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HB225Introduced in the House

(Constitutional Amendment) Provides for gubernatorial term limits

Passed

Introduced by Mike Bayham, District 103

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Official description

(Constitutional Amendment) Provides for gubernatorial term limits

Where it stands

Effective date: See Act.

May 28, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

6 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate Vote on HB 225 FINAL PASSAGE (#1332) · May 26, 2026

28

Yes

10

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

39 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Robert Owen1Yes
Edward Price2No
Sidney Barthelemy3No
Jimmy Harris4No
Royce Duplessis5No
Rick Edmonds6Yes
Gary Carter7No
Patrick Connick8Yes
Cameron Henry9Yes
Kirk Talbot10Yes

Bill history

  1. Prefiled.

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

  3. First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/20/2026.

  4. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

  5. Reported favorably (11-2). To be recommitted to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.

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

  7. Reported with amendments (8-0-1).

  8. Read by title, amended, ordered reengrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

  9. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/20/2026.

  10. Read by title, returned to the calendar.

  11. Notice given.

  12. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/21/2026.

  13. Called from the calendar.

  14. Read by title, returned to the calendar.

  15. Notice given.

  16. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/22/2026.

  17. Called from the calendar.

  18. 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.

  19. Read by title, reconsidered, returned to the calendar, under the rules.

  20. Notice given.

  21. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/28/2026.

  22. Called from the calendar.

  23. 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.

  24. Rules suspended.

  25. Motion to reconsider pending.

  26. Read by title, reconsidered, returned to the calendar, under the rules.

  27. Rules suspended.

  28. Called from the calendar.

  29. 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.

  30. Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

  31. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.

  32. Reported favorably.

  33. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  34. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.

  35. 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.

  36. Received from the Senate without amendments.

  37. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

  38. Signed by the President of the Senate.

  39. Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.

  40. Becomes Act No. 414.

  41. Effective date: See Act.

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