HB 42 by Reps. Firment and Butler and Other MPERS-Related Retirement Bills Up for Hearing in the House Retirement Committee Tomorrow, Friday, April 5, 2024. See You at the Capitol Tomorrow at 9:30 a.m.!
As part of our ongoing efforts to keep you informed about legislative matters, we want to bring your attention once again to important bills scheduled for hearing at the Louisiana State Capitol tomorrow, Friday 4/5/24, at 9:30 a.m.
Tomorrow's meeting details are as follows:
House Committee on Retirement
April 5, 2024 9:30 am, Room 4
Full Agenda / Live Audio/Video
HB 14 by Rep. DeWitt: Provides for benefits of rehired retirees in the Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System. The MPERS Board of Trustees supports this bill, if properly amended.
HB 15 by Rep. Fontenot: Provides for the reemployment of retired police officers of the Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System. The MPERS Board of Trustees supports this bill, if properly amended.
HB 36 by Rep. Bacala: Provides relative to membership and benefits of the Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System. We've informed you about this one previously (see here). The MPERS Board of Trustees supports this bill.
HB 42 by Rep. Firment: Provides relative to membership in the Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System. We've informed you about this one previously (see here, here, and here). The MPERS Board of Trustees opposes this bill in its original form.
HB 43 by Rep. Bacala: Provides relative to contributions to and the administration of the Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System. We've informed you about this one previously (see here). The MPERS Board of Trustees supports this bill.
Your voice matters, and we encourage you to engage in the legislative process.
How You Can Make a Difference:
Attend the hearings in person (fill out red or green cards, as appropriate) or virtually. If you can't, surely you can file a statement with the House Committee on Retirement via e-mail at h-ret@legis.la.gov
Share your perspective with the individual legislators on the House Retirement Committee. All of their email addresses are available to copy and paste here.
Encourage others to participate.
Remember, your involvement can shape the outcome. Let’s stand together to protect the financial future of our system and its members.
