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Louisiana Repeal Maximum Remittance of Severance Tax Revenue to Parishes Amendment (2026)
| Louisiana Repeal Maximum Remittance of Severance Tax Revenue to Parishes Amendment | |
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| Election date November 3, 2026 | |
| Topic Severance taxes | |
| Status Proposed | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
The Louisiana Repeal Maximum Remittance of Severance Tax Revenue to Parishes Amendment may appear on the ballot in Louisiana as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 3, 2026.[1]
The amendment would repeal the $850,000 limit on the dollar amount of state severance tax revenues paid to parishes where the severance or production of natural resources occurs.[1]
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question for the amendment is as follows:[1]
| “ | Do you support an amendment to repeal limits on the dollar amount of state severance tax revenues paid to the parishes where the severance or production of natural resources occurs, thereby allowing parishes to keep a percentage of those revenues regardless of the dollar amount? (Effective July 1, 2027) (Amends Article VII, Section 4(D)(3); Repeals Article VII, Section 4(D)(4))[2] | ” |
Full text
The full text is available here.
Path to the ballot
Amending the Louisiana Constitution
- See also: Amending the Louisiana Constitution
A two-thirds (66.67%) vote is required during one session of the Louisiana State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 70 votes in the Louisiana House of Representatives and 26 votes in the Louisiana State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot. Amendments can be referred to the ballot in odd-numbered years and even-numbered years in Louisiana.
House Bill 294 (2025)
The following is the timeline of the constitutional amendment in the state legislature:[3]
- May 13, 2025: The House passed the amendment in a vote of 97-7.
| Votes Required to Pass: 70 | |||
| Yes | No | NV | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 97 | 0 | 7 |
| Total % | 93.3% | 0.0% | 6.7% |
| Democratic (D) | 26 | 0 | 6 |
| Republican (R) | 71 | 0 | 1 |
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