Passed Louisiana Firearm Legislation HB478
Legislation Overview
Title: Authorizes a family member of a law enforcement officer to purchase his duty firearm upon death
Subject: WEAPONS/FIREARMS
Description: Authorizes a family member of a law enforcement officer to purchase his duty firearm upon death
Session: 2019 Regular Session
Last Action: Effective date: 08/01/2019.
Last Action Date: June 6, 2019
Sponsors
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26 sponsors: Lawrence Bagley (R); Daryl Adams (I); Beryl Amedee (R); Tony Bacala (R); Robert Billiot (D); Terry Brown (I); Thomas Carmody (R); Charles Chaney (R); Kenny Cox (D); Phillip DeVillier (R); Mary DuBuisson (R); Rick Edmonds (R); Reid Falconer (R); Cedric Glover (D); Valarie Hodges (R); Dodie Horton (R); Frank Howard (R); Katrina Jackson (D); Walt Leger (D); John Morris (R); Barbara Norton (D); Kevin Pearson (R); Steve Pylant (R); Jerome Richard (I); Joseph Stagni (D); Jerome Zeringue (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 25% (26 of 105)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jun 6, 2019 | Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 162. |
| House | Jun 6, 2019 | Effective date: 08/01/2019. |
| House | May 29, 2019 | Sent to the Governor for executive approval. |
| Senate | May 29, 2019 | Signed by the President of the Senate. |
| House | May 29, 2019 | Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House. |
| House | May 28, 2019 | Received from the Senate without amendments. |
| Senate | May 27, 2019 | Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled. |
| Senate | May 23, 2019 | Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage. |
| Senate | May 22, 2019 | Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau. |
| Senate | May 21, 2019 | Reported favorably. |
| Senate | May 16, 2019 | Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B. |
| Senate | May 15, 2019 | Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading. |
| House | May 14, 2019 | Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 89, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate. |
| House | May 2, 2019 | Scheduled for floor debate on 05/14/19. |
| House | May 2, 2019 | Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading. |
| House | May 1, 2019 | Reported favorably (12-0-1). |
| House | Apr 8, 2019 | Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice. |
| House | Mar 29, 2019 | Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice. |
| House | Mar 29, 2019 | Prefiled. |
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 |
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Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| House Vote on HB 478 FINAL PASSAGE (#300) | 05/14/2019 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 16 | Yes |
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| Senate Vote on HB 478 FINAL PASSAGE (#512) | 05/27/2019 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
