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Read. Follow. Verify.Louisiana proposes constitutional amendment establishing a lifetime term limit for governors
Last action · May 28, 2026: Effective date: See Act.Sponsors: Mike Bayham and 1 other
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What This Bill Does
Louisiana voters will decide on November 3, 2026, whether to amend the state constitution to prohibit any person who has served more than one and one-half terms as governor from being elected to any future term.
Changes future eligibility rules for individuals seeking the state's highest office by replacing consecutive term restrictions with a lifetime limit.
Who It Affects
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electors of the state of Louisiana
Voters will cast a ballot to approve or reject the constitutional amendment regarding gubernatorial term limits.
candidates for the office of governor
Future candidates face a lifetime limit preventing them from running for governor if they have previously served more than one and one-half terms.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Became law.
Procedural history
41 actions- May 28, 2026HouseTaken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.
- May 28, 2026HouseBecomes Act No. 414.
- May 28, 2026HouseEffective date: See Act.
- May 27, 2026HouseEnrolledEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
- May 27, 2026SenateEnrolledSigned by the President of the Senate.
- May 26, 2026SenateFloorRules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 28 yeas and 10 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
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- May 26, 2026HouseReceived from the Senate without amendments.
- May 25, 2026SenateFloorReported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
- May 21, 2026SenateIntroducedRead by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- May 20, 2026SenateCommitteeReported favorably.
- May 6, 2026SenateCommitteeRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.
- May 5, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, reconsidered, returned to the calendar, under the rules.
- May 5, 2026HouseRules suspended.
- May 5, 2026HouseCalled from the calendar.
- May 5, 2026HouseFloorRead third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 73, nays 25. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
- May 5, 2026SenateReceived in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
- Apr 29, 2026HouseRules suspended.
- Apr 29, 2026HouseMotion to reconsider pending.
- Apr 28, 2026HouseCalled from the calendar.
- Apr 28, 2026HouseFloorRead third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 67, nays 21. The bill, not having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, failed to pass.
- Apr 27, 2026HouseNotice given.
- Apr 27, 2026HouseScheduled for floor debate on 04/28/2026.
- Apr 23, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, reconsidered, returned to the calendar, under the rules.
- Apr 22, 2026HouseCalled from the calendar.
- Apr 22, 2026HouseFloorRead third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 67, nays 22. The bill, not having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, failed to pass. Motion to reconsider pending.
- Apr 21, 2026HouseCalled from the calendar.
- Apr 21, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, returned to the calendar.
- Apr 21, 2026HouseNotice given.
- Apr 21, 2026HouseScheduled for floor debate on 04/22/2026.
- Apr 20, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, returned to the calendar.
- Apr 20, 2026HouseNotice given.
- Apr 20, 2026HouseScheduled for floor debate on 04/21/2026.
- Apr 15, 2026HouseScheduled for floor debate on 04/20/2026.
- Apr 14, 2026HouseFloorRead by title, amended, ordered reengrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
- Apr 13, 2026HouseReported with amendments (8-0-1).
- Apr 1, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
- Mar 31, 2026HouseCommitteeReported favorably (11-2). To be recommitted to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
- Mar 9, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
- Feb 20, 2026HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/20/2026.
- Feb 19, 2026HousePrefiled.
- Feb 19, 2026HouseCommitteeUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
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