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ACT No. 2
2021 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 8
BY REPRESENTATIVE BUTLER AND SENATORS BOUDREAUX, CLOUD, AND
FRED MILLS
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 47:1923(D)(1)(a), relative to the Evangeline Parish tax assessor;
3 to provide for the payment of certain insurance premiums for retirees; to provide for
4 effectiveness; and to provide for related matters.
5 Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published
6 as provided by Article III, Section 13 of the Constitution of
7 Louisiana.
8 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
9 Section 1. R.S. 47:1923(D)(1)(a) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as
10 follows:
11 ยง1923. Authority for assessors separately or jointly to contract for insurance;
12 payment of premiums
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14 D.(1)(a) In the parishes of Allen, Ascension, Assumption, Avoyelles,
15 Beauregard, Bienville, Caddo, Calcasieu, Caldwell, Cameron, Catahoula, Claiborne,
16 Concordia, DeSoto, East Baton Rouge, Evangeline, Franklin, Iberia, Iberville,
17 Jackson, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lafourche, LaSalle, Lincoln, Livingston, Madison,
18 Morehouse, Natchitoches, Orleans, Ouachita, Plaquemines, Pointe Coupee, Rapides,
19 Red River, Sabine, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. Helena, St. John the Baptist, St.
20 Landry, St. Martin, Tangipahoa, Tensas, Terrebonne, Union, Vermilion, Vernon,
21 Washington, Webster, West Baton Rouge, West Carroll, and West Feliciana, the
22 assessor shall pay the premium cost of group life, dental, group health, hospital,
23 surgical, or other medical insurance for any assessor or assessor's employee who
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1 meets the requirements of Subparagraph (b) of this Paragraph. A uniform policy
2 with respect to the payment of such premium shall be formulated and applied by the
3 assessor of each parish listed in this Subparagraph.
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5 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
6 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
7 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
8 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
9 effective on the day following such approval.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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