Louisiana 26RS Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

HB225 — GOVERNOR: (Constitutional Amendment) Provides for gubernatorial term limits

Last action — Effective date: See Act.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Jeff Landry (Republican) on May 27, 2026.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

Upgrade to see the exact probability and what's driving it.

A statistical estimate from our own model of past outcomes — an insight, not a guarantee. Policymaking is volatile.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 7 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

In plain language

This bill proposes a constitutional amendment for gubernatorial term limits.

The legislation seeks to establish term limits for governors, limiting the number of terms they can serve. This aims to enhance political accountability and prevent extended power concentration in the executive branch.

Summary

GOVERNOR: (Constitutional Amendment) Provides for gubernatorial term limits

Bill Text

We don't have the full text on file for this bill yet.

Read HB225 on the official Louisiana source →

Action 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.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

Export CSV (upgrade) →

1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on · 37 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (146)

146 members have not signed on to this bill.

Show all 146 →

"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

House: FINAL PASSAGE

Passed 67 Yea · 22 Nay · 16 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 41807
Republican 56108
Unaffiliated 7301
Total 6722016
% of votes cast 64%21%0%15%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Amedee — Yea
Owen — Yea
Boudreaux — Yea
Galle — Yea
Stagni — Yea
Landry, J. — Yea
Miller — Nay
Henry, C. — Not Voting
Johnson, T. — Nay
Landry, T. — Nay
Adrian Fisher Democrat Nay
Aimee Adatto Freeman Democrat Not Voting
Alonzo L. Knox Democrat Not Voting
Barbara Carpenter Democrat Not Voting
C. Denise Marcelle Democrat Not Voting
Candace N. Newell Democrat Nay
Chasity Martinez Democrat Yea
Dana Henry Democrat Nay
Delisha Boyd Democrat Nay
Ed Murray Democrat Nay
Edmond Jordan Democrat Nay
III, Ed Larvadain Democrat Nay
Joy Walters Democrat Not Voting
Jr., Kyle M. Green Democrat Nay
Ken Brass Democrat Nay
Mandie Landry Democrat Yea
Marcus Anthony Bryant Democrat Nay
Pat Moore Democrat Nay
Rashid Armand Young Democrat Not Voting
Robby Carter Democrat Yea
Rodney Lyons Democrat Nay
Roy Daryl Adams Democrat Yea
Shaun Raphael Mena Democrat Nay
Sr., Wilford Carter Democrat Nay
Steven Jackson Democrat Nay
Sylvia Elaine Taylor Democrat Nay
Tammy T. Phelps Democrat Not Voting
Tehmi Jahi Chassion Democrat Nay
Vanessa Caston LaFleur Democrat Nay
Annie Spell Republican Yea
Barbara Reich Freiberg Republican Yea
Beth Anne Billings Republican Yea
Brett F. Geymann Republican Yea
Brian Leonard Glorioso Republican Yea
Bryan Fontenot Republican Yea
Chad Michael Boyer Republican Yea
Christopher Turner Republican Yea
Danny McCormick Republican Yea
Daryl Andrew Deshotel Republican Yea
Debbie Villio Republican Yea
Dixon Wallace McMakin Republican Yea
Dodie Horton Republican Yea
Emily Chenevert Republican Yea
Foy Bryan Gadberry Republican Yea
Francis C. Thompson Republican Not Voting
III, Roger William Wilder Republican Yea
III, Vincent "Vinney" St. Blanc Republican Not Voting
III, Vincent E. Cox Republican Yea
IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu Republican Yea
Jack McFarland Republican Not Voting
Jacob Braud Republican Yea
Jason Brian DeWitt Republican Not Voting
Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley Republican Yea
Jeremy LaCombe Republican Yea
Jerome Zeringue Republican Yea
Jessica Domangue Republican Yea
John E. Wyble Republican Yea
Joseph A. Orgeron Republican Yea
Josh Carlson Republican Yea
Jr., Dennis Bamburg Republican Yea
Jr., John R. Illg Republican Yea
Jr., Michael Robert Bayham Republican Yea
Kathy Edmonston Republican Yea
Kellee Hennessy Dickerson Republican Yea
Kim Carver Republican Yea
Kimberly Landry Coates Republican Yea
Larry A. Bagley Republican Yea
Lauren Ventrella Republican Yea
Laurie Schlegel Republican Yea
Les Farnum Republican Yea
Mark Wright Republican Not Voting
Michael "Gabe" Firment Republican Yea
Michael Charles Echols Republican Yea
Michael Melerine Republican Yea
Mike Johnson Republican Yea
Neil Riser Republican Not Voting
Nicholas Muscarello Republican Yea
Paul Sawyer Republican Yea
Phillip Eric Tarver Republican Yea
Polly Thomas Republican Yea
R. Dewith Carrier Republican Yea
Raymond J. Crews Republican Yea
Reese "Skip" Broussard Republican Nay
Rhonda Gaye Butler Republican Yea
Rodney Schamerhorn Republican Yea
Ryan Bourriaque Republican Yea
Shane Mack Republican Yea
Sr., Peter F. Egan Republican Yea
Stephanie H. Berault Republican Yea
Stephanie Hilferty Republican Not Voting
Timothy P. Kerner Republican Not Voting
Tony Bacala Republican Yea
Troy Jude Hebert Republican Yea
Wayne McMahen Republican Yea

Official roll call →

With Amendments

Passed 8 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 7001
Democrat 1000
Total 8001
% of votes cast 89%0%0%11%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
III, Ed Larvadain Democrat Yea
Brian Leonard Glorioso Republican Yea
Emily Chenevert Republican Yea
Josh Carlson Republican Yea
Kathy Edmonston Republican Yea
Mark Wright Republican Yea
Michael Melerine Republican Yea
Mike Johnson Republican Yea
Nicholas Muscarello Republican Not Voting

Official roll call →

Favorably

Passed 11 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 8000
Democrat 3200
Total 11200
% of votes cast 85%15%0%0%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Candace N. Newell Democrat Nay
Delisha Boyd Democrat Nay
III, Ed Larvadain Democrat Yea
Joy Walters Democrat Yea
Rodney Lyons Democrat Yea
Beth Anne Billings Republican Yea
Dixon Wallace McMakin Republican Yea
Foy Bryan Gadberry Republican Yea
IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu Republican Yea
John E. Wyble Republican Yea
Les Farnum Republican Yea
Polly Thomas Republican Yea
Rodney Schamerhorn Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Senate: FINAL PASSAGE

Passed 28 Yea · 10 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 3200
Republican 25000
Democrat 0801
Total 281001
% of votes cast 72%26%0%3%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Mr. President — Yea
Owen — Yea
Miller — Yea
Boudreaux — Nay
Carter — Nay
Edward J. Price Democrat Nay
Jay Luneau Democrat Nay
Jimmy Harris Democrat Nay
Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews Democrat Nay
Larry Selders Democrat Not Voting
Regina Barrow Democrat Nay
Royce Duplessis Democrat Nay
Sam Jenkins Democrat Nay
Sidney Barthelemy II Democrat Nay
Adam Bass Republican Yea
Alan Seabaugh Republican Yea
Beth Mizell Republican Yea
Blake Miguez Republican Yea
Bob Hensgens Republican Yea
Brach Jerad Myers Republican Yea
Caleb Kleinpeter Republican Yea
Eddie J. Lambert Republican Yea
Franklin J. Foil Republican Yea
Glen Womack Republican Yea
Heather Cloud Republican Yea
Jeremy Stine Republican Yea
John C. "Jay" Morris Republican Yea
Jr., William "Bill" Wheat Republican Yea
Kirk Talbot Republican Yea
Mark Abraham Republican Yea
Michael "Big Mike" Fesi Republican Yea
Mike Reese Republican Yea
Patrick Connick Republican Yea
Patrick McMath Republican Yea
Rick Edmonds Republican Yea
Robert Allain Republican Yea
Stewart Jr. Cathey Republican Yea
Thomas A. Pressly Republican Yea
Valarie Hodges Republican Yea

Official roll call →

House: CALL FROM THE CALENDAR

Passed 75 Yea · 23 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9301
Republican 62001
Democrat 42005
Total 752307
% of votes cast 71%22%0%7%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Amedee — Yea
Owen — Yea
Boudreaux — Yea
Galle — Yea
Henry, C. — Yea
Wiley — Yea
Landry, J. — Yea
Miller — Nay
Stagni — Not Voting
Johnson, T. — Nay
Landry, T. — Nay
St. Blanc — Yea
Adrian Fisher Democrat Nay
Aimee Adatto Freeman Democrat Nay
Alonzo L. Knox Democrat Not Voting
Barbara Carpenter Democrat Nay
C. Denise Marcelle Democrat Nay
Candace N. Newell Democrat Not Voting
Chasity Martinez Democrat Not Voting
Dana Henry Democrat Nay
Delisha Boyd Democrat Nay
Ed Murray Democrat Nay
Edmond Jordan Democrat Nay
III, Ed Larvadain Democrat Nay
Joy Walters Democrat Nay
Jr., Kyle M. Green Democrat Nay
Ken Brass Democrat Nay
Mandie Landry Democrat Yea
Marcus Anthony Bryant Democrat Not Voting
Pat Moore Democrat Nay
Rashid Armand Young Democrat Nay
Robby Carter Democrat Yea
Rodney Lyons Democrat Nay
Roy Daryl Adams Democrat Yea
Shaun Raphael Mena Democrat Not Voting
Sr., Wilford Carter Democrat Nay
Steven Jackson Democrat Yea
Sylvia Elaine Taylor Democrat Nay
Tammy T. Phelps Democrat Nay
Tehmi Jahi Chassion Democrat Nay
Vanessa Caston LaFleur Democrat Nay
Annie Spell Republican Yea
Barbara Reich Freiberg Republican Yea
Beth Anne Billings Republican Yea
Brett F. Geymann Republican Yea
Brian Leonard Glorioso Republican Yea
Bryan Fontenot Republican Yea
Chad Michael Boyer Republican Yea
Christopher Turner Republican Yea
Danny McCormick Republican Yea
Daryl Andrew Deshotel Republican Yea
Debbie Villio Republican Yea
Dixon Wallace McMakin Republican Yea
Dodie Horton Republican Yea
Emily Chenevert Republican Yea
Foy Bryan Gadberry Republican Yea
Francis C. Thompson Republican Yea
III, Roger William Wilder Republican Yea
III, Vincent E. Cox Republican Yea
IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu Republican Yea
Jack McFarland Republican Yea
Jacob Braud Republican Yea
Jason Brian DeWitt Republican Yea
Jeremy LaCombe Republican Not Voting
Jerome Zeringue Republican Yea
Jessica Domangue Republican Yea
John E. Wyble Republican Yea
Joseph A. Orgeron Republican Yea
Josh Carlson Republican Yea
Jr., Dennis Bamburg Republican Yea
Jr., John R. Illg Republican Yea
Jr., Michael Robert Bayham Republican Yea
Kathy Edmonston Republican Yea
Kellee Hennessy Dickerson Republican Yea
Kim Carver Republican Yea
Kimberly Landry Coates Republican Yea
Larry A. Bagley Republican Yea
Lauren Ventrella Republican Yea
Laurie Schlegel Republican Yea
Les Farnum Republican Yea
Mark Wright Republican Yea
Michael "Gabe" Firment Republican Yea
Michael Charles Echols Republican Yea
Michael Melerine Republican Yea
Mike Johnson Republican Yea
Neil Riser Republican Yea
Nicholas Muscarello Republican Yea
Paul Sawyer Republican Yea
Phillip Eric Tarver Republican Yea
Polly Thomas Republican Yea
R. Dewith Carrier Republican Yea
Raymond J. Crews Republican Yea
Reese "Skip" Broussard Republican Yea
Rhonda Gaye Butler Republican Yea
Rodney Schamerhorn Republican Yea
Ryan Bourriaque Republican Yea
Shane Mack Republican Yea
Sr., Peter F. Egan Republican Yea
Stephanie H. Berault Republican Yea
Stephanie Hilferty Republican Yea
Timothy P. Kerner Republican Yea
Tony Bacala Republican Yea
Troy Jude Hebert Republican Yea
Wayne McMahen Republican Yea

Official roll call →

House: MOTION TO RECONSIDER

Passed 70 Yea · 22 Nay · 13 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9202
Republican 55107
Democrat 61904
Total 7022013
% of votes cast 67%21%0%12%
How each member voted (105)
Member Party Vote
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Amedee — Yea
Owen — Yea
Galle — Yea
Boudreaux — Yea
Henry, C. — Yea
Wiley — Yea
Landry, J. — Yea
Stagni — Nay
Miller — Nay
Johnson, T. — Not Voting
Landry, T. — Not Voting
St. Blanc — Yea
Adrian Fisher Democrat Nay
Aimee Adatto Freeman Democrat Yea
Alonzo L. Knox Democrat Nay
Barbara Carpenter Democrat Not Voting
C. Denise Marcelle Democrat Not Voting
Candace N. Newell Democrat Nay
Chasity Martinez Democrat Yea
Dana Henry Democrat Nay
Delisha Boyd Democrat Nay
Ed Murray Democrat Nay
Edmond Jordan Democrat Nay
III, Ed Larvadain Democrat Nay
Joy Walters Democrat Nay
Jr., Kyle M. Green Democrat Nay
Ken Brass Democrat Nay
Mandie Landry Democrat Yea
Marcus Anthony Bryant Democrat Nay
Pat Moore Democrat Nay
Rashid Armand Young Democrat Not Voting
Robby Carter Democrat Yea
Rodney Lyons Democrat Nay
Roy Daryl Adams Democrat Yea
Shaun Raphael Mena Democrat Nay
Sr., Wilford Carter Democrat Nay
Steven Jackson Democrat Yea
Sylvia Elaine Taylor Democrat Nay
Tammy T. Phelps Democrat Nay
Tehmi Jahi Chassion Democrat Not Voting
Vanessa Caston LaFleur Democrat Nay
Annie Spell Republican Yea
Barbara Reich Freiberg Republican Yea
Beth Anne Billings Republican Yea
Brett F. Geymann Republican Yea
Brian Leonard Glorioso Republican Yea
Bryan Fontenot Republican Not Voting
Chad Michael Boyer Republican Yea
Christopher Turner Republican Yea
Danny McCormick Republican Yea
Daryl Andrew Deshotel Republican Yea
Debbie Villio Republican Yea
Dixon Wallace McMakin Republican Yea
Dodie Horton Republican Yea
Emily Chenevert Republican Yea
Foy Bryan Gadberry Republican Yea
Francis C. Thompson Republican Not Voting
III, Roger William Wilder Republican Yea
III, Vincent E. Cox Republican Yea
IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu Republican Yea
Jack McFarland Republican Yea
Jacob Braud Republican Yea
Jason Brian DeWitt Republican Yea
Jeremy LaCombe Republican Nay
Jerome Zeringue Republican Yea
Jessica Domangue Republican Yea
John E. Wyble Republican Yea
Joseph A. Orgeron Republican Yea
Josh Carlson Republican Yea
Jr., Dennis Bamburg Republican Yea
Jr., John R. Illg Republican Yea
Jr., Michael Robert Bayham Republican Yea
Kathy Edmonston Republican Yea
Kellee Hennessy Dickerson Republican Yea
Kim Carver Republican Yea
Kimberly Landry Coates Republican Yea
Larry A. Bagley Republican Not Voting
Lauren Ventrella Republican Yea
Laurie Schlegel Republican Yea
Les Farnum Republican Not Voting
Mark Wright Republican Yea
Michael "Gabe" Firment Republican Yea
Michael Charles Echols Republican Not Voting
Michael Melerine Republican Yea
Mike Johnson Republican Yea
Neil Riser Republican Yea
Nicholas Muscarello Republican Yea
Paul Sawyer Republican Yea
Phillip Eric Tarver Republican Not Voting
Polly Thomas Republican Yea
R. Dewith Carrier Republican Yea
Raymond J. Crews Republican Yea
Reese "Skip" Broussard Republican Yea
Rhonda Gaye Butler Republican Yea
Rodney Schamerhorn Republican Yea
Ryan Bourriaque Republican Not Voting
Shane Mack Republican Yea
Sr., Peter F. Egan Republican Yea
Stephanie H. Berault Republican Yea
Stephanie Hilferty Republican Yea
Timothy P. Kerner Republican Yea
Tony Bacala Republican Yea
Troy Jude Hebert Republican Yea
Wayne McMahen Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

elections
Cross-referencing the record. Reading this bill against every other bill in the corpus by meaning, not keywords. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Matching · Ranking · Engrossing

Frequently asked questions

What does HB225 do?
GOVERNOR: (Constitutional Amendment) Provides for gubernatorial term limits
Who sponsors HB225?
HB225 is sponsored by Jr., Michael Robert Bayham (Republican).
What is the current status of HB225?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2026. Enacted.
Where can I track HB225?
Track HB225 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

Make your voice heard on HB225

Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.

Find my representatives → Run a campaign

Stay ahead of HB225

Last checked for changes 2 months ago · updated continuously

One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.

Track this bill →