GREEN SHEET REDIGEST
HB 80 2020 Regular Session Romero
DISTRICT ATTORNEYS: Provides relative to group health insurance for retired
district attorneys
DIGEST
Present law provides that the cost of group health insurance premiums shall be paid from the
district attorney's general fund for district attorneys who have retired with 25 years of
creditable service in the District Attorneys' Retirement System, regardless of age, in the 5th,
7th, 18th, 21st, 23rd, 25th, 29th, 30th, and 40th Judicial Districts.
Proposed law retains present law except with regard to how the payment of the costs of group
health insurance premiums are paid, proposed law no longer requires the costs of group
health insurance premiums to be paid from the district attorney's general fund but rather
allows for the premiums to be paid from the fund.
Proposed law adds the 31st, 33rd, and 36th Judicial Districts to those for which group health
insurance premiums may be paid for district attorneys who have retired, and changes the
required years of service from 25 years to 24 years for all district attorneys included in
present law and proposed law.
(Amends R.S. 16:516(A))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Judiciary to the
original bill:
1. Change the requisite years of service for eligibility to receive retirement
benefits from 25 years to 24 years.
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The House Floor Amendments to the engrossed bill:
1. Add the 33rd and 36th Judicial Districts to the group of retired district
attorneys.
2. Change the payment of group health insurance premiums from mandatory to
permissive.
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Judiciary B to the
reengrossed bill
1. Makes technical corrections.
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Prepared by Dawn Romero Watson.