INSURANCE/GROUP-SHERIFFS: Provides relative to certain retirees of the East Carroll Parish Sheriff's Dept. (EN NO IMPACT LF EX See Note)
HB 189 requires East Carroll Parish Sheriff's Office to cover 100% of insurance premiums (hospital, dental, vision, life) for eligible retirees from the department. It directly affects former sheriffs and deputy sheriffs who retired on or after January 1, 2022, and meet specific age and service requirements. To qualify, retirees must have either: 1) reached age 62 with 15 years of service (12 with East Carroll), 2) reached age 55 with 20 years of service (15 with East Carroll), or 3) completed 30 years of service (20 with East Carroll) regardless of age. The sheriff's general fund pays all premiums, eliminating costs for qualifying retirees.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Mar 31, 2025
Signed May 28, 2025
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MINOR
This bill was enrolled into law as Act No. 14, formalizing the text of HB 189. The primary substantive change involves the addition of two new sponsors to the bill, Representatives Thompson and Senators Barrow, Carter, and Jackson-Andres, alongside the original sponsor. The eligibility criteria for insurance benefits for East Carroll Parish Sheriff's Office retirees remain unchanged, and the funding mechanism (sheriff's general fund) is preserved.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; it continues to apply to sheriffs and deputy sheriffs of the East Carroll Parish Sheriff's Office retiring on or after January 1, 2022.
TECHNICAL
Added two new sponsors to the bill: Representatives Thompson and Senators Barrow, Carter, and Jackson-Andres.
Changed the document status from 'ORIGINAL' to 'ENROLLED' and updated the act number to 'ACT No. 14'.
Removed the legislative digest, abstract, and original sponsor information as these are no longer needed in the final enrolled version.
Floor votes · Senate May 20, 2025 · House May 5, 2025
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 38
May 20, 2025
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
R
Republican27
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
4
Committee
5
May 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 14, 2025
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
May 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (12-0).
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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