Proposed Louisiana Firearm Legislation HB195
Legislation Overview
Title: Prohibits, with exceptions, a public postsecondary education institution from prohibiting a student from possessing self-defense chemical spray on campus
Subject: COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES
Description: Prohibits, with exceptions, a public postsecondary education institution from prohibiting a student from possessing self-defense chemical spray on campus
Session: 2026 Regular Session
Last Action: Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
Last Action Date: April 8, 2026
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Mike Bayham (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 105)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Apr 8, 2026 | Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading. |
| House | Apr 8, 2026 | Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 93, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate. |
| House | Apr 7, 2026 | Scheduled for floor debate on 04/08/2026. |
| House | Apr 1, 2026 | Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading. |
| House | Mar 31, 2026 | Reported with amendments (13-0). |
| House | Mar 9, 2026 | Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education. |
| House | Feb 20, 2026 | First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/20/2026. |
| House | Feb 18, 2026 | Prefiled. |
| House | Feb 18, 2026 | Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Education. |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Engrossed | not available | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | not available | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| House Committee Amendment #1141 EDUC Draft | House Committee Amendment #1141 EDUC Draft | Nov 30, -0001 | State Link | amendment text | No |
| House Committee Amendment #2787 EDUC Proposed | House Committee Amendment #2787 EDUC Proposed | Nov 30, -0001 | State Link | amendment text | No |
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| House Vote on HB 195 FINAL PASSAGE (#355) | 04/8/2026 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
