HB 77

ENROLLED
 2026 Regular Session
  ACT No. 395
 HOUSE BILL NO. 77
 BY REPRESENTATIVE TURNER
1AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 13:783(F)(13) and (14), relative to group insurance expenses of the office of
3the clerk of court; to provide for the payment of group insurance premiums for
4certain retirees of the Lincoln Parish Clerk of Court; to provide for the payment of
5group insurance premiums for certain retirees of the Lafourche Parish Clerk of
6Court; and to provide for related matters.
7 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8Section 1. R.S. 13:783(F)(13) and (14) are hereby enacted to read as follows:
9§783. Expenses of clerk's office
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11F.
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13(13) The clerk of court of Lincoln Parish shall pay from the clerk's salary
14fund one hundred percent of the premium costs of the group life and accidental death
15and dismemberment, group health, accident, dental, hospital, surgical, or other
16medical expense insurance for any clerk or employee who was a covered employee,
17who elects to continue coverage, and who retires from the office of the Lincoln
18Parish Clerk of Court and begins receiving monthly benefits from the Louisiana
19Clerks' of Court Retirement and Relief Fund immediately upon retirement from
20active employment with at least twenty years of full-time service with the office of
21the Lincoln Parish Clerk of Court, and who is at least fifty-five years of age. The
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1provisions of this Paragraph do not apply to any other insurance, such as
2supplemental insurance, that an employee may elect to purchase.
3(14) The clerk of court of Lafourche Parish shall pay from the clerk's salary
4fund one hundred percent of the premium costs of the group life and accidental death
5and dismemberment, group health, accident, dental, hospital, surgical, or other
6medical expense insurance for any clerk or employee who was a covered employee,
7who elects to continue coverage, and who retires from the office of the Lafourche
8Parish Clerk of Court and begins receiving monthly benefits from the Louisiana
9Clerks' of Court Retirement and Relief Fund immediately upon retirement from
10active employment with at least twenty years of full-time service with the office of
11the Lafourche Parish Clerk of Court, and who is at least fifty-five years of age. The
12provisions of this Paragraph do not apply to any other insurance, such as
13supplemental insurance, that an employee may elect to purchase.
  SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
  GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
 APPROVED:
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