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Proposed Louisiana Firearm Legislation HB596

  this is an pro-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Provides relative to the concealed carrying of firearms (RE1 DECREASE SG RV See Note)

Subject: WEAPONS/HANDGUNS

Description: Provides relative to the concealed carrying of firearms (RE1 DECREASE SG RV See Note)

Session: 2021 Regular Session

Last Action: Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.

Last Action Date: June 7, 2021

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'.

30 sponsors: Bryan Fontenot (R); Tony Bacala (R); Rhonda Butler (R); Dewith Carrier (R); Mack Cormier (D); Raymond Crews (R); Phillip DeVillier (R); Rick Edmonds (R); Julie Emerson (R); Les Farnum (R); Gabe Firment (R); Larry Frieman (R); Foy Gadberry (R); Raymond Garofalo (R); Brett Geymann (R); Lance Harris (R); Dodie Horton (R); John Illg (R); Mike Johnson (R); Travis Johnson (D); Sherman Mack (R); Blake Miguez (R); Joseph Orgeron (R); Charles Owen (R); Troy Romero (R); Rodney Schamerhorn (R); Clay Schexnayder (R); Alan Seabaugh (R); Mark Wright (R); Jerome Zeringue (R);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 29% (30 of 105)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Jun 7, 2021 Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
Senate Jun 7, 2021 Rules suspended.
Senate Jun 2, 2021 Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
Senate Jun 1, 2021 Rules suspended. Reported with amendments. Rules suspended. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
Senate May 10, 2021 Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.
Senate May 6, 2021 Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
House May 5, 2021 Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 73, nays 28. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
House May 3, 2021 Scheduled for floor debate on 05/05/2021.
House Apr 29, 2021 Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
House Apr 28, 2021 Reported with amendments (8-4-1).
House Apr 12, 2021 Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
House Apr 2, 2021 Prefiled.
House Apr 2, 2021 First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 4/2/2021.
House Apr 2, 2021 Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
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 #1153 ACRJ Draft House Committee Amendment #1153 ACRJ Draft Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
House Committee Amendment #1883 ACRJ Proposed House Committee Amendment #1883 ACRJ Proposed Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
House Floor Legislative Bureau Amendment #1304 Horton Proposed House Floor Legislative Bureau Amendment #1304 Horton Proposed Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
House Floor Amendment #1933 Fontenot Proposed House Floor Amendment #1933 Fontenot Proposed Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
House Floor Amendment #2369 Emerson Adopted House Floor Amendment #2369 Emerson Adopted Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text Yes
House Floor Amendment #2080 McCormick Rejected House Floor Amendment #2080 McCormick Rejected Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
Senate Committee Amendment #2988 JUDB Draft Senate Committee Amendment #2988 JUDB Draft Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
Senate Committee Amendment #3029 JUDB Adopted Senate Committee Amendment #3029 JUDB Adopted Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text Yes
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
05/5/2021 29 69 0 6 No
  • Adams, Roy (I) Nay
  • Amedee, Beryl (R) Yea
  • Bacala, Tony (R) Nay
  • Bagley, Lawrence (R) Absent
  • Beaullieu, Beau (R) Yea
  • Bishop, Stuart (R) Nay
  • Bourriaque, Ryan (R) Nay
  • Brass, Ken (D) Nay
  • Brown, Chad (D) Yea
  • Bryant, Marcus (D) Nay
  • Butler, Rhonda (R) Nay
  • Carpenter, Barbara (D) Nay
  • Carrier, Dewith (R) Nay
  • Carter, Gary (D) Nay
  • Carter, Robert (D) Nay
  • Carter, Wilford (D) Nay
  • Cormier, Mack (D) Nay
  • Coussan, Jean-paul (R) Absent
  • Cox, Kenny (D) Nay
  • Crews, Raymond (R) Yea
  • Davis, Paula (R) Nay
  • DeVillier, Phillip (R) Yea
  • Deshotel, Daryl (R) Nay
  • DuBuisson, Mary (R) Nay
  • Duplessis, Royce (D) Nay
  • Echols, Michael (R) Nay
  • Edmonds, Rick (R) Nay
  • Edmonston, Kathy (R) Yea
  • Emerson, Julie (R) Yea
  • Farnum, Les (R) Yea
  • Firment, Gabe (R) Nay
  • Fontenot, Bryan (R) Nay
  • Freeman, Aimee (D) Nay
  • Freiberg, Barbara (R) Nay
  • Frieman, Larry (R) Yea
  • Gadberry, Foy (R) Nay
  • Gaines, Randal (D) Nay
  • Garofalo, Raymond (R) Yea
  • Geymann, Brett (R) Yea
  • Glover, Cedric (D) Nay
  • Goudeau, Jonathan (R) Nay
  • Green, Kyle (D) Nay
  • Harris, Lance (R) Yea
  • Hilferty, Stephanie (R) Absent
  • Hodges, Valarie (R) Yea
  • Hollis, Paul (R) Yea
  • Horton, Dodie (R) Yea
  • Hughes, Jason (D) Nay
  • Huval, Mike (R) Nay
  • Illg, John (R) Nay
  • Ivey, Barry (R) Yea
  • James, Edward (D) Nay
  • Jefferson, Patrick (D) Nay
  • Jenkins, Samuel (D) Nay
  • Johnson, Cazerrick (D) Nay
  • Johnson, Mike (R) Nay
  • Jones, Frederick (D) Nay
  • Jordan, Edmond (D) Nay
  • Kerner, Timothy (R) Nay
  • LaCombe, Jeremy (D) Yea
  • Landry, Mandie (D) Nay
  • Larvadain, Ed (D) Nay
  • Lyons, Rodney (D) Nay
  • Mack, Sherman (R) Yea
  • Magee, Tanner (R) Nay
  • Marcelle, Denise (D) Absent
  • Marino, Joseph (R) Nay
  • McCormick, Danny (R) Yea
  • McFarland, Jack (R) Nay
  • McKnight, Scott (R) Yea
  • McMahen, Wayne (R) Nay
  • Miguez, Blake (R) Nay
  • Miller, Dustin (D) Yea
  • Miller, Gregory (R) Nay
  • Mincey, Buddy (R) Nay
  • Moore, Pat (D) Nay
  • Muscarello, Nicholas (R) Yea
  • Nelson, Richard (R) Nay
  • Newell, Candace (D) Nay
  • Orgeron, Joseph (R) Yea
  • Owen, Charles (R) Yea
  • Owen, Robert (R) Yea
  • Phelps, Tammy (D) Nay
  • Pierre, Vincent (D) Nay
  • Pressly, Thomas (R) Absent
  • Riser, Neil (R) Nay
  • Romero, Troy (R) Nay
  • Schamerhorn, Rodney (R) Yea
  • Schexnayder, Clay (R) Nay
  • Seabaugh, Alan (R) Yea
  • Selders, Larry (D) Nay
  • St. Blanc, Vincent (R) Nay
  • Stagni, Joseph (D) Nay
  • Stefanski, John (R) Absent
  • Tarver, Phillip (R) Yea
  • Thomas, Polly (R) Nay
  • Thompson, Francis (D) Nay
  • Turner, Christopher (R) Nay
  • Villio, Debbie (R) Nay
  • Wheat, William (R) Nay
  • White, Malinda (D) Nay
  • Willard, Matthew (D) Nay
  • Wright, Mark (R) Yea
  • Zeringue, Jerome (R) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
05/5/2021 73 28 0 3 Yes
  • Adams, Roy (I) Yea
  • Amedee, Beryl (R) Yea
  • Bacala, Tony (R) Yea
  • Bagley, Lawrence (R) Yea
  • Beaullieu, Beau (R) Yea
  • Bishop, Stuart (R) Yea
  • Bourriaque, Ryan (R) Yea
  • Brass, Ken (D) Nay
  • Brown, Chad (D) Yea
  • Bryant, Marcus (D) Nay
  • Butler, Rhonda (R) Yea
  • Carpenter, Barbara (D) Nay
  • Carrier, Dewith (R) Yea
  • Carter, Gary (D) Nay
  • Carter, Robert (D) Yea
  • Carter, Wilford (D) Yea
  • Cormier, Mack (D) Yea
  • Coussan, Jean-paul (R) Yea
  • Cox, Kenny (D) Absent
  • Crews, Raymond (R) Yea
  • Davis, Paula (R) Yea
  • DeVillier, Phillip (R) Yea
  • Deshotel, Daryl (R) Yea
  • DuBuisson, Mary (R) Yea
  • Duplessis, Royce (D) Nay
  • Echols, Michael (R) Yea
  • Edmonds, Rick (R) Yea
  • Edmonston, Kathy (R) Yea
  • Emerson, Julie (R) Yea
  • Farnum, Les (R) Yea
  • Firment, Gabe (R) Yea
  • Fontenot, Bryan (R) Yea
  • Freeman, Aimee (D) Nay
  • Freiberg, Barbara (R) Yea
  • Frieman, Larry (R) Yea
  • Gadberry, Foy (R) Yea
  • Gaines, Randal (D) Nay
  • Garofalo, Raymond (R) Yea
  • Geymann, Brett (R) Yea
  • Glover, Cedric (D) Nay
  • Goudeau, Jonathan (R) Yea
  • Green, Kyle (D) Nay
  • Harris, Lance (R) Yea
  • Hilferty, Stephanie (R) Absent
  • Hodges, Valarie (R) Yea
  • Hollis, Paul (R) Yea
  • Horton, Dodie (R) Yea
  • Hughes, Jason (D) Nay
  • Huval, Mike (R) Yea
  • Illg, John (R) Yea
  • Ivey, Barry (R) Yea
  • James, Edward (D) Nay
  • Jefferson, Patrick (D) Nay
  • Jenkins, Samuel (D) Nay
  • Johnson, Cazerrick (D) Yea
  • Johnson, Mike (R) Yea
  • Jones, Frederick (D) Nay
  • Jordan, Edmond (D) Nay
  • Kerner, Timothy (R) Yea
  • LaCombe, Jeremy (D) Yea
  • Landry, Mandie (D) Nay
  • Larvadain, Ed (D) Nay
  • Lyons, Rodney (D) Nay
  • Mack, Sherman (R) Yea
  • Magee, Tanner (R) Yea
  • Marcelle, Denise (D) Nay
  • Marino, Joseph (R) Nay
  • McCormick, Danny (R) Yea
  • McFarland, Jack (R) Yea
  • McKnight, Scott (R) Yea
  • McMahen, Wayne (R) Yea
  • Miguez, Blake (R) Yea
  • Miller, Dustin (D) Nay
  • Miller, Gregory (R) Yea
  • Mincey, Buddy (R) Yea
  • Moore, Pat (D) Nay
  • Muscarello, Nicholas (R) Yea
  • Nelson, Richard (R) Yea
  • Newell, Candace (D) Nay
  • Orgeron, Joseph (R) Yea
  • Owen, Charles (R) Yea
  • Owen, Robert (R) Yea
  • Phelps, Tammy (D) Nay
  • Pierre, Vincent (D) Nay
  • Pressly, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Riser, Neil (R) Yea
  • Romero, Troy (R) Yea
  • Schamerhorn, Rodney (R) Yea
  • Schexnayder, Clay (R) Yea
  • Seabaugh, Alan (R) Yea
  • Selders, Larry (D) Nay
  • St. Blanc, Vincent (R) Yea
  • Stagni, Joseph (D) Nay
  • Stefanski, John (R) Yea
  • Tarver, Phillip (R) Yea
  • Thomas, Polly (R) Yea
  • Thompson, Francis (D) Yea
  • Turner, Christopher (R) Yea
  • Villio, Debbie (R) Absent
  • Wheat, William (R) Yea
  • White, Malinda (D) Yea
  • Willard, Matthew (D) Nay
  • Wright, Mark (R) Yea
  • Zeringue, Jerome (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

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