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  • Outcome of the 2020 Legislative Session

Outcome of the 2020 Legislative Session

Updated: 07.02.20

Five measures passed:

BILLS PASSED
Bill Author Summary
Act 255
HB 307
Zeringue Supplemental appropriation of $16.7M to IUAL
HCR 9 M. Johnson Memorializes Congress to consider repealing WEP/GPO
Act 29
SB 3
Allain Adds Morgan City and Berwick Housing Authorities to LASERS
Act 213
SB 111
Fields Appendix to executive budget must contain itemization of the cost of payment of the IUAL
SCR 34 Mizell Memorializes Congress to consider repealing WEP/GPO

Three bills were adopted:

BILLS ADOPTED
Bill Author Summary
HR 21 Harris Urges and requests systems to report on alternative methods for providing COLAs
SR 15 Price Urges and requests systems to report on alternative methods for providing COLAs
SR 57 Price Directs agencies to continue to file statutorily mandated reports until mandate amended or repealed

Eleven bills failed:

MEASURES FAILED
Bill Author Summary
HB 16 Mack Allows change of retirement option with mentally handicapped child
HB 20 Schamerhorn (CA) Prohibits use of public funds to pay retirement plan contributions and insurance premiums for elected public officials
HB 26 Ivey (CA) Only benefits annuitized by retirement system are protected from being diminished or impaired
HB 31 Ivey Hybrid Plan
HB 33 Ivey Hybrid Plan
HB 867 Nelson Requires actuaries for systems and legislative auditor to use uniform reporting standards
SB 10 Peacock Allows LASERS members eligible for regular retirement to apply for disability benefits
SB 18 Peacock Changes retirement eligibility for new hires to 5 years @ age 67; 40 years @ age 62; or 20 years @ any age, actuarially reduced
SB 19 Peacock Addresses legislative staff attending executive sessions
SB 21 Peacock Requires valuation to be submitted to chairs of retirement committees in electronic form within 10 days of adoption
SB 44 Mills Provides for the certification of disability by medical psychologists

SB 388 (Fields) was initially included on our tracking list. However, as amended in the process to become SB 517, it no longer impacted LASERS benefits.

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