Louisiana 26RS Session Status: Introduced 1 D cosponsors

HB440 — TAX EXEMPTIONS/HOMESTEAD: (Constitutional Amendment) Authorizes a parish governing authority to increase the amount of the homestead exemption (OR SEE FISC NOTE LF RV)

Last action — Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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

This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced February 25, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

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

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Prognosis

Stalled 12% · moderate confidence

  • Introduced

    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 D).

  • Mixed recorded votes

    1 passed, 1 failed in 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.

Summary

TAX EXEMPTIONS/HOMESTEAD: (Constitutional Amendment) Authorizes a parish governing authority to increase the amount of the homestead exemption (OR SEE FISC NOTE LF RV)

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Prefiled.

  2. Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

  3. First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.

  4. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on · 9 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (146)

146 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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.

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Votes

Defer Voluntary

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 8000
Democrat 4000
Total 12000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (12)
Member Party Vote
C. Travis Johnson Democrat Yea
Ken Brass Democrat Yea
Mandie Landry Democrat Yea
Rashid Armand Young Democrat Yea
Beth Anne Billings Republican Yea
III, Roger William Wilder Republican Yea
John E. Wyble Republican Yea
Joseph A. Orgeron Republican Yea
Jr., Jack "Jay" William Gallé Republican Yea
Tony Bacala Republican Yea
Troy Jude Hebert Republican Yea
Wayne McMahen Republican Yea

Official roll call →

With Amendments

Failed 5 Yea · 9 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 1900
Democrat 4000
Total 5900
% of votes cast 36%64%0%0%
How each member voted (14)
Member Party Vote
Ken Brass Democrat Yea
Marcus Anthony Bryant Democrat Yea
Rashid Armand Young Democrat Yea
Steven Jackson Democrat Yea
Beth Anne Billings Republican Nay
Chance Keith Henry Republican Nay
III, Roger William Wilder Republican Nay
Joseph A. Orgeron Republican Nay
Jr., Jack "Jay" William Gallé Republican Nay
Les Farnum Republican Yea
Michael Charles Echols Republican Nay
Tony Bacala Republican Nay
Troy Jude Hebert Republican Nay
Wayne McMahen Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Subjects

taxation housing
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB440 do?
TAX EXEMPTIONS/HOMESTEAD: (Constitutional Amendment) Authorizes a parish governing authority to increase the amount of the homestead exemption (OR SEE FISC NOTE LF RV)
Who sponsors HB440?
HB440 is sponsored by Candace N. Newell (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB440?
This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced February 25, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Where can I track HB440?
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