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Proposed Louisiana Firearm Legislation SB188

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Legislation Overview

Title: Designates the crime of possession of a firearm by a felon as a "crime of violence". (gov sig) (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)

Subject: CRIME/PUNISHMENT

Description: Designates the crime of possession of a firearm by a felon as a "crime of violence". (gov sig) (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)

Session: 2020 Regular Session

Last Action: Received in the House from the Senate, rules suspended, read by title, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

Last Action Date: May 20, 2020

Sponsors

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1 sponsors: Mack White (R);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 39)

History
Chamber Date Action
House May 20, 2020 Received in the House from the Senate, rules suspended, read by title, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
Senate May 19, 2020 Called from the Calendar.
Senate May 19, 2020 Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 1 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
Senate May 14, 2020 Senate floor amendments read and adopted.
Senate May 14, 2020 Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
Senate May 13, 2020 Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
Senate May 12, 2020 Reported favorably.
Senate Mar 9, 2020 Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
Senate Feb 26, 2020 Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
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
Senate Floor Amendment #1481 White B Adopted Senate Floor Amendment #1481 White B Adopted Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text Yes
Fiscal Note - SB188 Engrossed With Proposed Senate Floor Amendments Fiscal Note - SB188 Engrossed With Proposed Senate Floor Amendments Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
Senate Floor Amendment #1719 White B Adopted Senate Floor Amendment #1719 White B 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
05/19/2020 35 1 0 3 Yes
  • Abraham, Mark (R) Yea
  • Alario, John (R) Yea
  • Allain, R (R) Yea
  • Barrow, Regina (D) Yea
  • Bernard, Louie (R) Yea
  • Boudreaux, Gerald (D) Absent
  • Bouie, Joseph (D) Yea
  • Carter, Troy (D) Yea
  • Cathey, Stewart (R) Yea
  • Cloud, Heather (R) Yea
  • Connick, Patrick (R) Yea
  • Fesi, Michael (R) Yea
  • Fields, Cleo (D) Absent
  • Foil, Franklin (R) Yea
  • Harris, Jimmy (D) Yea
  • Henry, Cameron (R) Yea
  • Hensgens, Bob (R) Yea
  • Hewitt, Sharon (R) Yea
  • Jackson, Katrina (D) Yea
  • Johns, Ronnie (R) Yea
  • Lambert, Eddie (R) Yea
  • Luneau, W. Jay (D) Yea
  • McMath, Patrick (R) Yea
  • Milligan, Barry (R) Yea
  • Mills, Fred (R) Yea
  • Mills, Robert (R) Yea
  • Mizell, Beth (R) Yea
  • Morris, John (R) Yea
  • Peacock, Barrow (R) Yea
  • Peterson, Karen (D) Absent
  • Pope, J. Rogers (R) Yea
  • Price, Edward (D) Nay
  • Reese, Mike (R) Yea
  • Smith, Gary (D) Yea
  • Talbot, Kirk (R) Yea
  • Tarver, Gregory (D) Yea
  • Ward, Rick (D) Yea
  • White, Mack (R) Yea
  • Womack, Glen (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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