2025 LOUISIANA LEGISLATIVE SESSION
Updated: 4.17.25
The 2025 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature will convene at Noon on Monday, April 14, 2025.
Final Adjournment will be no later than 6:00 pm on Thursday, June 12, 2025.
LASERS is tracking the bills listed below.
Legislative Updates
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: Not Yet Taken |
| 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 Provides an exception from any increase, suspension, or reduction of benefits because of reemployment for P.O.S.T-certified law enforcement officers who are appointed by the Governor to return to work in an unclassified position if they have 25 years of service credit.
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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 Nov. 3, 2026, election, would remove mandatory retirement age (70) for judges and instead impose a mandatory retirement for judges who have attained one hundred percent of his final average compensation.
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| HB 307 – Rep. Henry |
Board Position: Not Yet Taken |
| 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: Not Yet Taken |
| Systems Impacted: State Makes supplemental appropriations for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 – allocates an additional 60.2 million to LASERS to apply to the balance of the oldest unfunded accrued liability.
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| HB 472 – Rep. Emerson |
Board Position: Not Yet Taken |
| 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. Among other things, the amendment eliminates the dedication of mineral revenues to LASERS and other entities. Instead, the money will be deposited into the state general fund.
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| HB 599 – Rep. Emerson |
Board Position: Not Yet Taken |
| 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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2025 Legislative Session Begins Monday, April 14