DISTRICT ATTORNEYS: Provides relative to certain retirees of the office of the district attorney of the 3rd Judicial District (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note)

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Christopher Turner
Last action: 2026-05-29
Official status: Sent to Governor
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not specify an effective date, only that it applies prospectively.

Health Insurance for Retired District Attorneys

This bill provides health insurance coverage options for retired district attorneys and assistant district attorneys who have worked at least 24 years in the Third or Thirtieth Judicial Districts of Louisiana.

What This Bill Does

Requires the office of the district attorney to pay full health insurance premiums from their general fund for eligible retirees, or allows retirees to choose an amount equal to one hundred percent of the premium for a current employee of the office of the district attorney.
Specifies that when retirees become Medicare-eligible, they must secure Medicare and pursue a supplemental plan. The office of the district attorney shall continue to pay the retired district attorney's or assistant district attorney's current health insurance premium or the premium for the supplemental plan that is comparable to the present insurance coverage.

Who It Names or Affects

Retired district attorneys and assistant district attorneys from the Third Judicial District
Retired district attorneys and assistant district attorneys from the Thirtieth Judicial District

Terms To Know

Years of full-time service: The number of years a person worked as an assistant district attorney or elected district attorney in the District Attorneys' Retirement System.

Limits and Unknowns

This bill only applies to retirees who have at least 24 years of full-time service.
It does not specify what happens if the general fund cannot cover the costs of health insurance premiums for eligible retirees.

Amendments

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

House Floor Amendment #4826 Owen Charles Adopted

Adopted

Plain English: HFAHB89 4872 4826 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Representative Owen to Engrossed House Bill No.

HFAHB89 4872 4826 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Representative Owen to Engrossed House Bill No.
89 by Representative Turner 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 1, line 2, after "enact" delete "R.S.
16:117" and insert "R.S.

Bill History

2026-05-29 H
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-05-28 S
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-28 H
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-28 H
Received from the Senate without amendments.
2026-05-27 S
Read by title, passed by a vote of 32 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-05-26 S
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-05-25 S
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-05-21 S
Reported favorably.
2026-05-11 S
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.
2026-05-07 S
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-05-06 H
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 87, nays 5. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-05-05 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/06/2026.
2026-05-05 H
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-04-29 H
Reported favorably (14-0).
2026-03-09 H
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
2026-02-06 H
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/6/2026.
2026-02-05 H
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
2026-02-05 H
Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

DISTRICT ATTORNEYS: Provides relative to certain retirees of the office of the district attorney of the 3rd Judicial District (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note)

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

ENROLLED
2026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 89
BY REPRESENTATIVE TURNER
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 16:117 and 694, relative to the district attorney's office of the Third and
3 Thirtieth Judicial Districts; to provide relative to group health insurance coverage for
4 eligible retired employees; to provide for applicability; and to provide for related
5 matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 16:117 and 694 are hereby enacted to read as follows:
8 §117. Group health insurance; Third Judicial District; office of the district attorney;
9 eligible retired employees
10 A. The premium costs of group health insurance shall be paid in full from
11 the district attorney's general fund of the Third Judicial District, or by paying an
12 amount equal to one hundred percent of the premium for a current employee of the
13 office of the district attorney, as the retiree chooses, for any district attorney or
14 assistant district attorney who retired with at least twenty-four years of full-time
15 service, regardless of age.
16 B. When the retired district attorney or assistant district attorney reaches the
17 age or condition for Medicare eligibility, the retired district attorney or assistant
18 district attorney shall secure Medicare and pursue a supplemental plan. The office
19 of the district attorney shall continue to pay the retired district attorney's or assistant
20 district attorney's current health insurance premium or the premium for the
21 supplemental plan that is comparable to the present insurance coverage.
22 C. As used in this Section, "years of full-time service" means the number of
23 years of creditable service that the retiree had in the District Attorneys' Retirement
24 System, as an assistant district attorney or an elected district attorney.
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HB NO. 89 ENROLLED
1 §694. Group health insurance; Thirtieth Judicial District; office of the district
2 attorney; eligible retired employees
3 A. The premium costs of group health insurance shall be paid in full from
4 the district attorney's general fund of the Thirtieth Judicial District, or by paying an
5 amount equal to one hundred percent of the premium for a current employee of the
6 office of the district attorney, as the retiree chooses, for any district attorney or
7 assistant district attorney who retired with at least twenty-four years of full-time
8 service, regardless of age.
9 B. When the retired district attorney or assistant district attorney reaches the
10 age or condition for Medicare eligibility, the retired district attorney or assistant
11 district attorney shall secure Medicare and pursue a supplemental plan. The office
12 of the district attorney shall continue to pay the retired district attorney's or assistant
13 district attorney's current health insurance premium or the premium for the
14 supplemental plan that is comparable to the present insurance coverage.
15 C. As used in this Section, "years of full-time service" means the number of
16 years of creditable service that the retiree had in the District Attorneys' Retirement
17 System, as an assistant district attorney or an elected district attorney.
18 Section 2. The provisions of this Act apply prospectively only to those district
19 attorneys or assistant district attorneys who retire on and after the effective date of this Act.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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