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2023 PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
November 18, 2023 Election
The four (4) constitutional amendments that will be on the ballot for the November 18, 2023 election
are listed below.
Click on an Act number link to read the complete text of an Act at the Legislature’s website.
Proposed Amendment No. 1
Act 278 (HB 166, 2022 Regular Session by Representative Miller) - Constitutional amendment to
amend Article III, Section 18, relative to gubernatorial action on bills and matters related thereto; to
provide relative to veto sessions; to provide for submission of the proposed amendment to the electors;
and to provide for related matters.
“Do you support an amendment to clarify that the timing of gubernatorial action on a bill and his return
of a vetoed bill to the legislature is based upon the legislative session in which the bill passed and to
authorize the legislature, if it is in session, to reconsider vetoed bills without convening a separate veto
session? (Effective January 8, 2024) (Amends Article III, Section 18)”
Proposed Amendment No. 2
Act 199 (HB 254, 2023 Regular Session by Representative Thomas) – Constitutional amendment to
repeal Article VII, Sections 4(D)(4)(b), 10.4, 10.10, and 10.12(B) and (C) and Article IX, Sections 9 and
10, relative to special funds in the state treasury; to provide for the repeal of certain special funds; to
provide for the transfer of remaining balances of such special funds; to provide for submission of the
proposed amendments to the electors; and to provide for related matters.
“Do you support an amendment to remove provisions of the Constitution of Louisiana which created
the following inactive special funds within the state treasury: Atchafalaya Basin Conservation Fund,
Higher Education Louisiana Partnership Fund, Millennium Leverage Fund, Agricultural and Seafood
Products Support Fund, First Use Tax Trust Fund, Louisiana Investment Fund for Enhancement and
to provide for the transfer of any remaining monies in such funds to the state general fund? (Repeals
Article VII, Sections 4(D)(4)(b), 10.4, 10.10, and 10.12(B) and (C) and Article IX, Sections 9 and 10)”
Proposed Amendment No. 3
Act 179 (SB 127, 2023 Regular Session by Senator Duplessis) – Constitutional amendment to add
Article VII, Section 21(O), relative to ad valorem tax exemptions; to provide for an ad valorem tax
exemption for certain first responders; to require the parish governing authority to approve the ad
valorem tax exemption; to provide for exemption amounts; to require the tax assessor to establish a
procedure to apply for the exemption; to provide for eligibility; to require taxing authorities to absorb the
loss of revenue as a result of the exemptions; to provide relative to reappraisals; to provide an effective
date; to provide for applicability; and to specify an election for submission of the proposition to electors
and provide a ballot proposition.
“Do you support an amendment to authorize the local governing authority of a parish to provide an ad
valorem tax exemption for qualified first responders? (Adds Article VII, Section 21(O))”
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Proposed Amendment No. 4
Act 198 (HB 244, 2023 Regular Session by Representative Bishop) – Constitutional amendment to
amend Article VII, Section 10.15(E)(1) and (F) and to add Article VII, Section 10.15(G), relative to the
use of monies in the Revenue Stabilization Trust Fund; to provide for submission of the proposed
amendment to the electors; and to provide for related matters.
“Do you support an amendment authorizing the legislature, after securing a two-thirds vote of each
house, to use up to two hundred fifty million dollars from the Revenue Stabilization Trust Fund to
alleviate a budget deficit subject to conditions set forth by law and allowing the legislature to modify
such conditions for accessing the monies in the fund, subject to two-thirds vote? (Amends Article VII,
Section 10.15(E)(1) and (F); Adds Article VII, Section 10.15(G))”
