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Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 45: RETIREMENT/MUNICIPAL POL: Provides relative to benefits of participating employees in the Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System (EN INCREASE APV)

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 45 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana House on January 23, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: RETIREMENT/MUNICIPAL POL: Provides relative to benefits of participating employees in the Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System (EN INCREASE APV). Primary sponsor: Tony Bacala (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (June 2, 2026): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 609.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tony BacalaPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse59
Aimee FreemanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse98

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 609.
  2. Effective date: 06/02/2026.
  3. Signed by the President of the Senate.
  4. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
  5. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
  6. Read by title, roll called, yeas 95, nays 0. The Senate amendments, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, were concurred in.
  7. Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.
  8. Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
  9. Received from the Senate with amendments.
  10. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
  11. Rules suspended. Recalled from Committee.
  12. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

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Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source