Proposed Constitutional Amendments - Louisiana State Legislature

Instrument	Author	Status	Considered
HB26	SAM JONES	Pending House Appropriations		more...
		RETIREMENT/FUNDING: (Constitutional Amendment) Requires that a portion of nonrecurring revenue be applied toward reducing the balance of the unfunded accrued liability of certain state retirement systems
HB88	BARROW	Pending House Appropriations		more...
		FUNDS/FUNDING: (Constitutional Amendment) Establishes the Seniors' Supplement Fund for the provision of occasional supplemental payments to certain retirees and beneficiaries of state retirement systems (OR SEE FISC NOTE SD EX)
HB92	CONNICK	Pending House Ways and Means	Considered 4/8/14	more...
		TAX/AD VALOREM TAX: (Constitutional Amendment) Increases the income limit for qualification for the special assessment level for property subject to ad valorem tax (OR SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)
HB96	J.EDWARDS	Sent to the Secretary of State - Act 875		more...
		JUDGES: (Constitutional amendment) Removes the mandatory retirement age of judges (EN DECREASE FC SG EX)
HB111	LEGER	Sent to the Secretary of State - Act 870		more...
		TAX/AD VALOREM TAX: (Constitutional Amendment) Provides relative to ad valorem taxes for fire and police protection in Orleans Parish (EN +$34,551,000 LF RV See Note)
HB112	RICHARD	Pending House and Governmental Affairs	Considered 4/29/14	more...
		LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS: (Constitutional Amendment) Provides relative to the length of regular sessions in odd-numbered years and the consideration of certain measures in such sessions (OR -$267,311 GF EX See Note)
HB125	HARRISON	Failed House final passage		more...
		SCHOOLS/ST SUPERINTDT: (Constitutional Amendment) Provides for the statewide election of the state superintendent of education (EG NO IMPACT See Note)
HB148	CHAMPAGNE	Subject to call - House concurrence		more...
		FUNDS/FUNDING: (Constitutional Amendment) Requires that monies received by the state from violations of certain federal and state laws associated with the Deepwater Horizon oil spill be deposited into the Coastal Protection and Restoration Fund (RE1 SEE FISC NOTE SD RV See Note)
HB174	BROSSETT	Pending House Health and Welfare		more...
		MEDICAID: (Constitutional Amendment) Provides for the expansion of Medicaid eligibility (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
HB175	RICHARD	Pending House and Governmental Affairs		more...
		REAPPORTIONMENT/LEGIS: (Constitutional Amendment) Provides relative to the authority for redistricting the legislature (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
HB222	LEGER	Pending Senate Finance	Considered 5/15/14	more...
		EDUCATION/FINANCE: (Constitutional Amendment) Prohibits the supplanting of state funds for tuition and fee increases for institutions of higher education (RR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
HB223	REYNOLDS	Pending House Commerce		more...
		UTILITIES: (Constitutional Amendment) Limits power of the Public Service Commission to regulate nonprofit water utility cooperatives wholly owned by water users
HB240	P.SMITH	Pending House Health and Welfare	Sched. for 5/21/14	more...
		HEALTH CARE: (Constitutional Amendment) Requires the state to provide to a legal resident employed for the previous calendar year for at least 1,000 hours and whose income is below 100% of the federal poverty level the opportunity to participate in a state program providing health insurance with essential benefits (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
HB273	GEYMANN	Pending House Education		more...
		BESE: (Constitutional Amendment) Abolishes State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE), transfers BESE duties, functions, and responsibilities to the state superintendent of education, and provides for election of the state superintendent
HB290	P.SMITH	Pending House Health and Welfare	Considered 5/21/14	more...
		MEDICAID: (Constitutional Amendment) Directs the Dept. of Health and Hospitals to offer health insurance with essential health benefits to every legal resident of La. whose income is at or below 138% of the federal poverty level, and to allow the legislature to determine whether to continue the program when federal funding falls below 90% of the total program funding (OR DECREASE GF EX See Note)
HB313	CHAMPAGNE	Involuntarily deferred in House and Governmental Affairs	Considered 4/29/14	more...
		ELECTED OFFICIALS/TERMS: (Constitutional Amendment) Provides term limits for certain statewide elected officials
HB341	HARRISON	Sent to the Secretary of State - Act 874		more...
		GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION: (Constitutional Amendment) Provides relative to departments of the executive branch of state government (EN SEE FISC NOTE See Note)
HB342	HARRISON	Pending Senate final passage		more...
		ELDERLY: (Constitutional Amendment) Creates and provides for a Department of Elderly Affairs (EG1 SEE FISC NOTE See Note)
HB343	HARRISON	Pending House Appropriations	Considered 5/5/14	more...
		ELDERLY: (Constitutional Amendment) Creates and provides for a Department of Elderly Affairs (EG INCREASE See Note)
HB373	STEVE CARTER	Failed House final passage		more...
		LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS: (Constitutional Amendment) Provides relative to legislative sessions and bill introduction limits (EG DECREASE GF EX See Note)
HB374	GEYMANN	Involuntarily deferred in House and Governmental Affairs	Considered 4/23/14	more...
		BESE: (Constitutional Amendment) Provides for the election of all members of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (OR NO IMPACT See Note)
HB488	BERTHELOT	Sent to the Secretary of State - Act 871		more...
		TAX/PROPERTY: (Constitutional Amendment) Authorizes agents of the tax collector to sell property for delinquent taxes and requires the fee of the authorized agent to be included within the costs recoverable in the tax sale (EN DECREASE LF EX See Note)
HB489	W.BISHOP	Sent to the Secretary of State - Act 872		more...
		PROPERTY/ABANDONED: (Constitutional Amendment) Authorizes the sale of certain property in the Lower Ninth Ward of the city of New Orleans by the city at a price set by the legislature (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)
HB490	GEYMANN	Pending Senate Finance	Considered 5/27/14	more...
		BUDGETARY CONTROLS: (Constitutional Amendment) Prohibits certain transfers of monies through the Coastal Protection and Restoration Fund or the Budget Stabilization Fund (RR SEE FISC NOTE SD RV See Note)
HB491	GREENE	Pending House Education		more...
		SCHOOLS/DISTRICTS: (Constitutional Amendment) Removes geographic limitations on the legislature's authority to create new school boards and on provisions relative to financing education
HB492	GREENE	Pending House Education		more...
		SCHOOLS/FINANCE: (Constitutional Amendment) Grants any legislatively established public school system the same treatment and authority granted to parishes for purposes of minimum foundation program funding and local taxing authority
HB493	HARRISON	Involuntarily deferred in House Appropriations	Considered 5/12/14	more...
		FUNDS/FUNDING: (Constitutional Amendment) Creates the Bet on Louisiana's Future Fund for the deposit of certain gaming proceeds (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF RV)
HB494	IVEY	Involuntarily deferred in House Administration of Criminal Justice	Considered 5/6/14	more...
		WEAPONS/FIREARMS: (Constitutional Amendment) Provides that the right to keep and bear arms includes the right to carry a concealed handgun without a permit or license (OR DECREASE SD RV See Note)
HB587	CARMODY	Pending House Appropriations	Considered 4/7/14	more...
		FUNDS/FUNDING: (Constitutional Amendment) Eliminates certain constitutional dedications and funding mandates (OR +$31,000,000 GF RV See Note)
HB588	STEVE CARTER	Subject to call - House final passage		more...
		HIGHER EDUCATION: (Constitutional Amendment) Provides for members of the postsecondary education management boards and the Board of Regents to have qualifications provided by law
HB589	DIXON	Involuntarily deferred in Labor and Industrial Relations	Considered 4/10/14	more...
		EMPLOYMENT/WAGES-MINIMUM: ( Constitutional Amendment) Provides for a state minimum wage (OR INCREASE See Note)
HB590	LANCE HARRIS	Pending House Health and Welfare		more...
		ABORTION: (Constitutional Amendment) Prohibits the use of public monies for abortion and provision of public monies to providers of abortion except as may be required by the federal government as a condition of federal financial participation in a public medical assistance program (OR NO IMPACT See Note)
HB591	CAMERON HENRY	Pending House Civil Law and Procedure	Considered 4/15/14	more...
		CHILDREN/PARENTAL RIGHTS: (Constitutional Amendment) Provides relative to parental rights
HB592	HUNTER	Pending House and Governmental Affairs		more...
		EMPLOYMENT/WAGES-MINIMUM: (Constitutional Amendment) Provides with respect to the prohibition of the passage of a local or special law regarding labor (OR NO IMPACT See Note)
HB593	N.LANDRY	Pending House Education	Sched. for 5/6/14	more...
		SCHOOLS: (Constitutional Amendment) Authorizes legislation to provide for preparation and adoption of a plan for the structure and organization of governance of the Lafayette Parish school system subject to voter approval, including exceptions from certain constitutional provisions (OR NO IMPACT LF EX See Note)
HB594	PRICE	Pending House Education		more...
		EDUCATION/FINANCE--8G: (Constitutional Amendment) Provides relative to the purposes for which monies from the Quality Education Support Fund (8(g)) may be used by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
HB595	ABRAMSON	Pending House Appropriations		more...
		FUNDS/FUNDING: (Constitutional Amendment) Provides for accounts within the Education Excellence Fund and the deposit of certain gaming revenues into the fund
HB596	ABRAMSON	Pending House Appropriations		more...
		FUNDS/FUNDING: (Constitutional Amendment) Requires certain money from vetoed line item appropriations be deposited into the Budget Stabilization Fund (OR INCREASE SD RV See Note)
HB627	LEGER	Pending House and Governmental Affairs		more...
		REAPPORTIONMENT: (Constitutional Amendment) Provides for a redistricting commission to propose three alternative plans for each public body to be redistricted by the legislature and requires the legislature to enact one of such plans without amendment (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
HB628	ST.GERMAIN	Sent to the Secretary of State - Act 873		more...
		FUNDS/FUNDING: (Constitutional Amendment) Authorizes the investment of public funds in a state infrastructure bank (REF NO IMPACT GF EX See Note)
HB629	ST.GERMAIN	Conference Committee Report Read in House		more...
		FUNDS/FUNDING: (Constitutional Amendment) Provides for the deposit of revenues into the Transportation Trust Fund (RRF SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note)
SB11	ERIC LAFLEUR	Pending House Civil Law and Procedure		more...
		JUDGES: Constitutional amendment to remove the age beyond which judges shall not remain in office. (2/3 - CA13s1(A)) (EG DECREASE FC SG EX)
SB77	NEVERS	Pending Senate Health and Welfare		more...
		HEALTH CARE: Constitutional amendment to require the state to provide the opportunity to a legal resident, employed for the previous calendar year for at least one thousand hours, and whose income is below one hundred percent of the federal poverty level to participate in a state program that provides health insurance with essential benefits. (2/3-CA13s1(A))
SB96	NEVERS	Pending Senate Health and Welfare	Considered 4/23/14	more...
		MEDICAID: Constitutional amendment to direct the Department of Health and Hospitals to offer health insurance with essential health benefits to every legal resident of Louisiana whose income is at or below 138% of the federal poverty level, and to allow the legislature to determine whether to continue the program when federal funding falls below 90% of the total program funding. (2/3-CA13s1(A)) (OR DECREASE GF EX See Note)
SB123	NEVERS	Pending Senate Labor and Industrial Relations	Considered 4/24/14	more...
		EMPLOYMENT: Constitutional amendment to provide, with certain exemptions, for a state minimum wage effective January 1, 2015. (2/3-CA13s1(A)) (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
SB124	NEVERS	Withdrawn from the files of the Senate		more...
		TUITION: Constitutional Amendment to authorize the postsecondary education management boards to establish tuition and mandatory fee amounts charged by institutions under their supervision and management. (2/3-CA13sl(A))
SB145	CROWE	Pending Senate Finance		more...
		FUNDS/FUNDING: Constitutional amendment to authorize limited redirection and transfer of funds supporting appropriations and allocations from the state general fund and dedicated funds in certain circumstances. (2/3-CA13s1(A)) (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF RV)
SB200	BRET ALLAIN	Pending Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs	Considered 4/14/14	more...
		LOCAL AGENCIES: Constitutional Amendment to require a minimum turnout of 20% of voters to approve a political subdivision or special district proposition to incur or assume debt, issue bonds, or levy a tax. (2/3 - CA13s1(A)) (1/1/15) (OR SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)
SB216	MURRAY	Failed House final passage		more...
		JUDGES: Provides relative to courts and vacancies in the office of a judge. (2/3-CA13s1(A)) (EG1 SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
SB226	MURRAY	Pending Senate Judiciary A		more...
		WORKERS' COMPENSATION: Constitutional amendment to provide for original jurisdiction for district courts regarding workers' compensation matters. (2/3 - CA13s1(A))
SB236	GALLOT	Pending Senate Finance	Considered 4/7/14	more...
		TAX/TAXATION: Constitutional amendment to remove the "trigger", and instead start on July 1, 2015, the new maximum allocation of certain severance taxes to parishes in which severance occurs and the distribution to the Atchafalaya Basin Conservation Fund of a certain amount of revenues received from severance taxes and royalties on state lands in the Atchafalaya Basin. (2/3 - CA13s1(A)) (7/1/15) (EG -$41,200,000 GF RV See Note)
SB285	MORRELL	Pending Senate Finance	Considered 5/5/14	more...
		FUNDS/FUNDING: Constitutional amendment to provide for the inclusion of municipally employed EMS practitioners in the list of those eligible for state supplemental pay. (2/3-CA13s1(A)) (EG +$3,960,000 GF EX See Note)
SB295	CROWE	Pending Senate and Governmental Affairs	Considered 4/2/14	more...
		IDENTITY DATA: Constitutional amendment to protect personal identifiable information. (2/3-CA13sl(A))
SB308	CROWE	Pending Senate Judiciary A	Considered 4/15/14	more...
		CHILDREN: Provides relative to the fundamental rights of parents. (2/3 - CA13sl(A)) (OR SEE FISC NOTE)
SB343	DONAHUE	Pending Senate Finance		more...
		TUITION: Constitutional amendment to authorize the postsecondary education management boards to establish tuition and fee amounts charged by institutions under their supervision and management. (2/3-CA13sl(A)) (EG INCREASE SG RV See Note)
SB354	BODI WHITE	Subject to call - Senate final passage		more...
		SCHOOLS: Constitutional Amendment to provide that any public school system created by the legislature shall have the authority granted parish school boards. (2/3 - CA13s1(A))
SB355	FRED MILLS	Subject to call - Senate final passage		more...
		FUNDS/FUNDING: Constitutional amendment to establish a budget stabilization program for Medicaid programs, certain elderly services, rehabilitation services, and other health care services. (2/3-CA13s1(A)) (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

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