HB 46 — INSURANCE/GROUP-SHERIFFS: Provides relative to premium costs of group hospital and health insurance for retired sheriffs and retired deputy sheriffs in DeSoto Parish

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46 BY REPRESENTATIVE BAGLEY INSURANCE/GROUP-SHERIFFS:AN ACT To amend and reenactR.S.

Provides13:5554(X), relative to the premium costs of group hospital and health insuranceforinsurance retiredsheriffsfor retired sheriffs and retired deputysheriffsdeputy sheriffs in DeSoto ParishParish; AN ACT To amend and reenactR.S.

13:5554(X), relativeto the premium costs of group hospital and health insurance for retired sheriffs and retired deputysheriffs in DeSoto Parish;

subrogation * * * X.(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection D of this Section, the sheriffofDeSotosheriffofDeSotoParishshallpayoutofthesheriff'sgeneralfundthepremiumcosts Parishshallpayoutofthesheriff'sgeneralfundthepremiumcosts of group insurance for anyanyretired retired sheriff and anyretired deputy sheriff who retired from the DeSoto Parish Sheriff's Office as follows:

(2)(b) Seventy-fivepercentofthepremiumcostsofgrouphospital,surgical, medical expense, and dental insurance, and the first ten thousand dollars of life insurance contracted for under the provisions of this Section if the sheriff or deputy Page 1 of 3 CODING:

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46 sheriffretiredwithENROLLED twenty-fiveyearsofcreditableservicewith(2)(b) Seventy-fivepercentofthepremiumcostsofgrouphospital,surgical, medical expense, and dental insurance, and the sheriff'sfirst ten thousand dollars of life insurance contracted for under the provisions of this Section if the sheriff or deputy sheriffretiredwith twenty-five years of creditableservicewith thesheriff's officeof DeSoto Parish.

(4) (d) The provisions of Paragraphs Subparagraphs (1) (a) through (3) (c) and this Paragraph ofofthis this Subsection ParagraphshallParagraph shall applyonlyto persons hired by theDeSotoParishSheriff'sOfficeonorafterJanuary1,2009,andwhosubsequently retire retired from the DeSoto Parish Sheriff's Office before January 1, 2026.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection D of this Section, the sheriffofDeSotoParishshallsheriffofDeSoto payoutParishshallpayoutofthesheriff'sgeneralfundthepremiumcosts ofthesheriff'sgeneralfundthepremiumcosts of group insurance for anyanyretired retired sheriff and anyretired deputy sheriff who retired from the DeSoto Parish Sheriff's Office as follows:

(c) TheprovisionsofSubparagraphs(a)and(b)ofthisParagraphshallapply only to persons hired by the DeSoto Parish Sheriff's Office on or after January 1, 2009, and who subsequently retire from the DeSoto Parish Sheriff's Office.

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[R.S.

1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HB 46 Engrossed 2026 Regular Session Bagley Abstract:

Specifiestherequirementsforsheriffsanddeputysheriffswhoretireandbecome eligible for payment of group insurance premium costs from the DeSoto Parish Sheriff's Office.

Present law provides that 100% of the premium costs of group hospital, surgical, and medical expense and the first $10,000 of life insurance contracted for under the provisions of present lawshallbepaidin full bythe sheriff of DeSoto Parish, from the sheriff's general fund,forallsheriffsanddeputysheriffsretiredfromtheDeSotoParishSheriff's Officewho were hired on or after Jan.

1, 2009, who are entitled to receive benefits from the Sheriff's Pension and Relief Fund, have at least 30 years of service with the DeSoto Parish Sheriff's Office.

Presentlawprovidesthat75%ofthepremiumcostsofgrouphospital,surgical,andmedical expenseandthefirst$10,000oflifeinsurancecontractedforundertheprovisionsofpresent law shall be paid in full by the sheriff of DeSoto Parish, from the sheriff's general fund, for all sheriffs and deputy sheriffs retired from the DeSoto Parish Sheriff's Office who were hired on orafterJan.1, 2009, who areentitled to receivebenefits from the Sheriff's Pension andReliefFundandhaveatleast25yearsofservicewiththeDeSotoParishSheriff'sOffice.

Present law furtherprovides that 50% of the premium costs shall bepaidfor all sheriffs and deputysheriffswhohaveatleast20yearsofservicewiththeDeSotoParishSheriff'sOffice.

Proposed law provides that the payment of present law benefits shall onlyapply to persons hiredonorafterJan.1,2009,andretiredfromtheDeSotoParishSheriff'sOfficebeforeJan.

1, 2026.

Proposedlawprovidesthatthepremiumcostsofgroupinsuranceshallbepaidinfull bythe sheriff of DeSoto Parish, from the sheriff's general fund, for all sheriffs and deputysheriffs retiredfromtheDeSotoParishSheriff'sOfficewhohaveatleast20yearsofservicewiththe DeSoto Parish Sheriff's Office and who retire after Jan.

1, 2026.

Proposedlawprovidesthat50%ofthepremiumcostsofgroupinsuranceshallbepaidinfull by the sheriff of DeSoto Parish, from the sheriff's general fund, for all sheriffs and deputy sheriffsretiredfromtheDeSoto Parish Sheriff's Officewhohaveatleast15yearsofservice with the DeSoto Parish Sheriff's Office and who retire after Jan.

1, 2026.

Proposed law provides that the payment of present law benefits shall onlyapply to persons hired on or after Jan.

1, 2009, and subsequently retire from the DeSoto Parish Sheriff's Office.

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