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HB980 • 2026

SUPPLEMENTAL PAY: Establishes additional qualifications for service on the Fireman's Supplemental Pay Board (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

SUPPLEMENTAL PAY: Establishes additional qualifications for service on the Fireman's Supplemental Pay Board (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Jerome Zeringue
Last action
2026-05-26
Official status
Sent to Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide details on the amount of supplemental pay or whether the governor will sign the bill.

Fireman's Supplemental Pay Board Qualifications

This bill sets new rules for who can join the Fireman's Supplemental Pay Board in Louisiana, requiring members to receive state supplemental pay.

What This Bill Does

  • Adds a rule that only people receiving state supplemental pay can serve on the board.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who want to join the Fireman's Supplemental Pay Board

Terms To Know

Supplemental pay
Extra money given by the state to firefighters.
Board
A group of people who make decisions about something, in this case, extra pay for firefighters.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how much supplemental pay is.
  • It's unclear if the governor will sign or veto the bill.

Amendments

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

Adopted

Plain English: HFAHB980 2549 3179 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Representative Zeringue to Engrossed House Bill No.

  • HFAHB980 2549 3179 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Representative Zeringue to Engrossed House Bill No.
  • 980 by Representative Zeringue 1 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 1 2 On page 1, line 2, after "To" and before "enact" delete "amend and reenact R.S.
  • 3 40:1666.5(A) and (D) and to" 4 AMENDMENT NO.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-26 H

    Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

  2. 2026-05-25 S

    Signed by the President of the Senate.

  3. 2026-05-25 H

    Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

  4. 2026-05-25 H

    Received from the Senate without amendments.

  5. 2026-05-21 S

    Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 2 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

  6. 2026-05-13 S

    Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.

  7. 2026-05-12 S

    Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  8. 2026-05-11 S

    Reported favorably.

  9. 2026-04-13 S

    Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Finance.

  10. 2026-04-08 S

    Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

  11. 2026-04-07 H

    Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 84, nays 13. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

  12. 2026-04-01 H

    Scheduled for floor debate on 04/07/2026.

  13. 2026-03-31 H

    Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

  14. 2026-03-30 H

    Reported favorably (18-0).

  15. 2026-03-18 H

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

  16. 2026-03-17 H

    Read by title. Lies over under the rules.

Official Summary Text

SUPPLEMENTAL PAY: Establishes additional qualifications for service on the Fireman's Supplemental Pay Board (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
ENROLLED
2026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 980
BY REPRESENTATIVES ZERINGUE AND THOMPSON
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 40:1666.5(C), relative to the Fireman's Supplemental Pay Board; to provide
3 for membership on the board and qualifications therefore; to provide for an effective
4 date; and to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 40:1666.5(C) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
7 §1666.5. Fireman's Supplemental Pay Board
8 * * *
9 C. No person who does not receive state supplemental pay pursuant to R.S.
10 40:1666.1 shall serve on the board.
11 * * *
12 Section 2. This Act shall become effective on January 1, 2028; if vetoed by the
13 governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become effective on
14 January 1, 2028, or on the day following such approval by the legislature, whichever is later.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions.