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SB18 • 2026

MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEE RET: Repeals certain exceptions for retirement benefits of retirees who return to part-time employment in a position covered by the system. (2/3-CA10s(29)(F)) (8/1/26) (EN SEE ACTUARIAL NOTE APV)

MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEE RET: Repeals certain exceptions for retirement benefits of retirees who return to part-time employment in a position covered by the system. (2/3-CA10s(29)(F)) (8/1/26) (EN SEE ACTUARIAL NOTE APV)

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Enacted

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

Sponsor
Ed Price
Last action
2026-05-15
Official status
Signed by the Governor - Act 228
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on the impact of these changes on the overall budget or future scenarios after July 1, 2026.

Changes to Retirement Benefits for Part-Time Workers

This act removes certain exceptions that allowed retirees returning to part-time work to keep all of their retirement money without losing any of it.

What This Bill Does

  • Removes special rules that let some retirees who go back to part-time jobs keep all of their retirement benefits without reductions.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Retirees from the Municipal Employees' Retirement System who return to work part-time.
  • Employers hiring retired employees for part-time positions covered by the system.

Terms To Know

Municipal Employees' Retirement System
A retirement plan that provides benefits to city workers after they stop working full time.
Retiree
Someone who has stopped working and is receiving money from a pension or retirement fund.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The act does not specify what happens to retirees returning to work after July 1, 2026.
  • It's unclear how this change will affect the overall budget of the Municipal Employees' Retirement System.

Amendments

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

Adopted

Plain English: SCASB18 4226 1748 SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Retirement to Original Senate Bill No.

  • SCASB18 4226 1748 SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Retirement to Original Senate Bill No.
  • 18 by Senator Price 1 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 1 2 On page 1, line 11, change "A.(1)(a)" to "A.(1)" 3 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 2 4 On page 2, delete lines 1 through 5 5 AMENDMENT NO.
Draft

Plain English: SCASB18 4226 1746 SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Retirement to Original Senate Bill No.

  • SCASB18 4226 1746 SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Retirement to Original Senate Bill No.
  • 18 by Senator Price 1 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 1 2 On page 1, line 11, change "A.(1)(a)" to "A.(1)" 3 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 2 4 On page 2, delete lines 1 through 5 5 AMENDMENT NO.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-15 S

    Effective date 8/1/2026.

  2. 2026-05-15 S

    Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 228.

  3. 2026-05-14 S

    Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.

  4. 2026-05-13 H

    Signed by the Speaker of the House.

  5. 2026-05-13 S

    Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.

  6. 2026-05-12 S

    Received from the House without amendments.

  7. 2026-05-12 H

    Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 4. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

  8. 2026-05-11 H

    Scheduled for floor debate on 05/12/2026.

  9. 2026-05-07 H

    Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.

  10. 2026-05-06 H

    Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.

  11. 2026-05-05 H

    Reported favorably (15-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  12. 2026-04-14 H

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

  13. 2026-04-13 H

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

  14. 2026-04-13 S

    Read by title, passed by a vote of 33 yeas and 1 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

  15. 2026-04-08 S

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

  16. 2026-04-07 S

    Reported with amendments.

  17. 2026-03-09 S

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

  18. 2026-01-23 S

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

Official Summary Text

MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEE RET: Repeals certain exceptions for retirement benefits of retirees who return to part-time employment in a position covered by the system. (2/3-CA10s(29)(F)) (8/1/26) (EN SEE ACTUARIAL NOTE APV)

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
2026 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 18
BY SENATOR PRICE
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 11:1762(A) and to repeal Section 2 of Act 634 of the 2024
3 Regular Session of the Legislature, relative to retirees who return to part-time
4 employment in a position covered by the Municipal Employees' Retirement System;
5 to provide for retirement benefits under certain conditions; to provide for the
6 termination date of certain provisions; and to provide for related matters.
7 Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published.
8 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
9 Section 1. R.S. 11:1762(A) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
10 §1762. Part-time reemployment of retirees
11 A.(1) Whenever a retiree receiving normal retirement benefits becomes
12 reemployed by an employer but the retiree does not meet the definition of an
13 employee and either his monthly earnings are equal to or less than the difference
14 between his monthly average final compensation and his monthly retirement benefit
15 or the retiree has more than thirty years of creditable service and is at least age sixty,
16 his retirement benefits shall continue without any reduction, his retirement benefits
17 shall continue, and the retiree shall not be a member of the system.
18 (2) Whenever a retiree who has thirty years or less of creditable service and
19 who is receiving normal retirement benefits becomes reemployed by an employer but
20 the retiree does not meet the definition of an employee and his monthly earnings
21 exceed the difference between his monthly average final compensation and his
22 monthly retirement benefit, his retirement benefits shall be reduced by the amount
23 that his monthly earnings exceed the difference between his monthly average final
24 compensation and his monthly retirement benefit for every month of such
25 employment, and the retiree shall not be a member of the system. The calculation of
26 monthly earnings shall not include income attributable to service as a part-time
27 elected official listed in R.S. 11:164.
ACT No. 228
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SB NO. 18 ENROLLED
1 * * *
2 Section 2. Section 2 of Act 634 of the 2024 Regular Session of the Legislature is
3 hereby repealed.
4 Section 3. A retiree serving as a part-time reemployed retiree under the provisions
5 of Act 634 of the 2024 Regular Session of the Legislature before July 1, 2026, may continue
6 to serve as a part-time reemployed retiree without any reduction in his retirement benefits
7 so long as his part-time service remains continuous.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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