Louisiana 2023 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 22 D · 13 R cosponsors

SB 18 — RETIREMENT SYSTEMS: Provides for benefit increases for retirees, beneficiaries, and survivors of state retirement systems and the funding therefor. (2/3-CA10s(29)(F)) (gov sig) (EN INCREASE FC SG RE)

Last action — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 184.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 24, 2023. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · high confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 52 sponsors

    1 primary, 51 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (22 D · 13 R) — cross-party backing.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    2 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 184.

  2. Effective date 6/8/2023.

  3. Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.

  4. Received from the House without amendments.

  5. Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.

  6. Signed by the Speaker of the House.

  7. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 100, nays 0. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

  8. Scheduled for floor debate on 06/01/2023.

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

  10. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

  11. Reported favorably (17-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  12. Reported favorably (9-0). To be recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.

  13. Rules suspended.

  14. Read by title, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.

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

  16. Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 1 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

  17. Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.

  18. Read by title; Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered reengrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.

  19. Reported with amendments.

  20. Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted; ordered engrossed and recommitted to the Committee on Finance.

  21. Reported with amendments.

  22. Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Retirement.

  23. Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Retirement.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 51 co-sponsors · 95 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (51)

Not signed on (95)

95 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 PASSAGE (#868)

Passed 100 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 30002
Democrat 22002
Republican 48001
Total 100005
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Frieman — Yea
Amedee — Yea
Gaines — Yea
Mincey — Yea
Garofalo — Yea
Glover — Yea
Goudeau — Yea
Nelson — Yea
Bishop — Yea
Brown — Yea
Hughes — Yea
Pierre — Yea
Huval — Yea
Ivey — Yea
Romero — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Cormier — Yea
Coussan — Yea
Stagni — Yea
Davis — Yea
Stefanski — Yea
DuBuisson — Yea
Magee — Yea
Emerson — Yea
White — Yea
Willard — Yea
McKnight — Yea
Hollis — Not Voting
Marino — Not Voting
Johnson, T. — Yea
St. Blanc — Yea
Adrian Fisher Democrat Not Voting
Aimee Adatto Freeman Democrat Yea
Alonzo L. Knox Democrat Yea
Barbara Carpenter Democrat Yea
C. Denise Marcelle Democrat Yea
Candace N. Newell Democrat Yea
Delisha Boyd Democrat Yea
Dustin Miller Democrat Yea
Edmond Jordan Democrat Not Voting
III, Ed Larvadain Democrat Yea
Jimmy Harris Democrat Yea
Jr., Kyle M. Green Democrat Yea
Ken Brass Democrat Yea
Larry Selders Democrat Yea
Mandie Landry Democrat Yea
Marcus Anthony Bryant Democrat Yea
Pat Moore Democrat Yea
Robby Carter Democrat Yea
Rodney Lyons Democrat Yea
Roy Daryl Adams Democrat Yea
Sam Jenkins Democrat Yea
Sr., Wilford Carter Democrat Yea
Tammy T. Phelps Democrat Yea
Vanessa Caston LaFleur Democrat Yea
Alan Seabaugh Republican Yea
Barbara Reich Freiberg Republican Yea
Blake Miguez Republican Yea
Brett F. Geymann Republican Not Voting
Bryan Fontenot Republican Yea
Charles Owen Republican Yea
Christopher Turner Republican Yea
Danny McCormick Republican Yea
Daryl Andrew Deshotel Republican Yea
Debbie Villio Republican Yea
Dodie Horton Republican Yea
Foy Bryan Gadberry Republican Yea
Francis C. Thompson Republican Yea
Gregory A. Miller Republican Yea
III, Vincent E. Cox Republican Yea
IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu Republican Yea
Jack McFarland Republican Yea
Jeremy LaCombe Republican Yea
Jerome Zeringue Republican Yea
Joseph A. Orgeron Republican Yea
Jr., John R. Illg Republican Yea
Jr., William "Bill" Wheat Republican Yea
Kathy Edmonston Republican Yea
Larry A. Bagley Republican Yea
Laurie Schlegel Republican Yea
Les Farnum Republican Yea
Mark Wright Republican Yea
Michael "Gabe" Firment Republican Yea
Michael Charles Echols Republican Yea
Mike Johnson Republican Yea
Neil Riser Republican Yea
Nicholas Muscarello Republican Yea
Phillip DeVillier Republican Yea
Phillip Eric Tarver Republican Yea
Polly Thomas Republican Yea
R. Dewith Carrier Republican Yea
Raymond J. Crews Republican Yea
Rhonda Gaye Butler Republican Yea
Rick Edmonds Republican Yea
Robert "Bob" Owen Republican Yea
Rodney Schamerhorn Republican Yea
Ryan Bourriaque Republican Yea
Shane Mack Republican Yea
Stephanie Hilferty Republican Yea
Thomas A. Pressly Republican Yea
Timothy P. Kerner Republican Yea
Tony Bacala Republican Yea
Valarie Hodges Republican Yea
Wayne McMahen Republican Yea

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FINAL PASSAGE (#298)

Passed 37 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12100
Republican 19000
Democrat 6001
Total 37101
% of votes cast 95%3%0%3%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Mr. President — Yea
Fields — Yea
Pope — Yea
Bernard — Yea
Hewitt — Yea
Smith — Yea
Bouie — Yea
Carter — Yea
White — Yea
Milligan — Yea
Mills, F. — Yea
Mills, R. — Yea
Peacock — Nay
Edward J. Price Democrat Yea
Gerald Boudreaux Democrat Yea
Jay Luneau Democrat Not Voting
Jimmy Harris Democrat Yea
Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews Democrat Yea
Regina Barrow Democrat Yea
Royce Duplessis Democrat Yea
Beth Mizell Republican Yea
Bob Hensgens Republican Yea
Caleb Kleinpeter Republican Yea
Cameron Henry Republican Yea
Eddie J. Lambert Republican Yea
Franklin J. Foil Republican Yea
Glen Womack Republican Yea
Heather Cloud Republican Yea
Jeremy Stine Republican Yea
John C. "Jay" Morris Republican Yea
Kirk Talbot Republican Yea
Mark Abraham Republican Yea
Michael "Big Mike" Fesi Republican Yea
Mike Reese Republican Yea
Patrick Connick Republican Yea
Patrick McMath Republican Yea
Phillip Eric Tarver Republican Yea
Robert Allain Republican Yea
Stewart Jr. Cathey Republican Yea

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CO-AUTHORS (#299)

Failed 17 Yea · 0 Nay · 22 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7006
Republican 50014
Democrat 5002
Total 170022
% of votes cast 44%0%0%56%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Mr. President — Yea
Bernard — Yea
Pope — Yea
Fields — Yea
Smith — Yea
Bouie — Yea
Carter — Yea
Milligan — Not Voting
Mills, F. — Not Voting
Mills, R. — Not Voting
White — Not Voting
Hewitt — Not Voting
Peacock — Not Voting
Edward J. Price Democrat Not Voting
Gerald Boudreaux Democrat Yea
Jay Luneau Democrat Not Voting
Jimmy Harris Democrat Yea
Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews Democrat Yea
Regina Barrow Democrat Yea
Royce Duplessis Democrat Yea
Beth Mizell Republican Not Voting
Bob Hensgens Republican Not Voting
Caleb Kleinpeter Republican Not Voting
Cameron Henry Republican Not Voting
Eddie J. Lambert Republican Yea
Franklin J. Foil Republican Yea
Glen Womack Republican Not Voting
Heather Cloud Republican Not Voting
Jeremy Stine Republican Not Voting
John C. "Jay" Morris Republican Not Voting
Kirk Talbot Republican Not Voting
Mark Abraham Republican Not Voting
Michael "Big Mike" Fesi Republican Not Voting
Mike Reese Republican Not Voting
Patrick Connick Republican Yea
Patrick McMath Republican Not Voting
Phillip Eric Tarver Republican Yea
Robert Allain Republican Not Voting
Stewart Jr. Cathey Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 18?
SB 18 is sponsored by Johnson, T., Jerome Zeringue (Republican), Matthew Willard, Malinda White, Phillip Eric Tarver (Republican), Joe Stagni, Larry Selders (Democrat), Vincent J. Pierre, Tammy T. Phelps (Democrat), Candace N. Newell (Democrat), Pat Moore (Democrat), Dustin Miller (Democrat), C. Denise Marcelle (Democrat), III, Ed Larvadain (Democrat), Jeremy LaCombe (Republican), Patrick O. Jefferson, Barry Ivey, Jr., John R. Illg (Republican), Jason Hughes, Cedric Glover, Barbara Reich Freiberg (Republican), Bryan Fontenot (Republican), Adrian Fisher (Democrat), Sr., Wilford Carter (Democrat), Robby Carter (Democrat), Barbara Carpenter (Democrat), Chad Brown, Ken Brass (Democrat), Delisha Boyd (Democrat), Ryan Bourriaque (Republican), Tony Bacala (Republican), Roy Daryl Adams (Democrat), Gary L. Smith, Jr., J. Rogers Pope, Eddie J. Lambert (Republican), Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews (Democrat), Jimmy Harris (Democrat), Franklin J. Foil (Republican), Cleo Fields, Royce Duplessis (Democrat), Patrick Connick (Republican), Stewart Jr. Cathey (Republican), Gary Carter (Democrat), Joseph Bouie, Louie Bernard, Glen Womack (Republican), Gregory Tarver, Patrick Page Cortez, Gerald Boudreaux (Democrat), Regina Barrow (Democrat), Edward J. Price (Democrat), and Sam Jenkins (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 18?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 24, 2023. Enacted.
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