BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana lawmakers have delayed the start date of Gov. Bobby Jindal's signature retirement achievement from last year, a law that would shift future rank-and-file state workers to a 401(k)-style retirement plan.
With a 35-0 vote Wednesday, the state Senate gave final legislative passage to a one-year suspension of the law that had been slated to take effect in July.
Jindal can't veto the suspension, which gives lawmakers time to learn the resolution of several outstanding concerns.
A district court judge has ruled the law unconstitutional, saying it didn't get enough votes to pass. That ruling is on appeal at the Louisiana Supreme Court. Meanwhile, leaders of two state retirement systems have raised concerns about tax implications and possible costs of the changes.
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