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HB 244LOUISIANASession 2026State Billpassed both

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Louisiana proposes constitutional amendment on convention delegate election and ratification rules for November 2026 ballot

Original title: CONSTITUTION/CONVENTION: (Constitutional Amendment) Provides for the election of constitutional convention delegates and vote requirements necessary for the adoption of a new constitution (RR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Last action · May 28, 2026: Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.Sponsor: Kyle Green

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What This Bill Would Do

The legislature proposes amending the state constitution to require that delegates be elected from each legislative district and that any new constitution be ratified by a majority of voters in at least three-fourths of Louisiana parishes.

Why it matters

Changes the rules for how a new state constitution can be written and approved by requiring district-level delegate representation and a multi-parish majority vote threshold for statewide adoption.

Who It Would Affect

Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

electors of the state of Louisiana

Voters will decide whether to approve the constitutional amendment on November 3, 2026, and will vote on future constitutional ratifications under the new multi-parish threshold.

Directly affected

constitutional convention delegates

Delegates will be elected from specific senatorial and representative districts and must achieve a two-thirds vote to propose a new constitution or alternative propositions.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many delegates will represent each district at a constitutional convention under this measure?

The convention will be composed of one delegate elected from each senatorial district and each representative district.

What voter threshold is required across parishes to ratify a new Louisiana constitution?

A new constitution must be ratified by a majority of the electors voting on the proposal and in no fewer than three-fourths of the parishes.

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Where This Stands

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Procedural history

15 actions

May 28, 2026SenateIntroduced
Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
May 27, 2026SenateCommittee
Rules suspended. Reported favorably. Rules suspended. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
May 27, 2026SenateFloor
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
Apr 22, 2026SenateCommittee
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.
Apr 21, 2026Senate
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
Apr 20, 2026HouseFloor
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 78, nays 16. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

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Apr 15, 2026House
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/20/2026.
Apr 14, 2026HouseFloor
Read by title, amended, ordered reengrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
Apr 13, 2026House
Reported with amendments (6-0-1).
Apr 7, 2026HouseIntroduced
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
Apr 1, 2026House
Reported with amendments (12-2). To be recommitted to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
Mar 9, 2026HouseIntroduced
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
Feb 20, 2026House
Prefiled.
Feb 20, 2026HouseCommittee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
Feb 20, 2026House
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/20/2026.

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Connected Entities

Constitution of Louisiana, State of Louisiana

otherConstitution of Louisiana“The state constitution being amended by the joint resolution.”Map →

locationState of Louisiana“The jurisdiction holding the statewide election.”Map →

Sources

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www.legis.la.gov

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