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LA HB471
Bill
Status
4/4/2025
Primary Sponsor
Kathy Edmonston
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AI Summary
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Requires constitutional amendments to be "clearly confined to one object," strengthening the existing single-subject requirement for proposed amendments
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Eliminates the legislature's current authority to propose a revision of an entire constitutional article as one amendment containing multiple objects or changes
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Retains existing requirements that amendments include a title with a brief summary and set forth the full text of sections being revised or added
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Requires two-thirds vote of elected members in each legislative house to submit the proposed amendment to voters
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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