HB4Introduced in the House
Provides for calling a constitutional convention (RR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
Introduced by Dixon McMakin, District 68
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Provides for calling a constitutional convention (RR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
Where it stands
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.
May 18, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
HouseStage: House Vote on HB 4 FINAL PASSAGE (#1251) · May 13, 2026
64
Yes
32
No
9
Absent or Not Voting
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| Representative | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Danny McCormick | 1 | Yes |
| Steven Jackson | 2 | No |
| Tammy Phelps | 3 | No |
| Joy Walters | 4 | No |
| Dennis Bamburg | 5 | Yes |
| Michael Melerine | 6 | Yes |
| Lawrence Bagley | 7 | Yes |
| Raymond Crews | 8 | Yes |
| Dodie Horton | 9 | Yes |
| Wayne McMahen | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Prefiled.
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 1/23/2026.
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
Reported with amendments (8-6). To be recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.
Reported with amendments (10-8).
Read by title, amended, ordered reengrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/13/2026.
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 64, nays 32. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.
Verify the information
- Official page on the Louisiana Legislature website
- House Committee Amendment #2393 H&G Draft (amendment)
- House Committee Amendment #3038 H&G Proposed (amendment)
- House Committee Amendment #5300 APP Draft (amendment)
- House Committee Amendment #5370 APP Proposed (amendment)
- House Floor Amendment #5544 McMakin Proposed (amendment)
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