LA HB 42

enacted

RETIREMENT/TEACHERS: Provides relative to a phased retirement program within the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana (EN INCREASE FC GF EX See Note)

Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did LA HB 42 pass?

Yes. LA HB 42 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-09): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 781.

What is LA HB 42 about?

LA HB 42 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “RETIREMENT/TEACHERS: Provides relative to a phased retirement program within the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana (EN INCREASE FC GF EX See Note)”.

Who sponsors LA HB 42?

Tony Bacala is the primary sponsor of LA HB 42, joined by 18 cosponsors.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-06-09 — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 781.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-06-09
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 781.
became-law,executive-signature
2026-06-09
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-06-04
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
executive-receipt
2026-06-01
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
2026-06-01
Called from the calendar.
2026-06-01
Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 101, nays 0. Having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, the Conference Committee Report was adopted.
2026-06-01
Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.
2026-06-01
Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays.
2026-06-01
Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
2026-06-01
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
enrolled
2026-06-01
Signed by the President of the Senate on 6/2/2026.
2026-05-31
Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.
2026-05-31
Conference committee report received.
2026-05-31
Scheduled for floor debate on 06/01/2026.
2026-05-29
Read by title, roll called, yeas 95, nays 0. The Senate amendments, not having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, were rejected. Conference committee appointment pending.
2026-05-29
Notice House rejected the Senate amendments.
2026-05-29
Senate conference committee members appointed: Price, Owen, and Barthelemy.
2026-05-29
House conferees appointed: Bacala, Turner, and Brass.
2026-05-29
Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
2026-05-29
Notice of Senate conferees appointed.
2026-05-27
Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.
2026-05-26
Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
passage
2026-05-26
Received from the Senate with amendments.
receipt
2026-05-21
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
reading-3
2026-05-20
Rules suspended. Recalled from Committee.
2026-05-20
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-05-06
Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
2026-05-05
Reported favorably.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-28
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Retirement.
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-04-27
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 1. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
passage
2026-04-27
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
reading-1
2026-04-23
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/27/2026.
2026-04-22
Read by title, ordered reengrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
reading-3
2026-04-21
Reported favorably (16-0).
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-30
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
2026-03-26
Reported with amendments (9-0).
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-09
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Retirement.
referral-committee
2026-01-23
Prefiled.
filing
2026-01-23
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Retirement.
referral-committee
2026-01-23
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 1/23/2026.

Versions

House Committee Amendment, #1446, RET, DraftCompare
House Committee Amendment, #2524, RET, AdoptedCompare
Senate Floor Amendment, #4339, Price, AdoptedCompare
Conference Committee Report, #6230, House Adopted, Senate AdoptedCompare
HB42 OriginalCompare
HB42 EngrossedCompare
HB42 EnrolledCompare
HB42 Act 781Compare
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Documents

Votes

FINAL PASSAGE (#725)
2026-04-27 · pass · 98-1
Member-level votes (105)
- Adams: yes
- Egan: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Amedee: yes
- Farnum: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Firment: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Fisher: yes
- McMakin: yes
- Bayham: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Mena: yes
- Berault: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Moore: yes
- Billings: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Murray: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Galle: yes
- Muscarello: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Geymann: yes
- Newell: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Glorioso: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Green: yes
- Owen: yes
- Brass: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Riser: yes
- Braud: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Henry, D.: yes
- Schamerhorn: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Hilferty: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Butler: yes
- Horton: yes
- Spell: yes
- Carlson: yes
- Illg: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Stagni: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- Tarver: 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
- Walters: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- Landry, M.: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- Landry, T.: yes
- Wright: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- Larvadain: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Domangue: yes
- Lyons: yes
- Young: yes
- Echols: yes
- Mack: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Edmonston: yes
- Marcelle: yes
- Phelps: no
- Mr. Speaker: other
- Crews: other
- Miller: other
- Bagley: other
- McCormick: other
- Wilder: other
FINAL PASSAGE (#1310)
2026-05-26 · pass · 37-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Mr. President: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Abraham: yes
- Foil: yes
- Morris: yes
- Allain: yes
- Harris: yes
- Myers: yes
- Barrow: yes
- Hensgens: yes
- Owen: yes
- Barthelemy: yes
- Hodges: yes
- Price: yes
- Bass: yes
- Jackson-Andrews: yes
- Reese: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Seabaugh: yes
- Carter: yes
- Kleinpeter: yes
- Stine: yes
- Cathey: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Cloud: yes
- Luneau: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Connick: yes
- McMath: yes
- Womack: yes
- Duplessis: yes
- Miguez: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Miller: yes
- Pressly: other
- Selders: other
REJECT SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1657)
2026-05-29 · pass · 95-0
Member-level votes (105)
- Adams: yes
- Firment: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Amedee: yes
- Fisher: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- McMakin: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Mena: yes
- Berault: yes
- Galle: yes
- Miller: yes
- Billings: yes
- Geymann: yes
- Moore: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Glorioso: yes
- Murray: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Green: yes
- Muscarello: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Newell: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Brass: yes
- Henry, D.: yes
- Owen: yes
- Braud: yes
- Hilferty: yes
- Phelps: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Horton: yes
- Riser: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Illg: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Butler: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Schamerhorn: yes
- Carlson: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Johnson, T.: yes
- Spell: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Jordan: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Carver: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Stagni: yes
- Chassion: yes
- Knox: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Cox: yes
- LaFleur: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Crews: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Turner: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- Landry, M.: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- Landry, T.: yes
- Villio: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- Larvadain: yes
- Walters: yes
- Domangue: yes
- Lyons: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Echols: yes
- Mack: yes
- Wright: yes
- Edmonston: yes
- Marcelle: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Egan: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Farnum: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Mr. Speaker: other
- Carter, W.: other
- Wilder: other
- Bagley: other
- Coates: other
- Young: other
- Bayham: other
- Freeman: other
- Carpenter: other
- Taylor: other
ADOPT CONFERENCE REPORT (#1838)
2026-06-01 · pass · 101-0
Member-level votes (105)
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Egan: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Adams: yes
- Farnum: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Amedee: yes
- Firment: yes
- McMakin: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Fisher: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Bamburg: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- Mena: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Miller: yes
- Berault: yes
- Freiberg: yes
- Moore: yes
- Billings: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Murray: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Galle: yes
- Muscarello: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Geymann: yes
- Newell: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Glorioso: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Green: yes
- Owen: yes
- Brass: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Phelps: yes
- Braud: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- Riser: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Henry, D.: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Hilferty: yes
- Schamerhorn: yes
- Butler: yes
- Horton: yes
- Schlegel: yes
- Carlson: yes
- Illg: yes
- Spell: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Jackson: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- Stagni: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Johnson, T.: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Carter, W.: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Carver: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Chassion: yes
- Knox: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Turner: yes
- Coates: yes
- LaFleur: yes
- Ventrella: yes
- Cox: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Villio: yes
- Crews: yes
- Landry, M.: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- Landry, T.: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- Larvadain: yes
- Wright: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- Lyons: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Domangue: yes
- Mack: yes
- Young: yes
- Echols: yes
- Marcelle: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Edmonston: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Bagley: other
- McFarland: other
- Bayham: other
- Walters: other
CONCUR (#1635)
2026-06-01 · pass · 36-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Mr. President: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Mizell: yes
- Abraham: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Morris: yes
- Allain: yes
- Foil: yes
- Myers: yes
- Barrow: yes
- Harris: yes
- Owen: yes
- Barthelemy: yes
- Hodges: yes
- Pressly: yes
- Bass: yes
- Jackson-Andrews: yes
- Price: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Reese: yes
- Carter: yes
- Kleinpeter: yes
- Seabaugh: yes
- Cathey: yes
- Luneau: yes
- Stine: yes
- Cloud: yes
- McMath: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Connick: yes
- Miguez: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Duplessis: yes
- Miller: yes
- Womack: yes
- Hensgens: other
- Lambert: other
- Selders: other

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