LouisianaCourts would exclude certain firefighter pay increases from former spouses’ shares
Louisiana courts would exclude certain full-time firefighter pay increases from a former spouse’s community-property share once the Act takes effect.
What it does
A former spouse’s community-property share would not include a full-time firefighter’s later pay increase tied to passing a written exam and work test.
Argument forFirefighters could keep more of pay increases earned through later testing, rather than sharing those increases with a former spouse.
Argument againstFormer spouses could receive a smaller community-property share because these qualifying pay increases would be excluded from the calculation.
More detail
Courts would leave certain firefighter pay increases out of a former spouse’s community-property share. The rule covers a full-time firefighter’s pay increase that follows the end of the marriage’s community-property regime and depends on passing both a written examination and a work test. The pay increase must be conditioned on passing both tests. The rule applies despite other laws that might otherwise provide a different result. The Act would take effect when signed, when the time for becoming law without the Governor’s signature expires, or the day after legislative approval following a veto.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jun 25Becomes Act No. 968 without the Governor's signature.Latest
- Jun 25Effective date: 06/25/2026.
- Jun 4Sent to the Governor for executive approval.To Governor
- Jun 1Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 98, nays 0. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.
- Vote recorded ADOPT CONFERENCE REPORT (#1835). Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded ADOPT (#1644). Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 1Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.
- Jun 1Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays.
- Jun 1Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
- Jun 1Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.Minor
- Jun 1Signed by the President of the Senate on 6/2/2026.
- May 31Conference committee report received.
- May 31Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.
- May 31Scheduled for floor debate on 06/01/2026.
- May 29Read by title, roll called, yeas 95, nays 0, Senate amendments rejected, conference committee appointment pending.
- Vote recorded REJECT SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1705). Result: pass.Lower
- May 29Notice House rejected the Senate amendments.
- May 29Senate conference committee members appointed: Miller, Luneau, and Price.
- May 29House conferees appointed: Kerner, Turner, and Farnum.
- May 29Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
- May 29Notice of Senate conferees appointed.
- May 27Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.
- May 26Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.Passed Senate
- Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#1322). Result: pass.Upper
- May 26Received from the Senate with amendments.Minor
- May 21Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.Minor
- May 20Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- May 19Reported with amendments.Minor
- May 4Rules suspended. Recalled from Committee.
- May 4Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Judiciary A.
- Apr 20Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Retirement.Minor
- Apr 15Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.Passed House
- Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#549). Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 15Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.Minor
- Apr 14Scheduled for floor debate on 04/15/2026.
- Apr 13Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.Minor
- Apr 9Reported favorably (10-0).Minor
- Mar 31Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Retirement.Minor
- Mar 30Read by title. Lies over under the rules.Introduced
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