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Proposed Louisiana Firearm Legislation SB56

  this is an pro-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Reinstates the Second Amendment sales tax holiday. (7/1/23) (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note)

Subject: TAX EXEMPTIONS

Description: Reinstates the Second Amendment sales tax holiday. (7/1/23) (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note)

Session: 2023 Regular Session

Last Action: Effective date 7/1/2023.

Last Action Date: June 13, 2023

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'.

4 sponsors: Stewart Cathey (R); Michael Echols (R); Raymond Garofalo (R); Francis Thompson (R);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 10% (4 of 39)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Jun 13, 2023 Effective date 7/1/2023.
Senate Jun 13, 2023 Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 288.
Senate Jun 8, 2023 Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
House Jun 7, 2023 Signed by the Speaker of the House.
Senate Jun 7, 2023 Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
Senate Jun 6, 2023 Rules suspended. Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 35 yeas and 3 nays.
House Jun 5, 2023 Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
Senate Jun 5, 2023 Received from the House with amendments.
House Jun 1, 2023 Scheduled for floor debate on 06/05/2023.
House May 25, 2023 Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
House May 24, 2023 Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
House May 23, 2023 Reported favorably (15-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
House May 8, 2023 Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
House May 4, 2023 Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
Senate May 3, 2023 Read by title, passed by a vote of 22 yeas and 11 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
Senate Apr 25, 2023 Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
Senate Apr 24, 2023 Reported favorably.
Senate Apr 10, 2023 Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs.
Senate Mar 27, 2023 Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs.
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
House Committee Amendment #3283 W&M Draft House Committee Amendment #3283 W&M Draft Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
House Floor Amendment #3937 Riser Proposed House Floor Amendment #3937 Riser Proposed Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
House Floor Amendment #4068 Riser Adopted House Floor Amendment #4068 Riser 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
05/3/2023 22 11 0 6 Yes
  • Abraham, Mark (R) Yea
  • Allain, R (R) Yea
  • Barrow, Regina (D) Nay
  • Bernard, Louie (R) Yea
  • Boudreaux, Gerald (D) Absent
  • Bouie, Joseph (D) Nay
  • Carter, Gary (D) Nay
  • Cathey, Stewart (R) Yea
  • Cloud, Heather (R) Yea
  • Connick, Patrick (R) Yea
  • Cortez, Patrick (R) Yea
  • Duplessis, Royce (D) Nay
  • Fesi, Michael (R) Yea
  • Fields, Cleo (D) Nay
  • Foil, Franklin (R) Yea
  • Harris, Jimmy (D) Nay
  • Henry, Cameron (R) Yea
  • Hensgens, Bob (R) Yea
  • Hewitt, Sharon (R) Yea
  • Jackson, Katrina (D) Nay
  • Kleinpeter, Caleb (R) Yea
  • Lambert, Eddie (R) Yea
  • Luneau, W. Jay (D) Absent
  • McMath, Patrick (R) Absent
  • Milligan, Barry (R) Yea
  • Mills, Fred (R) Yea
  • Mills, Robert (R) Nay
  • Mizell, Beth (R) Nay
  • Morris, John (R) Absent
  • Peacock, Barrow (R) Nay
  • Pope, J. Rogers (R) Yea
  • Price, Edward (D) Nay
  • Reese, Mike (R) Yea
  • Smith, Gary (D) Yea
  • Stine, Jeremy (R) Yea
  • Talbot, Kirk (R) Yea
  • Tarver, Gregory (D) Absent
  • White, Mack (R) Absent
  • Womack, Glen (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
06/5/2023 96 0 0 9 Yes
  • Adams, Roy (I) Yea
  • Amedee, Beryl (R) Absent
  • Bacala, Tony (R) Absent
  • Bagley, Lawrence (R) Yea
  • Beaullieu, Beau (R) Yea
  • Bishop, Stuart (R) Yea
  • Bourriaque, Ryan (R) Yea
  • Boyd, Delisha (D) Yea
  • Brass, Ken (D) Yea
  • Brown, Chad (D) Yea
  • Bryant, Marcus (D) Yea
  • Butler, Rhonda (R) Yea
  • Carpenter, Barbara (D) Yea
  • Carrier, Dewith (R) Yea
  • Carter, Robert (D) Yea
  • Carter, Wilford (D) Yea
  • Caston Lafleur, Vanessa (D) Yea
  • Cormier, Mack (D) Yea
  • Coussan, Jean-paul (R) Absent
  • Cox, Kenny (D) Yea
  • Crews, Raymond (R) Yea
  • Davis, Paula (R) Yea
  • DeVillier, Phillip (R) Yea
  • Deshotel, Daryl (R) Yea
  • DuBuisson, Mary (R) Yea
  • Echols, Michael (R) Yea
  • Edmonds, Rick (R) Yea
  • Edmonston, Kathy (R) Yea
  • Emerson, Julie (R) Yea
  • Farnum, Les (R) Yea
  • Firment, Gabe (R) Yea
  • Fisher, Adrian (D) Yea
  • Fontenot, Bryan (R) Yea
  • Freeman, Aimee (D) Yea
  • Freiberg, Barbara (R) Yea
  • Frieman, Larry (R) Yea
  • Gadberry, Foy (R) Yea
  • Gaines, Randal (D) Yea
  • Garofalo, Raymond (R) Yea
  • Geymann, Brett (R) Absent
  • Glover, Cedric (D) Yea
  • Goudeau, Jonathan (R) Yea
  • Green, Kyle (D) Yea
  • Harris, Lance (R) Yea
  • Hilferty, Stephanie (R) Yea
  • Hodges, Valarie (R) Yea
  • Hollis, Paul (R) Absent
  • Horton, Dodie (R) Yea
  • Hughes, Jason (D) Yea
  • Huval, Mike (R) Yea
  • Illg, John (R) Yea
  • Ivey, Barry (R) Yea
  • Jefferson, Patrick (D) Yea
  • Jenkins, Samuel (D) Yea
  • Johnson, Cazerrick (D) Yea
  • Johnson, Mike (R) Yea
  • Jordan, Edmond (D) Yea
  • Kerner, Timothy (R) Yea
  • Knox, Alonzo (D) Yea
  • LaCombe, Jeremy (D) Yea
  • Landry, Mandie (D) Yea
  • Larvadain, Ed (D) Yea
  • Lyons, Rodney (D) Yea
  • Mack, Sherman (R) Yea
  • Magee, Tanner (R) Yea
  • Marcelle, Denise (D) Absent
  • Marino, Joseph (R) Yea
  • McCormick, Danny (R) Yea
  • McFarland, Jack (R) Yea
  • McKnight, Scott (R) Yea
  • McMahen, Wayne (R) Yea
  • Miguez, Blake (R) Yea
  • Miller, Dustin (D) Absent
  • Miller, Gregory (R) Yea
  • Mincey, Buddy (R) Yea
  • Moore, Pat (D) Yea
  • Muscarello, Nicholas (R) Yea
  • Nelson, Richard (R) Yea
  • Newell, Candace (D) Yea
  • Orgeron, Joseph (R) Yea
  • Owen, Charles (R) Yea
  • Owen, Robert (R) Absent
  • Phelps, Tammy (D) Yea
  • Pierre, Vincent (D) Yea
  • Pressly, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Riser, Neil (R) Yea
  • Romero, Troy (R) Yea
  • Schamerhorn, Rodney (R) Yea
  • Schexnayder, Clay (R) Yea
  • Schlegel, Laurie (R) Yea
  • Seabaugh, Alan (R) Yea
  • Selders, Larry (D) Yea
  • St. Blanc, Vincent (R) Yea
  • Stagni, Joseph (D) Yea
  • Stefanski, John (R) Yea
  • Tarver, Phillip (R) Absent
  • Thomas, Polly (R) Yea
  • Thompson, Francis (D) Yea
  • Turner, Christopher (R) Yea
  • Villio, Debbie (R) Yea
  • Wheat, William (R) Yea
  • White, Malinda (D) Yea
  • Willard, Matthew (D) Yea
  • Wright, Mark (R) Yea
  • Zeringue, Jerome (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
06/5/2023 97 0 0 8 Yes
  • Adams, Roy (I) Yea
  • Amedee, Beryl (R) Yea
  • Bacala, Tony (R) Absent
  • Bagley, Lawrence (R) Yea
  • Beaullieu, Beau (R) Yea
  • Bishop, Stuart (R) Yea
  • Bourriaque, Ryan (R) Yea
  • Boyd, Delisha (D) Yea
  • Brass, Ken (D) Yea
  • Brown, Chad (D) Yea
  • Bryant, Marcus (D) Yea
  • Butler, Rhonda (R) Yea
  • Carpenter, Barbara (D) Yea
  • Carrier, Dewith (R) Yea
  • Carter, Robert (D) Yea
  • Carter, Wilford (D) Yea
  • Caston Lafleur, Vanessa (D) Yea
  • Cormier, Mack (D) Yea
  • Coussan, Jean-paul (R) Absent
  • Cox, Kenny (D) Yea
  • Crews, Raymond (R) Yea
  • Davis, Paula (R) Yea
  • DeVillier, Phillip (R) Yea
  • Deshotel, Daryl (R) Yea
  • DuBuisson, Mary (R) Yea
  • Echols, Michael (R) Yea
  • Edmonds, Rick (R) Yea
  • Edmonston, Kathy (R) Yea
  • Emerson, Julie (R) Yea
  • Farnum, Les (R) Yea
  • Firment, Gabe (R) Yea
  • Fisher, Adrian (D) Yea
  • Fontenot, Bryan (R) Yea
  • Freeman, Aimee (D) Yea
  • Freiberg, Barbara (R) Yea
  • Frieman, Larry (R) Yea
  • Gadberry, Foy (R) Yea
  • Gaines, Randal (D) Yea
  • Garofalo, Raymond (R) Yea
  • Geymann, Brett (R) Absent
  • Glover, Cedric (D) Yea
  • Goudeau, Jonathan (R) Yea
  • Green, Kyle (D) Yea
  • Harris, Lance (R) Yea
  • Hilferty, Stephanie (R) Yea
  • Hodges, Valarie (R) Yea
  • Hollis, Paul (R) Absent
  • Horton, Dodie (R) Yea
  • Hughes, Jason (D) Yea
  • Huval, Mike (R) Yea
  • Illg, John (R) Yea
  • Ivey, Barry (R) Yea
  • Jefferson, Patrick (D) Yea
  • Jenkins, Samuel (D) Yea
  • Johnson, Cazerrick (D) Yea
  • Johnson, Mike (R) Yea
  • Jordan, Edmond (D) Yea
  • Kerner, Timothy (R) Yea
  • Knox, Alonzo (D) Yea
  • LaCombe, Jeremy (D) Yea
  • Landry, Mandie (D) Yea
  • Larvadain, Ed (D) Yea
  • Lyons, Rodney (D) Yea
  • Mack, Sherman (R) Yea
  • Magee, Tanner (R) Yea
  • Marcelle, Denise (D) Absent
  • Marino, Joseph (R) Yea
  • McCormick, Danny (R) Yea
  • McFarland, Jack (R) Yea
  • McKnight, Scott (R) Yea
  • McMahen, Wayne (R) Yea
  • Miguez, Blake (R) Yea
  • Miller, Dustin (D) Absent
  • Miller, Gregory (R) Yea
  • Mincey, Buddy (R) Yea
  • Moore, Pat (D) Yea
  • Muscarello, Nicholas (R) Yea
  • Nelson, Richard (R) Yea
  • Newell, Candace (D) Yea
  • Orgeron, Joseph (R) Yea
  • Owen, Charles (R) Yea
  • Owen, Robert (R) Absent
  • Phelps, Tammy (D) Yea
  • Pierre, Vincent (D) Yea
  • Pressly, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Riser, Neil (R) Yea
  • Romero, Troy (R) Yea
  • Schamerhorn, Rodney (R) Yea
  • Schexnayder, Clay (R) Yea
  • Schlegel, Laurie (R) Yea
  • Seabaugh, Alan (R) Yea
  • Selders, Larry (D) Yea
  • St. Blanc, Vincent (R) Yea
  • Stagni, Joseph (D) Yea
  • Stefanski, John (R) Yea
  • Tarver, Phillip (R) Absent
  • Thomas, Polly (R) Yea
  • Thompson, Francis (D) Yea
  • Turner, Christopher (R) Yea
  • Villio, Debbie (R) Yea
  • Wheat, William (R) Yea
  • White, Malinda (D) Yea
  • Willard, Matthew (D) Yea
  • Wright, Mark (R) Yea
  • Zeringue, Jerome (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
06/6/2023 35 3 0 1 Yes
  • Abraham, Mark (R) Yea
  • Allain, R (R) Yea
  • Barrow, Regina (D) Nay
  • Bernard, Louie (R) Yea
  • Boudreaux, Gerald (D) Nay
  • Bouie, Joseph (D) Yea
  • Carter, Gary (D) Yea
  • Cathey, Stewart (R) Yea
  • Cloud, Heather (R) Yea
  • Connick, Patrick (R) Yea
  • Cortez, Patrick (R) Yea
  • Duplessis, Royce (D) Nay
  • Fesi, Michael (R) Yea
  • Fields, Cleo (D) Yea
  • Foil, Franklin (R) Yea
  • Harris, Jimmy (D) Yea
  • Henry, Cameron (R) Yea
  • Hensgens, Bob (R) Yea
  • Hewitt, Sharon (R) Yea
  • Jackson, Katrina (D) Yea
  • Kleinpeter, Caleb (R) Yea
  • Lambert, Eddie (R) Yea
  • Luneau, W. Jay (D) Yea
  • McMath, Patrick (R) Yea
  • Milligan, Barry (R) Yea
  • Mills, Fred (R) Absent
  • Mills, Robert (R) Yea
  • Mizell, Beth (R) Yea
  • Morris, John (R) Yea
  • Peacock, Barrow (R) Yea
  • Pope, J. Rogers (R) Yea
  • Price, Edward (D) Yea
  • Reese, Mike (R) Yea
  • Smith, Gary (D) Yea
  • Stine, Jeremy (R) Yea
  • Talbot, Kirk (R) Yea
  • Tarver, Gregory (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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