Louisiana 2026 Regular Session Status: Passed House 1 R cosponsors

HR 319 — 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

Last action — Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the House. Introduced May 20, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

Signed by Governor Jeff Landry (Republican) on June 01, 2026.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 48% · moderate confidence

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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In plain language

The bill studies merging two firefighter retirement systems in Baton Rouge.

This bill requests an assessment of merging firefighter members from one retirement system into another. It aims to evaluate the costs and feasibility of this potential merger.

What this means for you
  • Workers: If you are a firefighter, this could affect your retirement benefits and system structure.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

39 added · 53 removed

Plain-language change summary

The bill has been updated to specify that an actuarial investigation is required, rather than just a study, to assess the cost and feasibility of merging firefighter members from the Baton Rouge City Parish Employees' Retirement System into the Firefighters' Retirement System. This change emphasizes the need for a thorough financial analysis and provides clearer direction for the actuary. The distinction matters because it ensures a more detailed evaluation of the potential merger, which could impact the retirement benefits for firefighters in Baton Rouge.

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HLS 26RS-5644 ORIGINAL Regular Session HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.
ENROLLED Regular Session HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.
319 BY REPRESENTATIVE SAWYER RETIREMENT/FIREFIGHTERS:
319 BY REPRESENTATIVE SAWYER A RESOLUTION To urge and request the actuaryfor the legislative auditor,in consultation with the actuaries for the two retirement systems, to perform the actuarial investigation required by R.S.
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 A RESOLUTION To urge and request the actuaryfor the legislative auditor, in consultation with theactuaries for the two retirement systems, to perform the actuarial investigation required by R.S.
and WHEREAS, the Firefighters' Retirement System is committed to actuariallysound funding and has taken meaningful steps to ensure the sustainability of the defined benefit plan while serving one hundred and forty employers and over eight thousand five hundred members;
and WHEREAS, the Firefighters' Retirement System is committed to actuarially sound funding and has taken meaningful steps to ensure the sustainability of the defined benefit plan while serving one hundred and forty employers and over eight thousand five hundred members;
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and WHEREAS, the firefighters of the city of Baton Rouge and their beneficiaries deserveapensionthatisactuariallyfundedthroughoutthelifetimeofthemembersandtheir survivors;
319 WHEREAS, the firefighters of the city of Baton Rouge and their beneficiaries deserveapensionthatisactuariallyfundedthroughoutthelifetimeofthemembersandtheir survivors;
and WHEREAS, retirement plans within the Baton Rouge City Parish Employees' RetirementSystemhavedifferenteligibilityrequirementsandaccrualratesdependingupon when a firefighter was hired;
and WHEREAS, retirement plans within the Baton Rouge City Parish Employees' RetirementSystem havedifferenteligibilityrequirementsandaccrualratesdependingupon when a firefighter was hired;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the LegislatureofLouisianadoesherebyurgeandrequesttheactuaryforthelegislative auditor, in consultation with the actuaries for the two retirement systems, to perform the actuarial investigation required by R.S.
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319 ENROLLED THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the LegislatureofLouisianadoesherebyurgeandrequesttheactuaryforthelegislative auditor, in consultation with the actuaries for the two retirement systems, to perform the actuarial investigation required by R.S.
DIGEST ThedigestprintedbelowwaspreparedbyHouseLegislative Services.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Page 2 of 2
It constitutes nopart of the legislative instrument.
The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent.
[R.S.
1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HR 319 Original 2026 Regular Session Sawyer Requests the actuary for the legislative auditor, in consultation with the actuaries for the Firefighters' Retirement System (FRS) and the Baton Rouge City Parish Employees' Retirement System (CPERS), to performtheactuarialinvestigation requiredbypresent law andtoreportfindingsrelativetothecostandfeasibilityofmergingfirefightersfromCPERS into FRS.
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Action History

  1. Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.

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

  3. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

  4. Discharged from the Committee on Retirement.

  5. Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.

  6. Scheduled for floor debate on 06/01/2026.

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

  8. Read by title. Lies over under the rules.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (146)

146 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

FINAL CONSIDERATION (#1873)

Passed 92 Yea · 0 Nay · 13 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 25005
Republican 61007
Unaffiliated 6001
Total 920013
% of votes cast 88%0%0%12%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
Amedee — Yea
Galle — Yea
Stagni — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Not Voting
Johnson, T. — Yea
Landry, T. — Yea
St. Blanc — Yea
Adrian Fisher Democrat Yea
Aimee Adatto Freeman Democrat Yea
Alonzo L. Knox Democrat Yea
Barbara Carpenter Democrat Yea
C. Denise Marcelle Democrat Yea
Candace N. Newell Democrat Not Voting
Chasity Martinez Democrat Yea
Dana Henry Democrat Yea
Delisha Boyd Democrat Yea
Ed Murray Democrat Yea
Edmond Jordan Democrat Yea
Gerald Boudreaux Democrat Yea
III, Ed Larvadain Democrat Yea
Joy Walters Democrat Not Voting
Jr., Kyle M. Green Democrat Yea
Ken Brass Democrat Yea
Mandie Landry Democrat Yea
Marcus Anthony Bryant Democrat Not Voting
Pat Moore Democrat Not Voting
Rashid Armand Young Democrat Yea
Robby Carter Democrat Yea
Rodney Lyons Democrat Yea
Roy Daryl Adams Democrat Yea
Shaun Raphael Mena Democrat Yea
Sr., Wilford Carter Democrat Not Voting
Steven Jackson Democrat Yea
Sylvia Elaine Taylor Democrat Yea
Tammy T. Phelps Democrat Yea
Tehmi Jahi Chassion Democrat Yea
Vanessa Caston LaFleur Democrat Yea
Annie Spell Republican Yea
Barbara Reich Freiberg Republican Yea
Beth Anne Billings Republican Yea
Brett F. Geymann Republican Yea
Brian Leonard Glorioso Republican Yea
Bryan Fontenot Republican Yea
Chad Michael Boyer Republican Yea
Chance Keith Henry Republican Yea
Christopher Turner Republican Yea
Danny McCormick Republican Yea
Daryl Andrew Deshotel Republican Yea
Debbie Villio Republican Yea
Dixon Wallace McMakin Republican Not Voting
Dodie Horton Republican Yea
Emily Chenevert Republican Yea
Foy Bryan Gadberry Republican Yea
Francis C. Thompson Republican Yea
Gregory A. Miller Republican Yea
III, Roger William Wilder Republican Yea
III, Vincent E. Cox Republican Yea
IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu Republican Yea
Jack McFarland Republican Not Voting
Jacob Braud Republican Yea
Jacob Jules Landry Republican Yea
Jason Brian DeWitt Republican Yea
Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley Republican Yea
Jeremy LaCombe Republican Yea
Jerome Zeringue Republican Yea
Jessica Domangue Republican Yea
John E. Wyble Republican Yea
Joseph A. Orgeron Republican Yea
Josh Carlson Republican Not Voting
Jr., Dennis Bamburg Republican Yea
Jr., John R. Illg Republican Yea
Jr., Michael Robert Bayham Republican Yea
Kathy Edmonston Republican Not Voting
Kellee Hennessy Dickerson Republican Yea
Kim Carver Republican Yea
Kimberly Landry Coates Republican Yea
Larry A. Bagley Republican Not Voting
Lauren Ventrella Republican Yea
Laurie Schlegel Republican Yea
Les Farnum Republican Yea
Mark Wright Republican Yea
Michael "Gabe" Firment Republican Yea
Michael Charles Echols Republican Yea
Michael Melerine Republican Yea
Mike Johnson Republican Yea
Neil Riser Republican Not Voting
Nicholas Muscarello Republican Yea
Paul Sawyer Republican Yea
Phillip Eric Tarver Republican Yea
Polly Thomas Republican Yea
R. Dewith Carrier Republican Yea
Raymond J. Crews Republican Yea
Reese "Skip" Broussard Republican Yea
Rhonda Gaye Butler Republican Yea
Robert "Bob" Owen Republican Yea
Rodney Schamerhorn Republican Yea
Ryan Bourriaque Republican Yea
Shane Mack Republican Yea
Sr., Peter F. Egan Republican Yea
Stephanie H. Berault Republican Yea
Stephanie Hilferty Republican Not Voting
Timothy P. Kerner Republican Yea
Tony Bacala Republican Yea
Troy Jude Hebert Republican Yea
Wayne McMahen Republican Yea

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Who sponsors HR 319?
HR 319 is sponsored by Paul Sawyer (Republican).
What is the current status of HR 319?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced May 20, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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