LA HB244 | 2026 | Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill 244

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Engrossed on April 21 2026 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2026-05-28 - Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Summary

(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)

Title

(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)

Roll Calls

2026-04-20 - House - House Vote on HB 244 FINAL PASSAGE (#579) (Y: 78 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 11) [PASS]
2026-04-20 - House - House Vote on HB 244 FINAL PASSAGE (#579) (Y: 77 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 12) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-05-28	Senate	Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
2026-05-27	Senate	Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-05-27	Senate	Rules suspended. Reported favorably. Rules suspended. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-04-22	Senate	Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.
2026-04-21	Senate	Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-04-20	House	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.
2026-04-15	House	Scheduled for floor debate on 04/20/2026.
2026-04-14	House	Read by title, amended, ordered reengrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-04-13	House	Reported with amendments (6-0-1).
2026-04-07	House	Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
2026-04-01	House	Reported with amendments (12-2). To be recommitted to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
2026-03-09	House	Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
2026-02-20	House	First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/20/2026.
2026-02-20	House	Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
2026-02-20	House	Prefiled.

Subjects

CONSTITUTION/CONVENTION

Louisiana State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26rs&b=HB244&sbi=y
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1440748
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1458569
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1461485
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1463893
Amendment	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1458541
Amendment	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1460994
Amendment	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1461462
Amendment	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1462392
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1440754
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1448077
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1458701
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1459030
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1461864
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1462892
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1463959
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1464256
Roll Call	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1463784
Roll Call	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1463954