Louisiana Unclaimed Property Trust Fund Amendment (October 2019)
| Louisiana Unclaimed Property Trust Fund Amendment | |
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| Election date October 12, 2019 | |
| Topic Taxes and Property | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
The Louisiana Unclaimed Property Trust Fund Amendment was not on the ballot in Louisiana as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on October 12, 2019.
The ballot measure would have created the Louisiana Unclaimed Property Support Fund designed to fund a revolving loan commission for local government infrastructure.[1]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title would have been:[1]
| “ |
Do you support an amendment to create the Louisiana Unclaimed Property Permanent Trust Fund to protect money owed to citizens and to create the Louisiana Unclaimed Property Support Fund to fund a revolving loan commission for local government infrastructure? (July1, 2020) (Adds Article VII, Section 28)[2] |
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Full text
The full text is available here.[1]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Louisiana Constitution
In Louisiana, a two-thirds vote is needed in each chamber of the Louisiana State Legislature to refer a constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.
House Speaker Taylor Barras (R) (R-48) introduced the constitutional amendment as House Bill 291 (HB 291) on March 28, 2019. On May 22, the Louisiana House of Representatives approved the constitutional amendment, with 78 representatives supporting the amendment, 17 representatives opposing the amendment, and 10 members absent or not voting. At least 70 votes were needed to pass HB 291.[3]
| Vote in the Louisiana House of Representatives | |||
| Requirement: Two-thirds (66.67 percent) vote of all members in each chamber | |||
Number of yes votes required: 70  | |||
| Yes | No | Not voting | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 78 | 17 | 10 |
| Total percent | 74.29% | 16.19% | 9.53% |
| Democrat | 12 | 17 | 10 |
| Republican | 62 | 0 | 0 |
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Louisiana State Legislature, "House Bill 291," accessed June 3, 2019
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Louisiana State Legislature, "HB 291 Overview," accessed June 3, 2019
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