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Proposed Louisiana Firearm Legislation HB235

  this is an pro-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Provides relative to justifiable use of force or violence in defense at a place of worship

Subject: CRIME

Description: Provides relative to justifiable use of force or violence in defense at a place of worship

Session: 2019 Regular Session

Last Action: Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.

Last Action Date: May 23, 2019

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

1 sponsors: Beryl Amedee (R);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 105)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate May 23, 2019 Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.
Senate May 22, 2019 Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
House May 21, 2019 Called from the calendar.
House May 21, 2019 Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 67, nays 27. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
House May 14, 2019 Read by title, returned to the calendar.
House May 14, 2019 Notice given.
House May 14, 2019 Scheduled for floor debate on 05/21/19.
House May 2, 2019 Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
House May 2, 2019 Scheduled for floor debate on 05/14/19.
House May 1, 2019 Reported with amendments (9-8).
House Apr 8, 2019 Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
House Mar 27, 2019 Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
House Mar 27, 2019 Prefiled.
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Engrossed not available state link bill 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 #1622 ACRJ Draft House Committee Amendment #1622 ACRJ Draft Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
House Committee Amendment #1962 ACRJ Proposed House Committee Amendment #1962 ACRJ Proposed Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
House Floor Amendment #3128 Miguez Adopted House Floor Amendment #3128 Miguez Adopted Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text Yes
House Vote on HB 235 AMENDMENT # 3086 BY MIGUEZ MOTION TO ADOPT (#473) House Vote on HB 235 AMENDMENT # 3086 BY MIGUEZ MOTION TO ADOPT (#473) 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
05/21/2019 64 29 0 12 Yes
  • Abraham, Mark (R) Yea
  • Abramson, Neil (D) Yea
  • Amedee, Beryl (R) Yea
  • Anders, John (D) Yea
  • Armes, James (D) Absent
  • Bacala, Tony (R) Yea
  • Bagley, Lawrence (R) Yea
  • Bagneris, John (D) Absent
  • Barras, Taylor (R) Yea
  • Berthelot, John (R) Yea
  • Billiot, Robert (D) Absent
  • Bishop, Stuart (R) Yea
  • Bouie, Joseph (D) Absent
  • Brass, Ken (D) Nay
  • Brown, Chad (D) Absent
  • Brown, Terry (I) Yea
  • Carmody, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Carpenter, Barbara (D) Nay
  • Carter, Gary (D) Nay
  • Carter, Robert (D) Absent
  • Carter, Stephen (R) Yea
  • Chaney, Charles (R) Yea
  • Connick, Patrick (R) Yea
  • Coussan, Jean-paul (R) Yea
  • Cox, Kenny (D) Nay
  • Crews, Raymond (R) Yea
  • Davis, Paula (R) Yea
  • DeVillier, Phillip (R) Absent
  • Duplessis, Royce (D) Nay
  • Dwight, Stephen (R) Yea
  • Edmonds, Rick (R) Yea
  • Emerson, Julie (R) Yea
  • Falconer, Reid (R) Yea
  • Foil, Franklin (R) Yea
  • Franklin, A.B. (D) Nay
  • Gaines, Randal (D) Nay
  • Garofalo, Raymond (R) Yea
  • Gisclair, Jerry (D) Yea
  • Glover, Cedric (D) Nay
  • Guinn, John (R) Yea
  • Harris, Jimmy (D) Nay
  • Harris, Lance (R) Yea
  • Henry, Cameron (R) Yea
  • Hilferty, Stephanie (R) Absent
  • Hill, Dorothy (D) Absent
  • Hodges, Valarie (R) Yea
  • Hoffmann, Frank (R) Yea
  • Hollis, Paul (R) Yea
  • Horton, Dodie (R) Yea
  • Howard, Frank (R) Yea
  • Huval, Mike (R) Yea
  • Ivey, Barry (R) Absent
  • Jackson, Katrina (D) Nay
  • James, Edward (D) Nay
  • Jefferson, Patrick (D) Nay
  • Jenkins, Samuel (D) Nay
  • Johnson, Robert (D) Nay
  • Jones, Sam (D) Nay
  • Jordan, Edmond (D) Nay
  • Landry, Nancy (R) Absent
  • Landry, Terry (D) Nay
  • LeBas, H. Bernard (D) Absent
  • Leger, Walt (D) Nay
  • Leopold, Christopher (R) Yea
  • Lyons, Rodney (D) Nay
  • Mack, Sherman (R) Yea
  • Magee, Tanner (R) Yea
  • Marcelle, Denise (D) Nay
  • Marino, Joseph (R) Yea
  • McFarland, Jack (R) Yea
  • Miguez, Blake (R) Yea
  • Miller, Dustin (D) Nay
  • Miller, Gregory (R) Yea
  • Morris, James (R) Yea
  • Morris, John (R) Yea
  • Muscarello, Nicholas (R) Yea
  • Norton, Barbara (D) Nay
  • Pearson, J. Kevin (R) Yea
  • Pierre, Vincent (D) Nay
  • Pope, J. Rogers (R) Yea
  • Pugh, Stephen (R) Yea
  • Pylant, Steve (R) Yea
  • Richard, Jerome (I) Yea
  • Schexnayder, Clay (R) Yea
  • Seabaugh, Alan (R) Yea
  • Simon, Scott (R) Yea
  • Smith, Patricia (D) Nay
  • Stagni, Joseph (D) Yea
  • Stefanski, John (R) Nay
  • Stokes, Julie (R) Nay
  • Talbot, Kirk (R) Yea
  • Thomas, Polly (R) Yea
  • White, Malinda (D) Yea
  • Wright, Mark (R) Yea
  • Zeringue, Jerome (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
05/21/2019 67 27 0 11 Yes
  • Abraham, Mark (R) Yea
  • Abramson, Neil (D) Yea
  • Amedee, Beryl (R) Yea
  • Anders, John (D) Yea
  • Armes, James (D) Absent
  • Bacala, Tony (R) Yea
  • Bagley, Lawrence (R) Yea
  • Bagneris, John (D) Nay
  • Barras, Taylor (R) Yea
  • Berthelot, John (R) Yea
  • Billiot, Robert (D) Nay
  • Bishop, Stuart (R) Yea
  • Bouie, Joseph (D) Absent
  • Brass, Ken (D) Nay
  • Brown, Chad (D) Yea
  • Brown, Terry (I) Yea
  • Carmody, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Carpenter, Barbara (D) Nay
  • Carter, Gary (D) Nay
  • Carter, Robert (D) Absent
  • Carter, Stephen (R) Yea
  • Chaney, Charles (R) Yea
  • Connick, Patrick (R) Absent
  • Coussan, Jean-paul (R) Yea
  • Cox, Kenny (D) Nay
  • Crews, Raymond (R) Yea
  • Davis, Paula (R) Yea
  • DeVillier, Phillip (R) Yea
  • Duplessis, Royce (D) Nay
  • Dwight, Stephen (R) Yea
  • Edmonds, Rick (R) Yea
  • Emerson, Julie (R) Yea
  • Falconer, Reid (R) Yea
  • Foil, Franklin (R) Yea
  • Franklin, A.B. (D) Nay
  • Gaines, Randal (D) Nay
  • Garofalo, Raymond (R) Yea
  • Gisclair, Jerry (D) Yea
  • Glover, Cedric (D) Nay
  • Guinn, John (R) Yea
  • Harris, Jimmy (D) Nay
  • Harris, Lance (R) Yea
  • Henry, Cameron (R) Yea
  • Hilferty, Stephanie (R) Absent
  • Hill, Dorothy (D) Absent
  • Hodges, Valarie (R) Yea
  • Hoffmann, Frank (R) Yea
  • Hollis, Paul (R) Yea
  • Horton, Dodie (R) Yea
  • Howard, Frank (R) Yea
  • Huval, Mike (R) Yea
  • Ivey, Barry (R) Absent
  • Jackson, Katrina (D) Absent
  • James, Edward (D) Nay
  • Jefferson, Patrick (D) Nay
  • Jenkins, Samuel (D) Nay
  • Johnson, Robert (D) Nay
  • Jones, Sam (D) Nay
  • Jordan, Edmond (D) Nay
  • Landry, Nancy (R) Yea
  • Landry, Terry (D) Nay
  • LeBas, H. Bernard (D) Absent
  • Leger, Walt (D) Nay
  • Leopold, Christopher (R) Yea
  • Lyons, Rodney (D) Nay
  • Mack, Sherman (R) Yea
  • Magee, Tanner (R) Yea
  • Marcelle, Denise (D) Nay
  • Marino, Joseph (R) Nay
  • McFarland, Jack (R) Yea
  • Miguez, Blake (R) Yea
  • Miller, Dustin (D) Nay
  • Miller, Gregory (R) Yea
  • Morris, James (R) Yea
  • Morris, John (R) Yea
  • Muscarello, Nicholas (R) Yea
  • Norton, Barbara (D) Absent
  • Pearson, J. Kevin (R) Yea
  • Pierre, Vincent (D) Nay
  • Pope, J. Rogers (R) Yea
  • Pugh, Stephen (R) Yea
  • Pylant, Steve (R) Yea
  • Richard, Jerome (I) Yea
  • Schexnayder, Clay (R) Yea
  • Seabaugh, Alan (R) Yea
  • Simon, Scott (R) Yea
  • Smith, Patricia (D) Nay
  • Stagni, Joseph (D) Absent
  • Stefanski, John (R) Yea
  • Stokes, Julie (R) Yea
  • Talbot, Kirk (R) Yea
  • Thomas, Polly (R) Yea
  • White, Malinda (D) Yea
  • Wright, Mark (R) Yea
  • Zeringue, Jerome (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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