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Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 8: RETIREMENT SYSTEMS: Provides relative to legislative staff attendance at executive sessions of meetings of any state or statewide retirement system board or committee (EN NO IMPACT 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 8 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana House on January 13, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: RETIREMENT SYSTEMS: Provides relative to legislative staff attendance at executive sessions of meetings of any state or statewide retirement system board or committee (EN NO IMPACT APV). Primary sponsor: Tony Bacala (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 30, 2026): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 19.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tony BacalaPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse59

“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. 19.
  2. Effective date: 08/01/2026.
  3. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
  4. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
  5. Signed by the President of the Senate.
  6. Received from the Senate without amendments.
  7. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
  8. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
  9. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
  10. Reported favorably.
  11. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Retirement.
  12. Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

Showing 12 most recent of 20 actions. Full history

Sources

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