HR 319 Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session

RETIREMENT/FIREFIGHTERS: Requests the actuary for the legislative auditor, in consultation with the actuaries of the two retirement systems, to study the cost and feasibility of merging firefighter members of the Baton Rouge City Parish Employees' Retirement System into the Firefighters' Retirement System

This resolution asks the legislative auditor to study whether it is possible and affordable to combine the Baton Rouge City Parish Employees' Retirement System with the state's Firefighters' Retirement System. The study will specifically examine the costs and practicality of moving Baton Rouge firefighters into the larger state system, which currently has a higher funding level than the local system. An official report on these findings must be submitted to the House Committee on Retirement by January 15, 2027. This action directly affects the Baton Rouge firefighters and their pension plans by initiating a formal review of their retirement options.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

May 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

House Passage

Jun 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced May 20, 2026 Last action Jun 3, 2026

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What changed between versions

HR319 Original → HR319 Enrolled · 1 edit · Jun 1, 2026

MINOR

The bill was converted from a House Resolution to an Enrolled version, which formalized the text for final passage. The substantive policy content remains identical, requesting an actuarial study to merge two firefighter retirement systems. The Enrolled version includes standard administrative headers and signatures required for the bill to become official law.

Scope change

No change in scope or applicability; the bill's subject matter and target audience remain the same.

TECHNICAL

The document format changed from a draft House Resolution to an Enrolled bill, adding official titles, speaker signatures, and page numbering while removing internal draft identifiers.

Floor votes · House Jun 1, 2026

How they voted

93–0

Passed · 12 other

Total votes 105

Jun 1, 2026

D Democratic33

28 Yea 5

84% Yea

R Republican72

65 Yea 7

90% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Jun 1, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read by title, roll called, yeas 92, nays 0. The resolution was adopted.

lower

May 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

Discharged from the Committee on Retirement.

lower

May 25, 2026

Committee

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Retirement.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors