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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  
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  

Legislative Session Updates

3rd Extraordinary Session News #7: Senate passes UAL payment bill

Nov 22, 2024

Today, the full Senate amended and passed House Bill 7 (Rep. Emerson). HB 7 seeks to revise the state constitution to require an additional, one-time payment to the unfunded accrued liability (UAL). The proposed payment is designed to reduce the employer contribution rate for TRSL-participating employers. The state treasurer must transfer funds for the one-time UAL payment to TRSL by May 1, 2025. The amendments were unrelated to the one-time U...
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3rd Extraordinary Session News #6: UAL payment bill clears another legislative hurdle

Nov 20, 2024

Yesterday, the Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs committee reported House Bill 7 (Rep. Emerson) favorably with amendments. HB 7 seeks to revise the state constitution to require an additional, one-time payment to the unfunded accrued liability (UAL). The proposed payment is designed to reduce the employer contribution rate for TRSL-participating employers. While most of the amendments were technical in nature, one amendment added a date &ndash...
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