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Read. Follow. Verify.Louisiana Law Requires Lincoln and Lafourche Parish Clerks to Pay Full Insurance Premiums for Eligible Retirees
Last action · May 27, 2026: Effective date: 08/01/2026.Sponsor: Christopher Turner
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What This Bill Does
The Lincoln Parish Clerk of Court and the Lafourche Parish Clerk of Court are required to pay one hundred percent of group insurance premium costs for retirees who have at least twenty years of full-time service and are at least fifty-five years of age. This law takes effect on August 1, 2026.
Qualifying retirees from the Lincoln Parish and Lafourche Parish clerks of court offices receive full coverage for life, health, dental, and other medical insurance premiums funded directly by their former office's salary fund, provided they meet age and service thresholds and immediately draw retirement benefits.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Lincoln Parish Clerk of Court employees and retirees
Qualifying retirees receive full payment of group insurance premiums from the clerk's salary fund.
Lafourche Parish Clerk of Court employees and retirees
Qualifying retirees receive full payment of group insurance premiums from the clerk's salary fund.
Key Facts
- The Lincoln Parish Clerk of Court must pay 100% of group life, health, accident, dental, hospital, surgical, and medical insurance premium costs for qualifying retirees.
- The Lafourche Parish Clerk of Court must pay 100% of group life, health, accident, dental, hospital, surgical, and medical insurance premium costs for qualifying retirees.
- Eligible retirees must have at least 20 years of full-time service with their respective clerk's office and be at least 55 years of age.
- Retirees must begin receiving monthly benefits from the Louisiana Clerks' of Court Retirement and Relief Fund immediately upon retirement.
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- Insurance coverage paid by the clerk's salary fund excludes any supplemental insurance that an employee may elect to purchase.
- The Act becomes effective on August 1, 2026.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Became law without the governor's signature.
Procedural history
22 actions- May 27, 2026HouseBecomes Act No. 395 without the Governor's signature.
- May 27, 2026HouseEffective date: 08/01/2026.
- May 13, 2026SenateEnrolledSigned by the President of the Senate.
- May 13, 2026HouseSent to the Governor for executive approval.
- May 12, 2026HouseReceived from the Senate without amendments.
- May 12, 2026HouseEnrolledEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
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- May 11, 2026SenateFloorRead by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
- May 4, 2026SenateFloorReported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
- Apr 29, 2026SenateIntroducedRead by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- Apr 28, 2026SenateCommitteeReported favorably.
- Apr 20, 2026SenateCommitteeRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.
- Apr 15, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, returned to the calendar.
- Apr 15, 2026HouseCalled from the calendar.
- Apr 15, 2026HouseFloorRead third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 84, nays 4. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
- Apr 15, 2026SenateReceived in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
- Apr 14, 2026HouseScheduled for floor debate on 04/15/2026.
- Apr 13, 2026HouseFloorRead by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
- Apr 9, 2026HouseReported with amendments (13-0).
- Mar 9, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
- Feb 6, 2026HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/6/2026.
- Feb 3, 2026HousePrefiled.
- Feb 3, 2026HouseCommitteeUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
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