State Tax and Fiscal Policy Changes Amendment
Plain-English Summary
A March 29, 2025, legislatively referred constitutional amendment that would have made sweeping changes to Article VII of the Louisiana Constitution, including capping the individual income tax rate at 3.75%, tightening state spending growth limits, and creating a permanent teacher salary increase. Voters rejected the measure (about 65% no).
What each outcome does
If it had been approved, Louisiana's individual income tax cap would have been lowered to 3.75%, state spending growth would have been more tightly constrained, and a permanent teacher pay raise would have been funded from restructured trust funds.
Rejected by approximately 65% of voters; the existing 4.75% income tax cap and existing fiscal trust-fund structure remain in place. The legislature has indicated it will pursue alternative tax and pay-raise paths.
Who is funding each side
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