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Proposed Louisiana Firearm Legislation SB2

  this is an pro-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Provides relative to liability for persons authorized to carry a concealed handgun. (7/4/24) (Item #19)

Subject: LIABILITY

Description: Provides relative to liability for persons authorized to carry a concealed handgun. (7/4/24) (Item #19)

Session: 2024 Second Extraordinary Session

Last Action: Effective date 7/4/2024.

Last Action Date: March 5, 2024

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'.

24 sponsors: Blake Miguez (R); Mark Abraham (R); R. Bret Allain (R); Adam Bass (R); Stewart Cathey (R); Heather Cloud (R); Rick Edmonds (R); Michael Fesi (R); Cameron Henry (R); Bob Hensgens (R); Valarie Hodges (R); Caleb Kleinpeter (R); Patrick McMath (R); John Morris (R); Robert Owen (R); Mike Reese (R); Alan Seabaugh (R); Jeremy Stine (R); Kirk Talbot (R); Glen Womack (R); Beryl Amedee (R); Beau Beaullieu (R); Kellee Dickerson (R); Mike Johnson (R);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 62% (24 of 39)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Mar 5, 2024 Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 2.
Senate Mar 5, 2024 Effective date 7/4/2024.
House Mar 1, 2024 Signed by the Speaker of the House.
Senate Feb 29, 2024 Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate on 3/1/2024.
Senate Feb 29, 2024 Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate on 3/1/2024.
Senate Feb 29, 2024 Rules suspended. Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 26 yeas and 11 nays.
House Feb 28, 2024 Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 74, nays 30. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
Senate Feb 28, 2024 Received from the House with amendments.
House Feb 27, 2024 Scheduled for floor debate on 02/28/2024.
House Feb 27, 2024 Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
House Feb 27, 2024 Read by title, rules suspended, passed to 3rd reading.
House Feb 26, 2024 Reported favorably (10-2). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
House Feb 23, 2024 Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
House Feb 22, 2024 Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
Senate Feb 22, 2024 Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 27 yeas and 11 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
Senate Feb 20, 2024 Reported with amendments. Rules suspended. Read by title; Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
Senate Feb 19, 2024 Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.
Senate Feb 8, 2024 Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Chaptered not available state link bill text
Enrolled not available state link bill 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 Committee Amendment #89 JUDB Draft Senate Committee Amendment #89 JUDB Draft Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
Senate Committee Amendment #88 JUDB Draft Senate Committee Amendment #88 JUDB Draft Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
Senate Committee Amendment #91 JUDB Proposed Senate Committee Amendment #91 JUDB Proposed Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
Senate Floor Amendment #185 Connick Adopted Senate Floor Amendment #185 Connick Adopted Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text Yes
House Floor Amendment #186 Riser Proposed House Floor Amendment #186 Riser Proposed Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
House Floor Amendment #205 Fontenot Proposed House Floor Amendment #205 Fontenot 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
02/22/2024 27 11 0 1 Yes
  • Abraham, Mark (R) Absent
  • Allain, R (R) Yea
  • Barrow, Regina (D) Nay
  • Bass, Adam (R) Yea
  • Boudreaux, Gerald (D) Nay
  • Bouie, Joseph (D) Nay
  • Carter, Gary (D) Nay
  • Cathey, Stewart (R) Yea
  • Cloud, Heather (R) Yea
  • Connick, Patrick (R) Yea
  • Cortez, Patrick (R) Yea
  • Coussan, Jean-paul (R) Yea
  • Duplessis, Royce (D) Nay
  • Edmonds, Rick (R) Yea
  • Fesi, Michael (R) Yea
  • Fields, Cleo (D) Nay
  • Foil, Franklin (R) Yea
  • Harris, Jimmy (D) Nay
  • Hensgens, Bob (R) Yea
  • Hodges, Valarie (R) Yea
  • Jackson, Katrina (D) Nay
  • Jenkins, Samuel (D) Nay
  • Kleinpeter, Caleb (R) Yea
  • Lambert, Eddie (R) Yea
  • Luneau, W. Jay (D) Nay
  • McMath, Patrick (R) Yea
  • Miguez, Blake (R) Yea
  • Miller, Gregory (R) Yea
  • Mizell, Beth (R) Yea
  • Morris, John (R) Yea
  • Owen, Robert (R) Yea
  • Pressly, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Price, Edward (D) Nay
  • Reese, Mike (R) Yea
  • Seabaugh, Alan (R) Yea
  • Stine, Jeremy (R) Yea
  • Talbot, Kirk (R) Yea
  • Wheat, William (R) Yea
  • Womack, Glen (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
02/22/2024 19 0 0 20 Yes
  • Abraham, Mark (R) Absent
  • Allain, R (R) Yea
  • Barrow, Regina (D) Absent
  • Bass, Adam (R) Yea
  • Boudreaux, Gerald (D) Absent
  • Bouie, Joseph (D) Absent
  • Carter, Gary (D) Absent
  • Cathey, Stewart (R) Yea
  • Cloud, Heather (R) Yea
  • Connick, Patrick (R) Absent
  • Cortez, Patrick (R) Yea
  • Coussan, Jean-paul (R) Absent
  • Duplessis, Royce (D) Absent
  • Edmonds, Rick (R) Yea
  • Fesi, Michael (R) Yea
  • Fields, Cleo (D) Absent
  • Foil, Franklin (R) Absent
  • Harris, Jimmy (D) Absent
  • Hensgens, Bob (R) Yea
  • Hodges, Valarie (R) Yea
  • Jackson, Katrina (D) Absent
  • Jenkins, Samuel (D) Absent
  • Kleinpeter, Caleb (R) Yea
  • Lambert, Eddie (R) Absent
  • Luneau, W. Jay (D) Absent
  • McMath, Patrick (R) Yea
  • Miguez, Blake (R) Yea
  • Miller, Gregory (R) Absent
  • Mizell, Beth (R) Absent
  • Morris, John (R) Yea
  • Owen, Robert (R) Yea
  • Pressly, Thomas (R) Absent
  • Price, Edward (D) Absent
  • Reese, Mike (R) Yea
  • Seabaugh, Alan (R) Yea
  • Stine, Jeremy (R) Yea
  • Talbot, Kirk (R) Yea
  • Wheat, William (R) Absent
  • Womack, Glen (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
02/28/2024 74 30 0 1 Yes
  • Adams, Roy (I) Nay
  • Amedee, Beryl (R) Yea
  • Bacala, Tony (R) Yea
  • Bagley, Lawrence (R) Yea
  • Bamburg, Dennis (R) Yea
  • Bayham, Michael (R) Yea
  • Beaullieu, Beau (R) Yea
  • Berault, Stephanie (R) Yea
  • Billings, Beth (R) Yea
  • Bourriaque, Ryan (R) Yea
  • Boyd, Delisha (D) Nay
  • Boyer, Chad (R) Yea
  • Brass, Ken (D) Nay
  • Braud, Jacob (R) Yea
  • Brown, Chad (D) Absent
  • Bryant, Marcus (D) Nay
  • Butler, Rhonda (R) Yea
  • Carlson, Joshua (R) Yea
  • Carpenter, Barbara (D) Nay
  • Carrier, Dewith (R) Yea
  • Carter, Robert (D) Nay
  • Carter, Wilford (D) Nay
  • Carver, Christopher (R) Yea
  • Caston Lafleur, Vanessa (D) Nay
  • Chassion, Tehmi (D) Nay
  • Chenevert, Emily (R) Yea
  • Coates, Kimberly (R) Yea
  • Cox, Vincent (R) Yea
  • Crews, Raymond (R) Yea
  • Davis, Paula (R) Yea
  • DeWitt, Jason (R) Yea
  • Deshotel, Daryl (R) Yea
  • Dickerson, Kellee (R) Yea
  • Domangue, Jessica (R) Yea
  • Echols, Michael (R) Yea
  • Edmonston, Kathy (R) Yea
  • Egan, Peter (R) Yea
  • Emerson, Julie (R) Yea
  • Farnum, Les (R) Yea
  • Firment, Gabe (R) Yea
  • Fisher, Adrian (D) Nay
  • Fontenot, Bryan (R) Yea
  • Freeman, Aimee (D) Nay
  • Freiberg, Barbara (R) Yea
  • Gadberry, Foy (R) Yea
  • Galle, Jack (R) Yea
  • Geymann, Brett (R) Yea
  • Glorioso, Brian (R) Yea
  • Green, Kyle (D) Nay
  • Hebert, Troy (R) Yea
  • Henry, Chance (R) Yea
  • Hilferty, Stephanie (R) Yea
  • Horton, Dodie (R) Yea
  • Hughes, Jason (D) Nay
  • Illg, John (R) Yea
  • Jackson, Steven (D) Nay
  • Johnson, Cazerrick (D) Yea
  • Johnson, Mike (R) Yea
  • Jordan, Edmond (D) Nay
  • Kerner, Timothy (R) Yea
  • Knox, Alonzo (D) Nay
  • LaCombe, Jeremy (D) Yea
  • Landry, Jacob (R) Yea
  • Landry, Mandie (D) Nay
  • Larvadain, Ed (D) Nay
  • Lyons, Rodney (D) Nay
  • Mack, Shane (R) Yea
  • Marcelle, Denise (D) Nay
  • McCormick, Danny (R) Yea
  • McFarland, Jack (R) Yea
  • McMahen, Wayne (R) Yea
  • McMakin, Dixon (R) Yea
  • Melerine, Michael (R) Yea
  • Mena, Shaun (D) Nay
  • Miller, Gregory (R) Nay
  • Moore, Pat (D) Nay
  • Muscarello, Nicholas (R) Yea
  • Myers, Brach (R) Yea
  • Newell, Candace (D) Nay
  • Orgeron, Joseph (R) Yea
  • Owen, Charles (R) Yea
  • Phelps, Tammy (D) Nay
  • Riser, Neil (R) Yea
  • Romero, Troy (R) Yea
  • Schamerhorn, Rodney (R) Yea
  • Schexnayder, Clay (R) Yea
  • Schlegel, Laurie (R) Yea
  • Selders, Larry (D) Nay
  • St. Blanc, Vincent (R) Yea
  • Stagni, Joseph (D) Yea
  • Tarver, Phillip (R) Yea
  • Taylor, Sylvia (D) Nay
  • Thomas, Polly (R) Yea
  • Thompson, Francis (D) Yea
  • Turner, Christopher (R) Yea
  • Ventrella, Lauren (R) Yea
  • Villio, Debbie (R) Yea
  • Walters, Daryl (D) Nay
  • Wilder, Roger (R) Yea
  • Wiley, Jeffrey (R) Yea
  • Willard, Matthew (D) Nay
  • Wright, Mark (R) Yea
  • Wyble, John (R) Yea
  • Young, Rashid (D) Nay
  • Zeringue, Jerome (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
02/29/2024 26 11 0 2 Yes
  • Abraham, Mark (R) Absent
  • Allain, R (R) Yea
  • Barrow, Regina (D) Nay
  • Bass, Adam (R) Yea
  • Boudreaux, Gerald (D) Nay
  • Bouie, Joseph (D) Nay
  • Carter, Gary (D) Nay
  • Cathey, Stewart (R) Yea
  • Cloud, Heather (R) Yea
  • Connick, Patrick (R) Yea
  • Cortez, Patrick (R) Yea
  • Coussan, Jean-paul (R) Absent
  • Duplessis, Royce (D) Nay
  • Edmonds, Rick (R) Yea
  • Fesi, Michael (R) Yea
  • Fields, Cleo (D) Nay
  • Foil, Franklin (R) Yea
  • Harris, Jimmy (D) Nay
  • Hensgens, Bob (R) Yea
  • Hodges, Valarie (R) Yea
  • Jackson, Katrina (D) Nay
  • Jenkins, Samuel (D) Nay
  • Kleinpeter, Caleb (R) Yea
  • Lambert, Eddie (R) Yea
  • Luneau, W. Jay (D) Nay
  • McMath, Patrick (R) Yea
  • Miguez, Blake (R) Yea
  • Miller, Gregory (R) Yea
  • Mizell, Beth (R) Yea
  • Morris, John (R) Yea
  • Owen, Robert (R) Yea
  • Pressly, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Price, Edward (D) Nay
  • Reese, Mike (R) Yea
  • Seabaugh, Alan (R) Yea
  • Stine, Jeremy (R) Yea
  • Talbot, Kirk (R) Yea
  • Wheat, William (R) Yea
  • Womack, Glen (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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