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HB485 • 2026

FAMILY LAW: (Constitutional Amendment) Provides relative to parental rights (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

FAMILY LAW: (Constitutional Amendment) Provides relative to parental rights (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Beryl Amedee
Last action
2026-03-09
Official status
Pending House Civil Law and Procedure - Considered 4/7/26
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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FAMILY LAW: (Constitutional Amendment) Provides relative to parental rights (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

FAMILY LAW: (Constitutional Amendment) Provides relative to parental rights (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

What This Bill Does

  • FAMILY LAW: (Constitutional Amendment) Provides relative to parental rights (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Draft

Plain English: HCAHB485 4469 2596 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Civil Law and Procedure to Original House Bill No.

  • HCAHB485 4469 2596 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on Civil Law and Procedure to Original House Bill No.
  • 485 by Representative Amedee 1 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 1 2 On page 1, at the beginning of line 12, delete "custody," 3 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 2 4 On page 2, line 4, after "care," and before "and" delete "custody," Page 1 of 1 CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-09 H

    Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.

  2. 2026-02-27 H

    First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.

  3. 2026-02-26 H

    Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.

  4. 2026-02-26 H

    Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

FAMILY LAW: (Constitutional Amendment) Provides relative to parental rights (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Current Bill Text

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HLS 26RS-1066 ORIGINAL
2026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 485
BY REPRESENTATIVES AMEDEE, HORTON, AND OWEN
FAMILY LAW: (Constitutional Amendment) Provides relative to parental rights
1 A JOINT RESOLUTION
2 Proposing to add Article I, Section 28 of the Constitution of Louisiana, relative to certain
3 fundamental rights; to provide for fundamental parental rights; to provide for a
4 standard of review; to provide for submission of the proposed amendment to the
5 electors; and to provide for related matters.
6 Section 1. Be it resolved by the Legislature of Louisiana, two-thirds of the members
7 elected to each house concurring, that there shall be submitted to the electors of the state of
8 Louisiana, for their approval or rejection in the manner provided by law, a proposal to add
9 Article I, Section 28 of the Constitution of Louisiana, to read as follows:
10 §28. Parental Rights
11 Section 28. The freedom of a parent in the nurturing, education, care,
12 custody, and control of the parent's child is a fundamental right and shall not be
13 infringed. Any restriction on this right shall be subject to strict scrutiny, unless there
14 is a higher level of protection or scrutiny recognized and applied by the court.
15 Section 2. Be it further resolved that this proposed amendment shall be submitted
16 to the electors of the state of Louisiana at the statewide election to be held on November 3,
17 2026.
18 Section 3. Be it further resolved that on the official ballot to be used at the election,
19 there shall be printed a proposition, upon which the electors of the state shall be permitted
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions.
HLS 26RS-1066 ORIGINAL
HB NO. 485
1 to vote YES or NO, to amend the Constitution of Louisiana, which proposition shall read as
2 follows:
3 Do you support an amendment to provide that parents have the fundamental
4 right to decide the nurturing, education, care, custody, and control of their
5 children? (Adds Article I, Section 28)
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 485 Original 2026 Regular Session Amedee
Abstract: Adds the fundamental right of parents to decide the nurturing, education, care,
custody, and control of their children.
Proposed constitutional amendment adds the fundamental right of parents to decide the
nurturing, education, care, custody, and control of their children.
Proposed constitutional amendment provides that any denial, infringement, or restriction of
this right is subject to strict scrutiny unless there is a higher level of protection or scrutiny
recognized and applied by the court.
Provides for submission of the proposed amendment to the voters at the statewide election
to be held Nov. 3, 2026.
(Adds Const. Art. I, §28)
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions.