Louisiana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Louisiana SB138: HEALTH/ACC INSURANCE: Provides for health insurance coverage for retired employees of district attorneys' offices. (8/1/25)
Status: Chaptered, June 8, 2025
What the bill says
An act To enact R.S. 22:37, relative to group health insurance for retired employees of district attorneys' offices; to prohibit a health insurance issuer from refusing enrollment based solely on the status of retirement; to prohibit discrimination between active and retired employees for purposes of insurance coverage; to provide for construction of statutory provisions; and to provide for related matters.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT To enact R.S. 22:37, relative to group health insurance for retired employees of district attorneys' offices; to prohibit a health insurance issuer from refusing enrollment based solely on the status of retirement; to prohibit discrimination between active and retired employees for purposes of insurance coverage; to provide for construction of statutory provisions; and to provide for related matters. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana: Section 1. R.S. 22:37 is hereby enacted to read as follows: §37. Discrimination prohibited; health insurance coverage; district attorney's office retirees A. No health insurance issuer shall refuse to accept for enrollment any individual formerly employed by a district attorney's office in this state when all of the following conditions are met: (1) The health insurance issuer maintains a policy of group health coverage for which the district attorney's office is the group policyholder. (2) The individual was formerly a certificate holder of a policy for which the district attorney's office was at that time the group policyholder. Page 1 of Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law; words in boldface type and underscored are additions. SLS 25RS-384 ORIGINAL SB NO. (3) The individual is no longer employed by the district attorney's office as a result of retirement. (4) The individual is not yet eligible for Medicare. (5) …
Sponsors
- Moore, Pat (D, 17) · primary sponsor
- Bacala, Tony (R, 59)
- Billings, Beth (R, 56)
- Chad Brown (D)
- Barthelemy II, Sidney (D, 3)
- Sawyer, Paul (R, 69)
- Taylor, Sylvia (D, 57)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Speaker of the House.
- : Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate on 6/5/2025.
- : Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 114.
- : Effective date 8/1/2025.
- : Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
- : Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays.
- : Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 100, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
- : Received from the House with amendments.
- : Scheduled for floor debate on 06/02/2025.
- : Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.
Votes
- Senate Vote on SB 138, CONCUR (#637) (June 3, 2025): 38 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Vote on SB 138, FINAL PASSAGE (#760) (June 2, 2025): 100 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Vote on SB 138, FINAL PASSAGE (#176) (May 7, 2025): 36 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB138?
- SB138 is a bill in the Louisiana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): HEALTH/ACC INSURANCE: Provides for health insurance coverage for retired employees of district attorneys' offices. (8/1/25).
- What does SB138 do?
- In its own words: An act To enact R.S. 22:37, relative to group health insurance for retired employees of district attorneys' offices; to prohibit a health insurance issuer from refusing enrollment based solely on the status of retirement; to prohibit discrimination between active and retired employees for purposes of insurance coverage; to provide for construction of statutory provisions; and to provide for related matters.
- What is the status of SB138?
- Chaptered as of June 8, 2025. Latest action: Signed by the Speaker of the House. (June 8, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB138?
- Moore, Pat (D, 17), with 6 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB138?
- On the Louisiana Legislature website: https://legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=25RS&b=SB138
Source: official Louisiana record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.