2025 Regular Legislative Session
The 2025 Regular Legislative Session will convene at noon on Monday, April 14, 2025. Final Adjournment will be no later than 6:00 pm on Thursday, June 12, 2025.
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2025 Legislative Session Bills Affecting TRSL
| Bill No. | Author | Description | Status | Board Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optional Retirement Plan and TRSL Membership | ||||
| HB 24 | Rep. Tony Bacala | RETIREMENT/TEACHERS: Provides relative to the optional retirement plan in the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana | Pending House Retirement | Neutral |
| Investments/ESG-Related | ||||
| SB 7 | Sen. Valarie Hodges | RETIREMENT BENEFITS: Requires fiduciaries of public retirement systems to make investment decisions based solely on financial factors. | Pending Senate Retirement | Oppose as originally filed |
| Return to Work | ||||
| HB 20 | Rep. Pat Moore | RETIREMENT/TEACHERS: Provides relative to the reemployment of retired teachers in the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana | Pending House Retirement | No Position |
| SSR 1 | Sen. Ed Price | TEACHERS RETIREMENT: Requests a study of the reemployment of retired members of TRSL in positions eligible for TRSL membership and alternative retiree reemployment options. | Distributed to Senate members | |
| Supplemental Payment toward UAL | ||||
| HB 460 | Rep. Jack McFarland | APPROPRIATIONS/SUPPLEML: Makes supplemental appropriations for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 | Pending House Appropriations | Support |
| Repeal of Mineral Revenue Dedication to UAL | ||||
| HB 472 | Rep. Julie Emerson | FUNDS/FUNDING: (Constitutional Amendment) Revises Article VII of the Constitution of La. | Pending House Ways and Means | No Position |
| HB 599 | Rep. Julie Emerson | FUNDS/FUNDING: Relative to finances of the state | Pending House Appropriations | No Position |
| Additional Payments toward UAL/Companion | ||||
| HB 473 | Rep. Julie Emerson | FUNDS/FUNDING: (Constitutional Amendment) Provides relative to the application of state monies to the unfunded accrued liability of the Teachers' Retirement System of La. | Pending House Ways and Means | |
| HB 466 | Rep. Josh Carlson | TEACHERS/SALARY: Requires school systems to provide a salary increase for teachers and other school employees using savings attributable to the state's payment of certain unfunded accrued liability of the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana | Pending House Education | No Position |
| Citizenship/Immigration Verification and Public Benefits | ||||
| HB 307 | Rep. Chance Henry | PUBLIC ASSISTANCE: Requires individuals requesting public assistance who are not United States citizens be reported to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement | Pending House Judiciary | Oppose |
Legislative Session Updates
Regular Session News #3:Several bills impacting TRSL scheduled to be heard next week
Apr 17, 2025
Three House committees meeting next week will hear bills that could impact TRSL. Read more about these bills below.
The following bills will be considered by the House Ways & Means Committee at 10 a.m., Tuesday, April 22 (agenda):
House Bill 473 (Rep. Emerson), a proposed constitutional amendment, would apply the balance in three educational trust funds to make a one-time payment to erase a portion of TRSL’s retirement deb...
Regular Session News #2: 2025 Regular Session starts Monday; six additional bills affect TRSL
Apr 9, 2025
The 2025 Regular Legislative Session begins at noon on Monday, April 14. In addition to the three bills included in our March 25 Legislative Update, TRSL is closely monitoring six additional bills that could impact the retirement system and its members.
New bills affecting TRSL
The following bills filed last week could affect TRSL:
Additional Payments toward UAL/Companion Legislation
Two bills that mimic parts of legislation pas...
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