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LouisianaSB 62025 Regular SessionSenateWALLET

RETIREMENT BENEFITS: Establishes an exception to suspension of retirement benefits for court reporters who are reemployed by judicial districts or parishes where a critical shortage exists. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE FC SG EX)

Sponsored By: Mark Abraham (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Retirement

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

Retired court reporters can keep pension checks

Certain Parochial Employees’ Retirement System retirees can keep retirement benefits while earning full-time court reporter pay. They must be over age 65 and have been retired for at least three years. The job must be covered by that retirement system. The employing parish or judicial district must have an identified critical shortage of court reporters. During eligible reemployment, benefits continue even after the usual 1,040-hour limit.

Employers owe pension contributions for rehired reporters

Employers that rehire retired court reporters under this exception must pay employer contributions to the Parochial Employees’ Retirement System. The law does not specify the contribution amount.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Mark Abraham

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 144 • No: 0

House vote • 5/27/2025

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 96 • No: 0

House vote • 5/15/2025

Reported favorably

Yes: 10 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/28/2025

Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Yes: 38 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 22.

    6/4/2025Senate

  2. Effective date 6/4/2025.

    6/4/2025Senate

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

    5/29/2025Senate

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

    5/28/2025Senate

  5. Signed by the Speaker of the House.

    5/28/2025House

  6. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

    5/27/2025House

  7. Received from the House without amendments.

    5/27/2025Senate

  8. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/27/2025.

    5/22/2025House

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

    5/20/2025House

  10. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

    5/19/2025House

  11. Reported favorably (10-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

    5/15/2025House

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

    4/29/2025House

  13. Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    4/28/2025Senate

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

    4/28/2025House

  15. Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.

    4/23/2025Senate

  16. Reported with amendments.

    4/22/2025Senate

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

    4/14/2025Senate

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

    2/28/2025Senate

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