LA HB4 | 2026 | Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill 4

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Engrossed on May 14 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-05-18 - Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.
Pending: Senate Governmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Summary

Provides for calling a constitutional convention (RR INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Title

Provides for calling a constitutional convention (RR INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Roll Calls

2026-05-13 - House - House Vote on HB 4 FINAL PASSAGE (#1251) (Y: 64 N: 32 NV: 0 Abs: 9) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-05-18	Senate	Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.
2026-05-14	Senate	Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-05-13	House	Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 64, nays 32. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-05-12	House	Scheduled for floor debate on 05/13/2026.
2026-05-12	House	Read by title, amended, ordered reengrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-05-11	House	Reported with amendments (10-8).
2026-04-07	House	Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
2026-04-01	House	Reported with amendments (8-6). To be recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
2026-03-09	House	Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
2026-01-23	House	First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 1/23/2026.
2026-01-12	House	Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
2026-01-12	House	Prefiled.

Subjects

CONSTITUTION/CONVENTION

Louisiana State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26rs&b=HB4&sbi=y
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1433960
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1458687
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1471040
Text	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1472780
Amendment	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1453682
Amendment	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1458595
Amendment	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1470489
Amendment	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1470826
Amendment	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1472049
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1433964
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1447886
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1458715
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1458751
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1471239
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1471371
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1472789
Supplement	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1473014
Roll Call	https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1472453