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Louisiana · November 3, 2026 general election · Statewide ballot measure

Proposed Amendment No. 7: what your vote means

Public funds for hazardous drinking water service lines. On every Louisiana ballot. Official sources checked October 26, 2026.

Proposed Amendment No. 7 · Legislatively referred constitutional amendment

Public funds for hazardous drinking water service lines

Official ballot title (quoted exactly)

Do you support an amendment to allow for the use of public funds by a political subdivision for the purpose of identifying, inventorying, removing or replacing drinking water utility service lines made of or affected by materials as specified or prescribed by the Lead and Copper Rule Improvements of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, promulgated October 30, 2024, or subsequent promulgation, on property owned by utility customers? (Amends Article VII, Section 14)

Ballot proposition as printed in the Louisiana Secretary of State’s list of 2026 proposed constitutional amendments.

A YES vote means:

Local governments could use public funds to identify, inventory, remove, or replace drinking water service lines made of materials covered by the EPA’s Lead and Copper Rule Improvements on customers’ private property.

A NO vote means:

The constitution would not change.

What it would change

  • Who is affected: water utility customers with affected service lines, and local governments and utilities.
  • Taxes and fees: none directly.
  • Fiscal impact: No official fiscal impact statement is included with the ballot proposition in the Secretary of State’s list of proposed amendments.

Who supports it and who opposes it

These lists come from official campaign filings (registered committees) and public endorsements, each linked to its source. They are not complete, and SaveYourState does not endorse anyone listed. Lists checked October 30, 2026.

Who supports it

Who opposes it

Not yet compiled

Official sources

SaveYourState is independent and nonpartisan, not a government site, and does not take positions on ballot measures. This explainer describes effects only, using the official ballot title, explanatory statement, full text, and fiscal impact statement. If anything here differs from those documents, the official documents control.