Outcome of the 2020 Legislative Session
Updated: 07.02.20
Five measures passed:
BILLS PASSED |
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| 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 |
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| 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| SR 57 | Price | Directs agencies to continue to file statutorily mandated reports until mandate amended or repealed |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 |
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| 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.