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LA HB471

Bill

Status

Introduced

4/4/2025

Primary Sponsor

Kathy Edmonston

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires constitutional amendments to be "clearly confined to one object," strengthening the existing single-subject requirement for proposed amendments

  • Eliminates the legislature's current authority to propose a revision of an entire constitutional article as one amendment containing multiple objects or changes

  • Retains existing requirements that amendments include a title with a brief summary and set forth the full text of sections being revised or added

  • Requires two-thirds vote of elected members in each legislative house to submit the proposed amendment to voters

  • Scheduled for submission to Louisiana voters at the November 3, 2026 statewide election

Legislative Description

(Constitutional Amendment) Changes the process for amending the constitution

CONSTITUTION/AMENDMENT

Last Action

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

4/14/2025

Committee Referrals

House and Governmental Affairs4/4/2025

Full Bill Text

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