Louisiana Use Public Funds for Drinking Water Utility Service Lines Amendment (2026)
Source: voterportal.sos.la.gov
What does this measure do?
Supports: Environment and Public Health, Public Infrastructure
Louisiana local governments could use public money to find, remove, or replace customer-owned drinking water lines that contain lead or other materials covered by federal rules. Homeowners could get help replacing lead pipes on their property at public expense.
Read the official ballot measure
Proposed by: Louisiana Legislature (Senate Bill 228, Sen. Royce Duplessis)
Sen. Duplessis is a New Orleans Democrat. The bill failed once in the Senate, then passed 28-9; the House passed it 79-13.
Source: legis.la.gov
A YES vote means
Local governments could use public money to find and replace lead and similar water pipes that belong to customers.
A NO vote means
Current limits on spending public money on customer-owned water pipes stay.
No financial records found for this ballot measure.
Sources: legis.la.gov2