HB 244 Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session

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)

HB 244 proposes a constitutional amendment to change Louisiana's process for revising its constitution. It would require a two-thirds vote in both legislative chambers to call a constitutional convention, with delegates elected from each legislative district. The convention would need a two-thirds vote to propose changes, and any new constitution would require a majority vote statewide plus approval in at least 75% of parishes (counties) to be ratified. This amendment will be voted on by Louisiana voters in the November 2026 election.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

House Passage

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 20, 2026 Last action May 28, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB244 Reengrossed → HB244 Engrossed · 3 edits · Apr 20, 2026

MINOR

The bill text was updated from 'Reengrossed' to 'Engrossed' status, indicating it has passed all legislative stages. A minor formatting change was made to the ballot question regarding constitutional convention delegates, splitting a long line into two for better readability. Additionally, the date for the statewide election was expanded from the abbreviated 'Nov.' to the full word 'November'.

TECHNICAL

Status label changed from 'REENGROSSED' to 'ENGROSSED' to reflect the bill's final legislative stage.

Ballot question text was reformatted by breaking a long line into two lines to improve clarity.

Election date format changed from 'Nov.' to 'November' for consistency.

Floor votes · House Apr 20, 2026

How they voted

80–15

Passed · 10 other

Total votes 105

Apr 20, 2026

D Democratic33

27 Yea 1 Nay 5

81% Yea

R Republican72

53 Yea 14 Nay 5

73% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

May 27, 2026

Upper · Passed

Rules suspended. Reported favorably. Rules suspended. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

upper

Apr 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

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.

lower

Apr 13, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported with amendments (6-0-1).

lower

Apr 7, 2026

Committee

Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.

lower

Apr 1, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported with amendments (12-2). 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 20, 2026

Committee

Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors