Passed Louisiana Firearm Legislation SB212
Legislation Overview
Title: Allows the use of a firearm sound suppressor while hunting certain wild quadrupeds. (8/1/14)
Subject: HUNTERS/HUNTING
Description: Allows the use of a firearm sound suppressor while hunting certain wild quadrupeds. (8/1/14)
Session: 2014 Regular Session
Last Action: Effective date 8/1/2014.
Last Action Date: May 30, 2014
Sponsors
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25 sponsors: Rick Ward, III;John A. Alario, Jr.; R. L. Bret Allain, II;Troy E. Brown;Norby Chabert;Dan Claitor;Patrick Page Cortez;A. G. Crowe; Yvonne Dorsey-Colomb;Richard Gallot; Elbert L. Guillory; Ronnie Johns;Eric LaFleur;Gerald Long; Fred H. Mills, Jr.; Dan W. "Blade" Morrish; Edwin R. Murray; Ben W. Nevers; Barrow Peacock;Jonathan W. Perry; Gary L. Smith, Jr.; John R. Smith; Francis C. Thompson; Michael A. Walsworth; Mack A. "Bodi" White, Jr.;
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 64% (25 of 39)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | May 30, 2014 | Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 378. |
| Senate | May 30, 2014 | Effective date 8/1/2014. |
| Senate | May 22, 2014 | Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate. |
| House | May 22, 2014 | Signed by the Speaker of the House. |
| Senate | May 21, 2014 | Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate. |
| Senate | May 20, 2014 | Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 38 yeas and 1 nays. |
| Senate | May 19, 2014 | Received from the House with amendments. |
| House | May 15, 2014 | Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 85, nays 3. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate. |
| House | May 8, 2014 | Scheduled for floor debate on 05/15/2014. |
| House | May 5, 2014 | Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading. |
| House | Apr 30, 2014 | Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. |
| House | Apr 29, 2014 | Reported with amendments (12-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau. |
| House | Mar 27, 2014 | Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment. |
| House | Mar 26, 2014 | Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules. |
| Senate | Mar 26, 2014 | Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled. |
| Senate | Mar 25, 2014 | Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage. |
| Senate | Mar 24, 2014 | Reported favorably. |
| Senate | Mar 10, 2014 | Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources. |
| Senate | Feb 25, 2014 | Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Natural Resources. |
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 |
| Introduced | not available | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
Senate Vote on SB 212 FINAL PASSAGE (#149)
Senate Vote on SB 212 CO-AUTHORS (#150)
House Vote on SB 212 FINAL PASSAGE (#963)
Senate Vote on SB 212 CONCUR (#1156)
Link: link to state bill page
