Legislative Session News Archive
Regular Session News #4: Senate retirement committee takes up investments bill on Tuesday
Mar 28, 2024
The Senate retirement committee will consider Senate Bill 5 by Sen. Blake Miguez at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 2 (agenda). The bill was originally scheduled for consideration on March 18, but was removed from the agenda at the request of the bill’s author. As originally filed, Senate Bill 5 proposes to put in place broad and far-reaching requirements for all fiduciaries of Louisiana’s public retirement systems wh...
Regular Session News #3: Senate retirement committee advances Senate Bill 1
Mar 18, 2024
Today, the Senate Retirement Committee favorably reported Senate Bill 1 (Sen. Price). SB 1 would add clarifying language in the law related to employer contributions eligible for transfer to another Louisiana public retirement system when a member requests to transfer their service credit to another system, fund, or plan in which they become eligible for membership. SB 1 now heads to the full Senate for consideration. Although it was orig...
Regular Session News #2: Bill impacting TRSL investments to be heard Monday
Mar 15, 2024
The Senate Retirement Committee is scheduled to meet at 1:00 p.m., Monday, March 18 (agenda). The committee will consider Senate Bill 5 by Sen. Blake Miguez that would impact TRSL investments and Senate Bill 1 by Sen. Edward J. Price concerning transfers of service credit. Read more about these bills below. Senate Bill 5 (Sen. Miguez) proposes to put in place broad and far-reaching requirements for all fiduciaries of Lou...
Regular Session News #1: 2024 Regular Session starts Monday; five bills affect TRSL
Mar 7, 2024
The 2024 Regular Legislative Session begins at noon on Monday, March 11 and ends at 6 p.m., June 3. This year, the legislature will hold a general session, which means legislators can introduce an unlimited number of bills on any matter except those dealing with taxation or revenue. After session begins, legislators can introduce five additional bills. Retirement-related bills have specific requirements and deadlines, including the p...