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Louisiana Repeal Revenue Stabilization Trust Fund and Increase Budget Stabilization Fund Deposits Amendment (2026)
| Louisiana Repeal Revenue Stabilization Trust Fund and Increase Budget Stabilization Fund Deposits Amendment | |
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| Election date November 3, 2026 | |
| Topic Budget stabilization funds and Revenue allocation | |
| Status Proposed | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
The Louisiana Repeal Revenue Stabilization Trust Fund and Increase Budget Stabilization Fund Deposits Amendment may appear on the ballot in Louisiana as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 3, 2026.[1]
The amendment would repeal the Revenue Stabilization Trust Fund and increase the Budget Stabilization Fund deposit cap from 4% to 7.5% of the total state revenue receipts from the previous fiscal year.[1]
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question for the amendment is as follows:[1]
| “ | Do you support an amendment to redistribute certain state revenues by repealing the Revenue Stabilization Trust Fund, increasing the total amount of monies that can be held in the Budget Stabilization Fund, and authorizing transfers into the Budget Stabilization Fund and to make technical and conforming changes? (Amends Article VII, Sections 10(D)(2)(d), 10.3(A), and 10.5(B); Adds Article VII, Section 10.3(D); Repeals Article VII, Sections 10(F)(4)(h), 10.3(C)(5), 10.15, and 10.16(A)(12), (B), and (C))[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 678 (2025)
The following is the timeline of the constitutional amendment in the state legislature:[3]
- May 12, 2025: The House passed the amendment in a vote of 99-1.
| Votes Required to Pass: 70 | |||
| Yes | No | NV | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 99 | 1 | 4 |
| Total % | 91.7% | 0.9% | 3.7% |
| Democratic (D) | 26 | 1 | 4 |
| Republican (R) | 73 | 0 | 0 |
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