2025 LOUISIANA LEGISLATIVE SESSION
As of June 13, 2025
The 2025 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature adjourned on Thursday, June 12.
LASERS tracked several retirement-related measures throughout the session, and below is a summary of all legislation that impacts LASERS.
How a Retirement Bill Becomes Law in Louisiana
2025 Retirement Legislation Impacting LASERS
| SB 7 – Sen. Hodges |
Board Position: Oppose |
| Systems Impacted: All Requires third party service providers for public retirement systems to make investment decisions based solely on financial factors. The bill also sets limitations on proxy voting.
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| SB 86 – Sen. Barrow |
Board Position: Neutral |
| Systems Impacted: LASERS Proposes a constitutional amendment that, if approved by voters at the Nov. 15, 2025 election, would remove the mandatory retirement age (70) for judges and further prohibit a mandatory retirement age for all public office holders and employees.
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| HB 8 – Rep. Glorioso |
Board Position: Neutral |
| Systems Impacted: LASERS & MERS Allows a member of MERS to retain membership in lieu of participation in LASERS.
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| HB 9 – Rep. Bagley |
Board Position: Support |
| Systems Impacted: LASERS Permits any rank-and-file member regardless of age or first date of employment, to retire with 30 years of service credit.
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| HB 10 – Rep. Boyer |
Board Position: Neutral |
| Systems Impacted: LASERS Reduces the service credit required for a retiree of LASERS to be reemployed without an increase, suspension, or a reduction of retirement benefits from 30 to 25 years if they are appointed by the governor to fill an unclassified position (as amended).
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| HB 63 – Rep. Green |
Board Position: Neutral |
| Systems Impacted: LASERS Proposes a constitutional amendment that, if approved by voters at the April 18, 2026, election, would require judges to retire if they have reached age 75 (as amended).
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| HB 307 – Rep. Henry |
Board Position: Neutral |
| Systems Impacted: All Requires individuals requesting public assistance who are not US citizens to be reported to US Immigration & Customs Enforcement.
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| HB 460 – Rep. McFarland |
Board Position: Support |
| Systems Impacted: State Makes supplemental appropriations for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 – allocates $7,594 to LASERS to apply to the balance of the system’s unfunded accrued liability [as amended].
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| HB 678 (Previously HB 472) – Rep. Emerson |
Board Position: Oppose |
| Constitutional Amendment Systems Impacted: LASERS & TRSL Proposes a constitutional amendment that, if approved by voters at the November 3, 2026, election, would revise Article VII of the Constitution of Louisiana.
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| HB 683 (previously HB 599) – Rep. Emerson |
Board Position: Oppose |
| Systems Impacted: LASERS & TRSL
Eliminates the dedication of mineral revenues currently allocated to LASERS.
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| HB 586 – Rep. McMakin |
Board Position: Not Yet Taken |
| Systems Impacted: All Calls a constitutional convention to convene at noon on December 12, 2025, to be composed of 105 delegates. Requires the convention to complete a new constitution by October 2, 2026, and be presented to the electors at the congressional general election on Dec. 2, 2026.
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Retirement Legislation Recap – 2025 Legislative Session Concludes
The Latest Action on Bills Impacting LASERS
Several Bills Impacting LASERS Move through the Legislative Process