Louisiana bills · 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana HB 225

GOVERNOR: (Constitutional Amendment) Provides for gubernatorial term limits

1. Introduced
2. In committee
3. Passed House
4. Passed Senate
5. To Governor
6. Became law

Sponsors

• Mike Bayham (Republican)

Cosponsors (1)

• Mandie Landry (Democratic)

Summary

Text versions

• House Committee Amendment, #3541, CL&P, Draft
• House Committee Amendment, #3639, CL&P, Adopted
• HB225 Original
• HB225 Engrossed
• HB225 Reengrossed
• HB225 Enrolled
• HB225 Act

Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.

Actions

• Feb 19, 2026 · House
  Prefiled.
• Feb 19, 2026 · House
  Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
• Feb 20, 2026 · House
  First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/20/2026.
• Mar 9, 2026 · House
  Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
• Mar 31, 2026 · House
  Reported favorably (11-2). To be recommitted to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
• Apr 1, 2026 · House
  Read by title, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
• Apr 13, 2026 · House
  Reported with amendments (8-0-1).
• Apr 14, 2026 · House
  Read by title, amended, ordered reengrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
• Apr 15, 2026 · House
  Scheduled for floor debate on 04/20/2026.
• Apr 20, 2026 · House
  Read by title, returned to the calendar.
• Apr 20, 2026 · House
  Notice given.
• Apr 20, 2026 · House
  Scheduled for floor debate on 04/21/2026.
• Apr 21, 2026 · House
  Called from the calendar.
• Apr 21, 2026 · House
  Read by title, returned to the calendar.
• Apr 21, 2026 · House
  Notice given.
• Apr 21, 2026 · House
  Scheduled for floor debate on 04/22/2026.
• Apr 22, 2026 · House
  Called from the calendar.
• Apr 22, 2026 · House
  Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 67, nays 22. The bill, not having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, failed to pass. Motion to reconsider pending.
• Apr 23, 2026 · House
  Read by title, reconsidered, returned to the calendar, under the rules.
• Apr 27, 2026 · House
  Notice given.
• Apr 27, 2026 · House
  Scheduled for floor debate on 04/28/2026.
• Apr 28, 2026 · House
  Called from the calendar.
• Apr 28, 2026 · House
  Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 67, nays 21. The bill, not having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, failed to pass.
• Apr 29, 2026 · House
  Rules suspended.
• Apr 29, 2026 · House
  Motion to reconsider pending.
• May 5, 2026 · House
  Read by title, reconsidered, returned to the calendar, under the rules.
• May 5, 2026 · House
  Rules suspended.
• May 5, 2026 · House
  Called from the calendar.
• May 5, 2026 · House
  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.
• May 5, 2026 · Senate
  Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
• May 6, 2026 · Senate
  Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.
• May 20, 2026 · Senate
  Reported favorably.
• May 21, 2026 · Senate
  Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
• May 25, 2026 · Senate
  Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
• May 26, 2026 · Senate
  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.
• May 26, 2026 · House
  Received from the Senate without amendments.
• May 27, 2026 · House
  Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
• May 27, 2026 · Senate
  Signed by the President of the Senate.
• May 28, 2026 · House
  Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.
• May 28, 2026 · House
  Becomes Act No. 414.
• May 28, 2026 · House
  Effective date: See Act.