What is the status of HR319?

Passed both chambers as of June 1, 2026. Latest action: Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House. (June 3, 2026).

Where is the official record for HR319?

On the Louisiana Legislature website: https://legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26RS&b=HR319

Louisiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana HR319: RETIREMENT/FIREFIGHTERS: Requests the actuary for the legislative auditor, in consultation with the actuaries of the two retirement systems, to study the cost and feasibility of merging firefighter members of the Baton Rouge City Parish Employees' Retirement System into the Firefighters' Retirement System

Q: What is HR319?

HR319 is a bill in the Louisiana Legislature (2026 Regular Session): RETIREMENT/FIREFIGHTERS: Requests the actuary for the legislative auditor, in consultation with the actuaries of the two retirement systems, to study the cost and feasibility of merging firefighter members of the Baton Rouge City Parish Employees' Retirement System into the Firefighters' Retirement System.

Q: What does HR319 do?

In its own words: A resolution To urge and request the actuary for the legislative auditor, in consultation with the actuaries for the two retirement systems, to perform the actuarial investigation required by R.S. 11:2260(A)(11)(d) and report findings relative to the cost and feasibility of merging firefighter members of the Baton Rouge City Parish Employees' Retirement System into the Firefighters' Retirement System.

Status: Passed both chambers, June 1, 2026

What the bill says

A resolution To urge and request the actuary for the legislative auditor, in consultation with the actuaries for the two retirement systems, to perform the actuarial investigation required by R.S. 11:2260(A)(11)(d) and report findings relative to the cost and feasibility of merging firefighter members of the Baton Rouge City Parish Employees' Retirement System into the Firefighters' Retirement System.

From the introduced text:

A RESOLUTION To urge and request the actuary for the legislative auditor, in consultation with the actuaries for the two retirement systems, to perform the actuarial investigation required by R.S. 11:2260(A)(11)(d) and report findings relative to the cost and feasibility of merging firefighter members of the Baton Rouge City Parish Employees' Retirement System into the Firefighters' Retirement System. WHEREAS, on January 1, 1980, the Firefighters' Retirement System was established for the purpose of providing retirement allowances and other benefits to firemen employed by any municipality, parish, or fire protection district of the state of Louisiana; and WHEREAS, during its June 30, 2025, actuarial funding valuation, the Firefighters' Retirement System achieved an actuarial funding status of over eighty-six percent; and WHEREAS, the Firefighters' Retirement System is committed to actuarially sound funding and has taken meaningful steps to ensure the sustainability of the defined benefit plan while serving one hundred and forty employers and over eight thousand five hundred members; and WHEREAS, the Baton Rouge City Parish Employees' Retirement System is a public pension fund based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and WHEREAS, during its most recent actuarial funding valuation, the Baton Rouge City Parish Employees' Retirement System had a funding ratio of sixty-four percent; and Page 1 of HLS 26RS-5644 ORIGINAL HR NO. WHEREAS, the firefighters of the city of Baton Rouge …

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