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LA HB1017
Bill
Status
4/15/2026
Primary Sponsor
Timothy Kerner
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AI Summary
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Excludes post-divorce salary increases from a former spouse's community property share of Firefighters' Retirement System (FRS) benefits when those increases required passing both a written examination and a working test
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Applies specifically to increases in "earnable compensation" that occur after termination of the community of acquets and gains (divorce)
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FRS retirement benefits are calculated based on the average of the highest three years of earnable compensation, which includes regular duty pay and state supplemental pay but not overtime
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Enacts new section R.S. 11:2256.5 to Louisiana law
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Effective upon signature by the governor or upon expiration of time for gubernatorial action
Legislative Description
Prohibits certain post-divorce earnable compensation in the Firefighters' Retirement System from being included in a former spouse's portion of community property (EG NO INPACT APV)
RETIREMENT/FIREFIGHTERS
Last Action
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Retirement.
4/20/2026