HLS 18RS-151 ORIGINAL
2018 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 593
BY REPRESENTATIVE NANCY LANDRY
STATE EMPLOYEES: Permits an administrative fee to be assessed for certain payroll
deductions
1 AN ACT
2To amend and reenact R.S. 42:456(A)(1) and to enact R.S. 42:456(C), relative to public
3 employee payroll withholdings; to allow for certain permitted withholdings; to allow
4 employing authorities to charge an administrative fee for withholdings; to provide
5 for the collection and remittance of the fee; to provide for an effective date; and to
6 provide for related matters.
7Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. R.S. 42:456(A)(1) is hereby amended and reenacted and R.S. 42:456(C)
9is hereby enacted to read as follows:
10 ยง456. Permitted withholdings
11 A. Payroll deductions shall be authorized only for the following:
12 (1) Mandated federal or state income withholdings, credit unions,
13 garnishments, liens, union dues, dues to professional associations, professional
14 organizations, savings bonds programs, qualified United Way entities, health and life
15 insurance products offered through the Office of Group Benefits, and products
16 having state participating contributions, sponsored by the Office of Group Benefits,
17 which qualify and are offered under Section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code
18 (Cafeteria Plan).
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1 C. For any withholding for garnishments, liens, union dues, dues to
2 professional associations and organizations, qualified United way entities, products
3 offered without state contributory participation which have been evaluated and
4 approved in accordance with rules and procedures promulgated by the commissioner
5 of administration, and donations to any qualified nonprofit community health and
6 human services charities coordinated and payable through the Louisiana Association
7 of United Ways, the employing authority may retain an administrative fee not to
8 exceed three percent of the amount withheld. If the administrative fee is assessed on
9 an entity, plan, program, or organization, the same administrative fee shall be
10 assessed on all like entities, plans, programs, and organizations.
11 Section 3. This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2018.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 593 Original 2018 Regular Session Nancy Landry
Abstract: Allows for permitted withholdings for professional dues and authorizes an
administrative fee of up to 3% of the amount withheld for certain payroll
withholdings for public employees.
Present law allows permitted payroll withholdings for public employees for federal or state
income, credit unions, garnishments, liens, union dues, savings bonds programs, United
Way, insurance products provided by the Office of Group Benefits, and state participating
contributions products sponsored by the Office of Group Benefits.
Proposed law retains present law and adds authorization for withholding dues for
professional associations and organizations for public employees.
Proposed law authorizes an administrative fee of up to 3% of the amount withheld for public
employees for the following permitted payroll withholdings:
(1)Garnishments
(2)Liens
(3)Union dues
(4) Professional dues
(5)Qualified United Way entities
(6)Products offered without state contributory participation evaluated and approved by
the commissioner of administration
(7) Donations to qualified nonprofit charities through La. Association of United Ways
Effective July 1, 2018.
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(Amends R.S. 42:456(A)(1); Adds R.S. 42:456(C))
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