HB35 • 2026

RETIREMENT/SHERIFFS FUND: Provides relative to employer contribution for the Sheriffs' Pension and Relief Fund (EN NO IMPACT APV)

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Enacted

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

Sponsor: Jeffery "Jeff" Wiley
Last action: 2026-05-11
Official status: Signed by the Governor - Act 43
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on what happens to surplus funds or when the act becomes effective beyond the signature date.

Sheriffs' Pension and Relief Fund Employer Contribution Act

This act amends the rules for employer contributions to the Sheriffs' Pension and Relief Fund, allowing a higher contribution rate.

What This Bill Does

Amends the law to allow the board of trustees to require an additional net direct contribution rate up to three percent more than previously allowed.

Who It Names or Affects

Employers who contribute to the Sheriffs' Pension and Relief Fund
The board of trustees managing the fund

Terms To Know

employer contribution rate: The percentage of money that employers must pay into a pension fund for their workers.
board of trustees: A group of people who manage and make decisions about the Sheriffs' Pension and Relief Fund.

Limits and Unknowns

The act does not specify how much more than three percent employers must contribute.
It is unclear what will happen if there are not enough funds collected to meet the higher contribution rate.

Amendments

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

House Floor Amendment #2501 Wiley Adopted

Adopted

Plain English: HFAHB35 4267 2501 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Representative Wiley to Engrossed House Bill No.

HFAHB35 4267 2501 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Representative Wiley to Engrossed House Bill No.
35 by Representative Wiley 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 1, line 4, after "deposit account;" insert "to provide relative to the authority of the 3 board of trustees;" Page 1 of 1 CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions.

Bill History

2026-05-11 H
Effective date: 05/11/2026.
2026-05-11 H
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 43.
2026-05-07 H
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-05-07 S
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-06 H
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-06 H
Received from the Senate without amendments.
2026-05-05 S
Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-04-22 S
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-04-21 S
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-04-20 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. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-03-26 H
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 92, 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, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-03-23 H
Reported favorably (12-0).
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.
2026-01-22 H
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Retirement.
2026-01-22 H
Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

RETIREMENT/SHERIFFS FUND: Provides relative to employer contribution for the Sheriffs' Pension and Relief Fund (EN NO IMPACT APV)

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

ENROLLED
ACT No. 432026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 35
BY REPRESENTATIVES WILEY, BRASS, AND TAYLOR
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 11:2175.1(A)(3)(b) and to enact R.S. 11:2175.1(A)(3)(c),
3 relative to the Sheriffs' Pension and Relief Fund; to provide relative to the funding
4 deposit account; to provide relative to the authority of the board of trustees: to
5 provide for additional employer contributions to be credited to the account; and to
6 provide for related matters.
7 Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published
8 as provided by Article X, Section 29(C) of the Constitution
9 of Louisiana.
10 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
11 Section 1. R.S. 11:2175.1(A)(3)(b) is hereby amended and reenacted and R.S.
12 11:2175.1(A)(3)(c) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
13 §2175.1. Funding deposit account
14 A.
15 * * *
16 (3)
17 * * *
18 (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 11:103 and 104, the board of
19 trustees may require a net direct contribution rate of up to three percent more than
20 the rate as provided in R.S. 11:103.
21 (c) All surplus funds collected for any fiscal year terminating on or after
22 December 31, 2008, in which the board of trustees sets the direct employer
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HB NO. 35 ENROLLED
1 contribution rate higher than the minimum recommended rate pursuant to the
2 provisions of Subparagraph (a) or (b) of this Paragraph, shall be credited to the
3 account.
4 * * *
5 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
6 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
7 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
8 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
9 effective on the day following such approval.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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