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Proposed Louisiana Firearm Legislation HB37

  this is an pro-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Provides relative to the concealed carrying of firearms (RE1 INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Subject: WEAPONS/HANDGUNS

Description: Provides relative to the concealed carrying of firearms (RE1 INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Session: 2022 Regular Session

Last Action: By a vote of 78 yeas, 16 nays, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, the House approved consideration after the 82nd calendar day.

Last Action Date: June 5, 2022

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'.

35 sponsors: Danny McCormick (R); Beryl Amedee (R); Tony Bacala (R); Lawrence Bagley (R); Rhonda Butler (R); Dewith Carrier (R); Mack Cormier (D); Raymond Crews (R); Michael Echols (R); Rick Edmonds (R); Kathy Edmonston (R); Julie Emerson (R); Gabe Firment (R); Larry Frieman (R); Foy Gadberry (R); Raymond Garofalo (R); Brett Geymann (R); Lance Harris (R); Valarie Hodges (R); Paul Hollis (R); Dodie Horton (R); Mike Huval (R); Barry Ivey (R); Mike Johnson (R); Sherman Mack (R); Jack McFarland (R); Blake Miguez (R); Joseph Orgeron (R); Charles Owen (R); Robert Owen (R); Neil Riser (R); Troy Romero (R); Rodney Schamerhorn (R); Alan Seabaugh (R); Mark Wright (R);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 33% (35 of 105)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Jun 5, 2022 By a vote of 78 yeas, 16 nays, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, the House approved consideration after the 82nd calendar day.
Senate Jun 3, 2022 Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
Senate Jun 3, 2022 Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
Senate Jun 2, 2022 Reported with amendments.
Senate May 25, 2022 Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs.
Senate May 24, 2022 Reported favorably.
Senate Apr 25, 2022 Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
Senate Apr 21, 2022 Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
House Apr 20, 2022 Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 64, nays 27. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
House Apr 20, 2022 Read by title, amended, returned to the calendar.
House Apr 20, 2022 Called from the calendar.
House Apr 18, 2022 Scheduled for floor debate on 04/20/2022.
House Apr 13, 2022 Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
House Apr 12, 2022 Reported with amendments (10-3).
House Mar 14, 2022 Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
House Feb 4, 2022 First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/4/2022.
House Feb 1, 2022 Prefiled.
House Feb 1, 2022 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 #2461 ACRJ Proposed House Committee Amendment #2461 ACRJ Proposed Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
House Floor Amendment #2936 Fontenot Proposed House Floor Amendment #2936 Fontenot Proposed Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
House Floor Amendment #2949 Miguez Adopted House Floor Amendment #2949 Miguez Adopted Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text Yes
House Floor Amendment #2947 Ivey Withdrawn House Floor Amendment #2947 Ivey Withdrawn Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
House Floor Amendment #2944 Fontenot Adopted House Floor Amendment #2944 Fontenot Adopted Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text Yes
House Floor Amendment #2879 Owen Charles Rejected House Floor Amendment #2879 Owen Charles Rejected Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
Senate Committee Amendment #4314 R&F Draft Senate Committee Amendment #4314 R&F Draft Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
Senate Committee Amendment #4251 R&F Draft Senate Committee Amendment #4251 R&F Draft Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
Senate Committee Amendment #4363 R&F Proposed Senate Committee Amendment #4363 R&F 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
04/20/2022 70 28 0 7 Yes
  • Adams, Roy (I) Yea
  • Amedee, Beryl (R) Nay
  • Bacala, Tony (R) Yea
  • 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) Absent
  • Caston Lafleur, Vanessa (D) Yea
  • Cormier, Mack (D) Nay
  • Coussan, Jean-paul (R) Yea
  • Cox, Kenny (D) Absent
  • Crews, Raymond (R) Nay
  • Davis, Paula (R) Yea
  • DeVillier, Phillip (R) Nay
  • Deshotel, Daryl (R) Absent
  • DuBuisson, Mary (R) Yea
  • Duplessis, Royce (D) Yea
  • Echols, Michael (R) Yea
  • Edmonds, Rick (R) Nay
  • Edmonston, Kathy (R) Nay
  • Emerson, Julie (R) Nay
  • Farnum, Les (R) Yea
  • Firment, Gabe (R) Nay
  • Fisher, Adrian (D) Yea
  • Fontenot, Bryan (R) Yea
  • Freeman, Aimee (D) Yea
  • Freiberg, Barbara (R) Yea
  • Frieman, Larry (R) Nay
  • Gadberry, Foy (R) Yea
  • Gaines, Randal (D) Yea
  • Garofalo, Raymond (R) Nay
  • Geymann, Brett (R) Nay
  • Glover, Cedric (D) Yea
  • Goudeau, Jonathan (R) Yea
  • Green, Kyle (D) Yea
  • Harris, Lance (R) Nay
  • Hilferty, Stephanie (R) Yea
  • Hodges, Valarie (R) Nay
  • Hollis, Paul (R) Nay
  • Horton, Dodie (R) Nay
  • Hughes, Jason (D) Yea
  • Huval, Mike (R) Nay
  • 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
  • LaCombe, Jeremy (D) Yea
  • Landry, Mandie (D) Yea
  • Larvadain, Ed (D) Yea
  • Lyons, Rodney (D) Yea
  • Mack, Sherman (R) Nay
  • Magee, Tanner (R) Yea
  • Marcelle, Denise (D) Yea
  • Marino, Joseph (R) Yea
  • McCormick, Danny (R) Nay
  • McFarland, Jack (R) Nay
  • McKnight, Scott (R) Absent
  • McMahen, Wayne (R) Yea
  • Miguez, Blake (R) Nay
  • Miller, Dustin (D) Yea
  • Miller, Gregory (R) Yea
  • Mincey, Buddy (R) Yea
  • Moore, Pat (D) Absent
  • Muscarello, Nicholas (R) Nay
  • Nelson, Richard (R) Nay
  • Newell, Candace (D) Yea
  • Orgeron, Joseph (R) Nay
  • Owen, Charles (R) Nay
  • Owen, Robert (R) Absent
  • Phelps, Tammy (D) Yea
  • Pierre, Vincent (D) Yea
  • Pressly, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Riser, Neil (R) Nay
  • Romero, Troy (R) Yea
  • Schamerhorn, Rodney (R) Nay
  • Schexnayder, Clay (R) Yea
  • Schlegel, Laurie (R) Yea
  • Seabaugh, Alan (R) Nay
  • 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) Nay
  • Zeringue, Jerome (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
04/20/2022 30 67 0 8 No
  • Adams, Roy (I) Nay
  • Amedee, Beryl (R) Yea
  • Bacala, Tony (R) Nay
  • Bagley, Lawrence (R) Nay
  • Beaullieu, Beau (R) Nay
  • Bishop, Stuart (R) Nay
  • Bourriaque, Ryan (R) Nay
  • Boyd, Delisha (D) 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, Robert (D) Nay
  • Carter, Wilford (D) Absent
  • Caston Lafleur, Vanessa (D) Nay
  • Cormier, Mack (D) Yea
  • Coussan, Jean-paul (R) Nay
  • Cox, Kenny (D) Absent
  • Crews, Raymond (R) Yea
  • Davis, Paula (R) Nay
  • DeVillier, Phillip (R) Yea
  • Deshotel, Daryl (R) Absent
  • 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) Yea
  • Fisher, Adrian (D) Nay
  • Fontenot, Bryan (R) Nay
  • Freeman, Aimee (D) Nay
  • Freiberg, Barbara (R) Nay
  • 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) Nay
  • Green, Kyle (D) Nay
  • Harris, Lance (R) Yea
  • Hilferty, Stephanie (R) Nay
  • 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) Nay
  • Jefferson, Patrick (D) Nay
  • Jenkins, Samuel (D) Nay
  • Johnson, Cazerrick (D) Nay
  • Johnson, Mike (R) Absent
  • 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) Nay
  • Marino, Joseph (R) Nay
  • McCormick, Danny (R) Yea
  • McFarland, Jack (R) Yea
  • McKnight, Scott (R) Absent
  • McMahen, Wayne (R) Nay
  • Miguez, Blake (R) Yea
  • Miller, Dustin (D) Nay
  • Miller, Gregory (R) Nay
  • Mincey, Buddy (R) Nay
  • Moore, Pat (D) Absent
  • Muscarello, Nicholas (R) Yea
  • Nelson, Richard (R) Absent
  • Newell, Candace (D) Nay
  • Orgeron, Joseph (R) Yea
  • Owen, Charles (R) Yea
  • Owen, Robert (R) Nay
  • Phelps, Tammy (D) Nay
  • Pierre, Vincent (D) Nay
  • Pressly, Thomas (R) Nay
  • Riser, Neil (R) Yea
  • Romero, Troy (R) Yea
  • Schamerhorn, Rodney (R) Yea
  • Schexnayder, Clay (R) Nay
  • Schlegel, Laurie (R) Nay
  • Seabaugh, Alan (R) Yea
  • Selders, Larry (D) Nay
  • St. Blanc, Vincent (R) Nay
  • Stagni, Joseph (D) Nay
  • Stefanski, John (R) Nay
  • Tarver, Phillip (R) Absent
  • 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
04/20/2022 65 26 0 14 Yes
  • Adams, Roy (I) Yea
  • Amedee, Beryl (R) Yea
  • Bacala, Tony (R) Yea
  • Bagley, Lawrence (R) Yea
  • Beaullieu, Beau (R) Absent
  • Bishop, Stuart (R) Yea
  • Bourriaque, Ryan (R) Yea
  • Boyd, Delisha (D) Nay
  • Brass, Ken (D) Nay
  • Brown, Chad (D) Yea
  • Bryant, Marcus (D) Nay
  • Butler, Rhonda (R) Absent
  • Carpenter, Barbara (D) Nay
  • Carrier, Dewith (R) Yea
  • Carter, Robert (D) Yea
  • Carter, Wilford (D) Absent
  • Caston Lafleur, Vanessa (D) Nay
  • 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) Absent
  • 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
  • Fisher, Adrian (D) Yea
  • Fontenot, Bryan (R) Yea
  • Freeman, Aimee (D) Nay
  • Freiberg, Barbara (R) Nay
  • Frieman, Larry (R) Yea
  • Gadberry, Foy (R) Yea
  • Gaines, Randal (D) Absent
  • Garofalo, Raymond (R) Yea
  • Geymann, Brett (R) Yea
  • Glover, Cedric (D) Nay
  • Goudeau, Jonathan (R) Absent
  • Green, Kyle (D) Nay
  • Harris, Lance (R) Yea
  • Hilferty, Stephanie (R) Nay
  • 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
  • Jefferson, Patrick (D) Nay
  • Jenkins, Samuel (D) Nay
  • Johnson, Cazerrick (D) Yea
  • Johnson, Mike (R) Yea
  • 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) Absent
  • Magee, Tanner (R) Yea
  • Marcelle, Denise (D) Nay
  • Marino, Joseph (R) Nay
  • McCormick, Danny (R) Yea
  • McFarland, Jack (R) Yea
  • McKnight, Scott (R) Absent
  • McMahen, Wayne (R) Yea
  • Miguez, Blake (R) Yea
  • Miller, Dustin (D) Absent
  • Miller, Gregory (R) Yea
  • Mincey, Buddy (R) Yea
  • Moore, Pat (D) Absent
  • Muscarello, Nicholas (R) Yea
  • Nelson, Richard (R) Yea
  • Newell, Candace (D) Nay
  • Orgeron, Joseph (R) Yea
  • Owen, Charles (R) Yea
  • Owen, Robert (R) Absent
  • 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
  • Schlegel, Laurie (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) 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) Nay
  • Wright, Mark (R) Yea
  • Zeringue, Jerome (R) Absent
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
06/5/2022 78 16 0 11 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
  • Boyd, Delisha (D) Absent
  • Brass, Ken (D) Nay
  • Brown, Chad (D) Yea
  • Bryant, Marcus (D) Yea
  • Butler, Rhonda (R) Yea
  • Carpenter, Barbara (D) Nay
  • Carrier, Dewith (R) Yea
  • Carter, Robert (D) Nay
  • Carter, Wilford (D) Nay
  • Caston Lafleur, Vanessa (D) Absent
  • 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
  • Fisher, Adrian (D) Nay
  • Fontenot, Bryan (R) Yea
  • Freeman, Aimee (D) Yea
  • 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) Yea
  • Harris, Lance (R) Yea
  • Hilferty, Stephanie (R) Yea
  • Hodges, Valarie (R) Yea
  • Hollis, Paul (R) Yea
  • Horton, Dodie (R) Yea
  • Hughes, Jason (D) Yea
  • Huval, Mike (R) Yea
  • Illg, John (R) Yea
  • Ivey, Barry (R) Yea
  • Jefferson, Patrick (D) Nay
  • Jenkins, Samuel (D) Nay
  • Johnson, Cazerrick (D) Yea
  • Johnson, Mike (R) Absent
  • Jordan, Edmond (D) Absent
  • Kerner, Timothy (R) Yea
  • LaCombe, Jeremy (D) Yea
  • Landry, Mandie (D) Yea
  • Larvadain, Ed (D) Nay
  • Lyons, Rodney (D) Nay
  • Mack, Sherman (R) Yea
  • Magee, Tanner (R) Yea
  • Marcelle, Denise (D) Nay
  • Marino, Joseph (R) Absent
  • 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) Absent
  • 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) Absent
  • Pierre, Vincent (D) Nay
  • 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) Absent
  • St. Blanc, Vincent (R) Yea
  • Stagni, Joseph (D) Absent
  • Stefanski, John (R) Yea
  • Tarver, Phillip (R) Yea
  • Thomas, Polly (R) Absent
  • 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

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