HLSHCAHB244 26RS-8614469 ENGROSSED3526 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS Regular Session HOUSEAmendments BILLproposed NO.by House Committee on Civil Law and Procedure to Engrossed House Bill No.

244 BYby REPRESENTATIVERepresentative GREENGreen CONSTITUTION/CONVENTION:AMENDMENT NO.

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to provide forthevoterequirementfordelegates to propose a constitution or alternative propositions;

to provide for the vote requirement for ratification of a new constitution by the people;

to provide for submission of the proposed amendment to the electors;

and to provide for related matters.

Section1.

BeitresolvedbytheLegislatureofLouisiana,two-thirdsofthemembers elected to each house concurring, that there shall be submitted to the electors of the state of Louisiana, for their approval or rejection in the manner provided by law, a proposal to amend Article XIII, Section 2 of the Constitution of Louisiana, to read as follows:

§2.

Constitutional Convention Section 2.

Whenever the legislature considers it desirable to revise this constitution or propose a new constitution, it may provide for the calling of a constitutional convention by law enacted by two-thirds of the elected members of each house.

The convention shall be composed of one delegate elected from each senatorial district and each representative district.

The revision or the proposed constitution andanyalternativepropositionsagreeduponbytheconventionbytwo- thirds of the delegates shall be submitted to the people for their ratification or Page 1 of 3 CODING:

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If the proposal is approved ratified by a majority of the electors voting thereon and in no fewer than three-fourths of the parishes, the governor shall proclaim it to be the Constitution of Louisiana.

Section 2.

Be it further resolved that this proposed amendment shall be submitted to the electors of the state of Louisiana at the statewide election to be held on November 3, 2026.

Section 3.

Be it further resolved that on the official ballot to be used at the election, there shall be printed a proposition, upon which the electors of the state shall be permitted to voteYES orNO,to amendtheConstitution of Louisiana, which proposition shall readas follows:

Do you support an amendment to provide for the election of constitutional conventiondelegatesfromeachstatehouseandsenatelegislativedistrictand for the minimum vote requirement of the convention delegates and the electorate necessary to adopt a new constitution? (Amends Article XIII, Section 2) DIGEST ThedigestprintedbelowwaspreparedbyHouseLegislative Services.

Itconstitutes nopart of the legislative instrument.

The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent.

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1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HB 244 Engrossed 2026 Regular Session Green Abstract:

Provides for the election of convention delegates from each legislative district, requires2/3 of delegates to approvea proposal beforesubmission to thepeople, and requires a majority of the people in no fewer than 3/4 of the parishes to ratify a proposed constitution.

Present constitution provides that whenever the legislature considers it desirable to revise the constitution or propose a new constitution, it may provide for the calling of a constitutional convention by law enacted by 2/3 of the elected members of each house.

Proposed constitutional amendment retains present constitution.

Proposed constitutional amendment provides that the convention shall be composed of one delegate elected from each senatorial district and each representative district.

Present constitution provides that the revision or the proposed constitution and any alternative propositions agreed upon bythe convention shall be submitted to the people for their ratification or rejection.

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244 Proposed constitutional amendment provides that the proposed constitution and any alternative propositions shall be agreed upon by 2/3 of the delegates.

Present constitution provides that if the proposal is approved by a majority of the electors voting thereon, the governor shall proclaim it to be the Constitution of Louisiana.

Proposed constitutional amendment instead provides that the proposal shall be ratified by a majority of the electors voting thereon and in no fewer than 3/4 of the parishes.

Provides for submission of the proposed amendment to the voters at the statewide election to be held November 3, 2026.