As required by the Constitution the Louisiana Legislature holds a Legislative Session each year. It can also hold Special Legislative Sessions that are traditionally called by the Governor. LSERS is committed to providing information on legislation that affects the system and its members. Visit the Louisiana State Legislature website for more information on legislation.
LEGISLATION
2026 Regular Legislative Session |
The 2026 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature convenes at noon on Monday, 3/9/2026 and adjourns by 6:00 p.m. on Monday, 6/1/2026. |
The following bills affecting LSERS and its members have been filed. For more information regarding each Bill, please click on the Bill number link below. |
| Bill Number | Author | Summary | Board Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB20 | Senator Ed Price | The proposed law repeals R.S. 11:102(E)(4), 102.3 and 1145.1 which affect the funding amortization method and the method for calculating the employer contribution rate. | |
| SB16 | Senator Ed Price | The proposed law reduces board education hours from 8 to 7 for investment, 4 to 2 hours for actuarial science and 2 to 1 hour for the laws, rules, and regulations. | |
| HB27 | Representative Dixon McMakin | Removes requirement that a state retirement system receiving nonrecurring state monies apply those monies to its oldest outstanding unfunded accrued liability (UAL). | |
| HB312 | Representative Jack McFarland | The bill proposes to appropriate $4,784,189 for application to the balance of LSERS unfunded accrued liability. |
You can sign up to receive email updates about the bills affecting LSERS by entering your email address in the Email Subscription Sign-up box located at the bottom right side of this page.
You also may check the status of any of the bills listed simply by clicking on the bill’s name in the list above. That takes you to Louisiana Legislature’s website that lists the status of the bill, as well as other details about the bill.
Questions? Contact John W. Strange, Executive Counsel, by email jstrange@lsers.net or by telephone at 225.925.6484 or 1.800.256.3718 (if outside the Baton Rouge area).