HB18 • 2026

RETIREMENT/DISTRICT ATTY: Provides relative to the board of trustees of the District Attorneys' Retirement System

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: John "Big John" Illg , Jr.
Last action: 2026-04-30
Official status: Signed by the Governor - Act 22
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide information on how the act affects district attorneys or retired district attorneys directly, only trustees.

Changes to the Board of Trustees for District Attorneys' Retirement System

This act changes the end dates for current trustees and establishes how their successors will serve five-year terms, as well as specifying how vacancies are filled if a term is less than two years.

What This Bill Does

Sets new end dates for current trustees based on which division they represent, ranging from August 14, 2027 to August 14, 2031.
Establishes that successors of the trustees will serve five-year terms starting after their predecessors' terms end.
Specifies how vacancies in trustee positions are filled if a term is less than two years.

Who It Names or Affects

Trustees on the board of the District Attorneys' Retirement System

Terms To Know

Division: A specific group or category within the trusteeship, each with its own term length.
Trustee: An elected member of the board responsible for managing the District Attorneys' Retirement System.

Limits and Unknowns

The act does not specify how much compensation trustees receive.
It is unclear what happens if a trustee's term ends and there are no successors to fill their position.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

House Committee Amendment #2066 RET Adopted

Adopted

Plain English: HCAHB18 4267 2066 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Retirement to Original House Bill No.

HCAHB18 4267 2066 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Retirement to Original House Bill No.
18 by Representative Illg 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 1, at the beginning of line 14, after "C." delete the remainder of the line in its 3 entirety and at the beginning of line 15, change "(2)(a)" to (1)" 4 AMENDMENT NO.
2 5 On page 2, at the beginning of line 1, change "(b)" to "(2)" 6 AMENDMENT NO.

House Committee Amendment #1897 RET Draft

Draft

Plain English: HCAHB18 4267 1897 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Retirement to Original House Bill No.

HCAHB18 4267 1897 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Retirement to Original House Bill No.
18 by Representative Illg 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 1, at the beginning of line 14, after "C." delete the remainder of the line in its 3 entirety and at the beginning of line 15, change "(2)(a)" to (1)" 4 AMENDMENT NO.
2 5 On page 2, at the beginning of line 1, change "(b)" to "(2)" 6 AMENDMENT NO.

Bill History

2026-04-30 H
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-04-30 H
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 22.
2026-04-28 H
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-04-27 S
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-04-27 H
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-04-23 H
Received from the Senate without amendments.
2026-04-22 S
Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-04-15 S
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-04-14 S
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-04-13 S
Reported favorably.
2026-03-31 S
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Retirement.
2026-03-30 S
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-03-26 H
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 89, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-03-25 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 03/26/2026.
2026-03-24 H
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-03-23 H
Reported with amendments (11-0).
2026-03-09 H
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Retirement.
2026-01-23 H
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 1/23/2026.
2026-01-20 H
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Retirement.
2026-01-20 H
Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

RETIREMENT/DISTRICT ATTY: Provides relative to the board of trustees of the District Attorneys' Retirement System

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

ENROLLED
ACT No. 222026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 18
BY REPRESENTATIVES ILLG AND TAYLOR AND SENATOR TALBOT
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 11:1651(C) and (D) and to enact R.S. 11:1651(E), relative to the
3 District Attorneys' Retirement System; to provide relative to the board of trustees;
4 to provide for the election of trustees; to provide for terms of office; to provide for
5 vacancies; and to provide for related matters.
6 Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published
7 as provided by Article X, Section 29(C) of the Constitution
8 of Louisiana.
9 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
10 Section 1. R.S. 11:1651(C) and (D) are hereby amended and reenacted and R.S.
11 11:1651(E) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
12 §1651. Board of trustees; membership; elections; vacancies; compensation
13 * * *
14 C.(1) The terms of the trustee serving as the retired assistant district attorney
15 and the trustee assigned to Division B as of January 1, 2026, shall expire on
16 August 14, 2027, and their successors shall be elected for a term of five years
17 commencing August 15, 2027.
18 (2) The terms of the trustees assigned to Division C and Division D as of
19 January 1, 2026, shall expire on August 14, 2029, and their successors shall be
20 elected for a term of five years, commencing on August 15, 2029.
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1 (3) The terms of the trustees assigned to Division A and Division E as of
2 January 1, 2026, shall expire on August 14, 2030, and their successors shall be
3 elected for a term of five years, commencing on August 15, 2030.
4 (4) The terms of the trustee serving as the retired district attorney and the
5 trustee assigned to Division F as of January 1, 2026, shall expire on August 14, 2031,
6 and their successors shall be elected for a term of five years, commencing on
7 August 15, 2031.
8 D.(1) If a vacancy occurs in the office of a trustee, the vacancy shall be filled
9 for the unexpired term in the same manner as the office was previously filled.
10 (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, if a
11 vacancy occurs in the office of an elected trustee and the unexpired term is less than
12 two years, the board shall fill the vacancy by appointment within ninety days, for the
13 remainder of the unexpired term.
14 D. E. The trustees shall receive for attendance at meetings of the board a per
15 diem of seventy-five dollars per day plus the normal expense allowance allowed state
16 employees by the division of administration, provided funds are available for this
17 purpose.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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