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HB 430LOUISIANASession 2026State BillSigned into law

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Louisiana requires City of Lafayette to pay health insurance for families of fallen police and firefighters

Original title: LAW ENFORCE/OFFICERS: Enacts the MJ 911 Act to extend health insurance coverage for families of law enforcement officers and firemen employed by the City of Lafayette who are killed in the line of duty (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note)

Last action · June 2, 2026: Effective date: 08/01/2026.Sponsors: Tehmi Chassion and 17 others

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What This Bill Does

The City of Lafayette is now required to provide and pay for health insurance coverage for the surviving spouses and children of police officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty. This coverage matches what is offered to active employees and applies retroactively to eligible deaths dating back to January 1, 2017.

Why it matters

Families of local law enforcement personnel and firefighters who lose their lives on duty receive fully funded health insurance benefits until surviving spouses reach Medicare age and children turn twenty-six or lose qualifying disability status.

Background

House Bill No. 430 was enacted during the 2026 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature as Act 643. context

Who It Affects

Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Surviving spouses of City of Lafayette firefighters and police officers

Eligible for employer-paid health insurance coverage until reaching Medicare eligibility.

Directly affected

Surviving children of City of Lafayette firefighters and police officers

Eligible for employer-paid health insurance until age twenty-six or for the duration of a physical or mental disability.

Directly affected

City of Lafayette

Required to provide, pay for, and administer health insurance coverage for surviving spouses and qualifying children of fallen officers and firefighters.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which employees are covered by this new act?

The act covers law enforcement officers and firefighters employed by the City of Lafayette.

How long does a surviving spouse receive health insurance coverage?

Coverage continues until the surviving spouse reaches , unless the spouse chooses to decline it.

Can families claim benefits for line-of-duty deaths that occurred prior to the passage of this bill?

Yes, the act applies retroactively to January 1, 2017.

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Where This Stands

Current status: Signed into law.

Procedural history

22 actions

Jun 2, 2026HouseEnrolled
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 643.
Jun 2, 2026House
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
May 27, 2026House
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
May 26, 2026House
Received from the Senate without amendments.
May 26, 2026HouseEnrolled
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
May 26, 2026SenateEnrolled
Signed by the President of the Senate.

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May 25, 2026SenateFloor
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
May 20, 2026SenateFloor
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
May 19, 2026SenateIntroduced
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
May 18, 2026SenateCommittee
Reported favorably.
Apr 15, 2026SenateCommittee
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 14, 2026Senate
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
Apr 13, 2026HouseIntroduced
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
Apr 13, 2026House
Called from the calendar.
Apr 13, 2026HouseFloor
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
Apr 9, 2026House
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/13/2026.
Apr 8, 2026HouseFloor
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
Apr 7, 2026House
Reported with amendments (18-0).
Mar 9, 2026HouseIntroduced
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Feb 27, 2026House
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
Feb 25, 2026House
Prefiled.
Feb 25, 2026HouseCommittee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

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