 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “RETIREMENT/MUNICIPAL POL: Authorizes certain municipalities to terminate participation in the Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System (RE SEE ACTUARIAL NOTE APV)”.

Who sponsors LA HB 31?

Michael Echols is the primary sponsor of LA HB 31, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-04-28 — Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Retirement.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Michael Echolsprimary
  • Rhonda Butlercosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-28

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

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  2. 2026-04-27

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

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  3. 2026-04-22

    Called from the calendar.

  4. 2026-04-22

    Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 93, nays 4. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

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  5. 2026-04-21

    Called from the calendar.

  6. 2026-04-21

    Read by title, returned to the calendar.

  7. 2026-04-21

    Notice given.

  8. 2026-04-21

    Scheduled for floor debate on 04/22/2026.

  9. 2026-04-15

    Read by title, returned to the calendar.

  10. 2026-04-15

    Notice given.

  11. 2026-04-15

    Scheduled for floor debate on 04/21/2026.

  12. 2026-04-14

    Scheduled for floor debate on 04/15/2026.

  13. 2026-04-13

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

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  14. 2026-04-09

    Reported with amendments (10-0).

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  15. 2026-03-30

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

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  16. 2026-03-26

    Read by title. Lies over under the rules.

  17. 2026-01-23

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

  18. 2026-01-22

    Prefiled. To be introduced at a later date.

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Versions

  • House Committee Amendment, #3151, RET, DraftCompare
  • House Committee Amendment, #3423, RET, AdoptedCompare
  • House Floor Amendment, #4242, Echols, AdoptedCompare
  • House Floor Amendment, #4292, Butler, WithdrawnCompare
  • HB31 OriginalCompare
  • HB31 EngrossedCompare
  • HB31 ReengrossedCompare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • FINAL PASSAGE (#682)

    2026-04-22 · pass · 93-4

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

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