HB 225 Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session

GOVERNOR: (Constitutional Amendment) Provides for gubernatorial term limits

HB 225 proposes a constitutional amendment to Louisiana's governor term limits, changing the current rule to a lifetime limit. Currently, a governor could serve multiple non-consecutive terms, but this bill would prohibit any person from serving more than one and one-half terms total in their lifetime. The amendment requires voter approval in the November 2026 election, with the ballot asking "Do you support an amendment to provide that the limitation on gubernatorial terms is a lifetime limit?" If approved, it would directly affect future governors seeking re-election after serving 1.5 terms. The bill does not change current term limits but would prevent governors from serving beyond the 1.5-term cap across their entire career.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 19, 2026 Signed May 28, 2026
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What changed between versions

HB225 Original HB225 Act · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill was converted from an original draft to an enrolled act, changing the title from 'HB 225 Original' to 'Act No. 414' and adding signatures from the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate. The substantive policy text regarding the gubernatorial term limit amendment remains identical to the original version, with only minor formatting adjustments to line numbers and spacing.
TECHNICAL

The document header was updated to reflect the bill's status as an enrolled act (Act No. 414) rather than an original draft, and signatures from the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate were added.

Minor formatting changes were made to line numbers and spacing throughout the text, but the actual wording of the constitutional amendment and digest remains unchanged.

Floor votes · Senate May 26, 2026 · House May 5, 2026

How they voted

2811
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
May 26, 2026
D Democratic12
1 Yea 10 Nay 1
83% Nay
R Republican28
27 Yea 1 Nay
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
41
Key actions
5
Committee
7
May 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 28 yeas and 10 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 21, 2026
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
May 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read 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.
lower
Apr 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (8-0-1).
lower
Apr 1, 2026
Committee
Read by title, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
lower
Mar 31, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (11-2). To be recommitted to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors