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Passed Louisiana Firearm Legislation HB819

  this is an pro-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Provides relative to the burden of proof when the justification of self-defense is raised

Subject: EVIDENCE

Description: Provides relative to the burden of proof when the justification of self-defense is raised

Session: 2024 Regular Session

Last Action: Effective date: 08/01/2024.

Last Action Date: June 19, 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'.

1 sponsors: Lauren Ventrella (R);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 105)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Jun 19, 2024 Effective date: 08/01/2024.
House Jun 19, 2024 Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 729.
House Jun 3, 2024 Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
Senate May 31, 2024 Signed by the President of the Senate.
House May 30, 2024 Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
House May 29, 2024 Read by title, roll called, yeas 74, nays 14, Senate amendments concurred in.
House May 22, 2024 Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2024.
House May 22, 2024 Received from the Senate with amendments.
Senate May 21, 2024 Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 26 yeas and 9 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
Senate May 21, 2024 Rules suspended. Called from the Calendar.
Senate May 20, 2024 Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
Senate May 16, 2024 Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
Senate May 15, 2024 Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
Senate May 14, 2024 Reported with amendments.
Senate Apr 29, 2024 Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
Senate Apr 24, 2024 Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
House Apr 23, 2024 Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 67, nays 29. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
House Apr 18, 2024 Scheduled for floor debate on 04/23/2024.
House Apr 17, 2024 Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
House Apr 16, 2024 Reported with amendments (10-0).
House Apr 3, 2024 Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
House Apr 2, 2024 Read by title. Lies over under the rules.
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
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Enrolled not available state link bill text
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Introduced not available state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
House Committee Amendment #3080 ACRJ Draft House Committee Amendment #3080 ACRJ Draft Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
House Committee Amendment #3090 ACRJ Proposed House Committee Amendment #3090 ACRJ Proposed Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
House Floor Amendment #3410 Ventrella Proposed House Floor Amendment #3410 Ventrella Proposed Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
Senate Committee Amendment #3505 JUDC Draft Senate Committee Amendment #3505 JUDC Draft Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
Senate Committee Amendment #3507 JUDC Proposed Senate Committee Amendment #3507 JUDC Proposed Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
Senate Floor Amendment #4014 Morris Jay Adopted Senate Floor Amendment #4014 Morris Jay 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
04/23/2024 67 29 0 9 Yes
  • Adams, Roy (I) Yea
  • Amedee, Beryl (R) Yea
  • Bacala, Tony (R) Yea
  • Bagley, Lawrence (R) Yea
  • Bamburg, Dennis (R) Yea
  • Bayham, Michael (R) Absent
  • 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) Absent
  • Chenevert, Emily (R) Yea
  • Coates, Kimberly (R) Yea
  • Cox, Vincent (R) Yea
  • Crews, Raymond (R) Yea
  • Davis, Paula (R) Yea
  • DeVillier, Phillip (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) Absent
  • Horton, Dodie (R) Yea
  • Hughes, Jason (D) Nay
  • Illg, John (R) Absent
  • Jackson, Steven (D) Nay
  • Johnson, Cazerrick (D) Nay
  • Johnson, Mike (R) Yea
  • Jordan, Edmond (D) Nay
  • Kerner, Timothy (R) Yea
  • Knox, Alonzo (D) Nay
  • LaCombe, Jeremy (D) Absent
  • 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, Dustin (D) Nay
  • Moore, Pat (D) Nay
  • Muscarello, Nicholas (R) Yea
  • Myers, Brach (R) Yea
  • Newell, Candace (D) Nay
  • Orgeron, Joseph (R) Absent
  • Owen, Charles (R) Yea
  • Phelps, Tammy (D) Nay
  • Riser, Neil (R) Yea
  • Romero, Troy (R) Yea
  • Schamerhorn, Rodney (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) Absent
  • Wyble, John (R) Absent
  • Young, Rashid (D) Nay
  • Zeringue, Jerome (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
05/21/2024 26 9 0 4 Yes
  • Abraham, Mark (R) Yea
  • Allain, R (R) Yea
  • Barrow, Regina (D) Absent
  • Bass, Adam (R) Yea
  • Boudreaux, Gerald (D) Nay
  • Bouie, Joseph (D) Yea
  • Carter, Gary (D) Nay
  • Cathey, Stewart (R) Yea
  • Cloud, Heather (R) Yea
  • Connick, 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
  • Henry, Cameron (R) Yea
  • Hensgens, Bob (R) Yea
  • Hodges, Valarie (R) Yea
  • Jackson, Katrina (D) Nay
  • Jenkins, Samuel (D) Nay
  • Kleinpeter, Caleb (R) Yea
  • Lambert, Eddie (R) Absent
  • Luneau, W. Jay (D) Nay
  • McMath, Patrick (R) Absent
  • 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) Absent
  • Stine, Jeremy (R) Yea
  • Talbot, Kirk (R) Yea
  • Wheat, William (R) Yea
  • Womack, Glen (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
05/29/2024 74 14 0 17 Yes
  • Adams, Roy (I) Yea
  • 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) Yea
  • Braud, Jacob (R) Yea
  • Brown, Chad (D) Yea
  • Bryant, Marcus (D) Absent
  • Butler, Rhonda (R) Yea
  • Carlson, Joshua (R) Yea
  • Carpenter, Barbara (D) Nay
  • Carrier, Dewith (R) Yea
  • Carter, Robert (D) Yea
  • Carter, Wilford (D) Nay
  • Carver, Christopher (R) Yea
  • Caston Lafleur, Vanessa (D) Nay
  • Chassion, Tehmi (D) Absent
  • Chenevert, Emily (R) Yea
  • Coates, Kimberly (R) Yea
  • Cox, Vincent (R) Yea
  • Crews, Raymond (R) Yea
  • Davis, Paula (R) Yea
  • DeVillier, Phillip (R) Absent
  • 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) Yea
  • Fontenot, Bryan (R) Yea
  • Freeman, Aimee (D) Nay
  • Freiberg, Barbara (R) Yea
  • Gadberry, Foy (R) Yea
  • Galle, Jack (R) Yea
  • Geymann, Brett (R) Absent
  • Glorioso, Brian (R) Yea
  • Green, Kyle (D) Absent
  • Hebert, Troy (R) Yea
  • Henry, Chance (R) Yea
  • Hilferty, Stephanie (R) Absent
  • Horton, Dodie (R) Yea
  • Hughes, Jason (D) Nay
  • Illg, John (R) Yea
  • Jackson, Steven (D) Yea
  • Johnson, Cazerrick (D) Absent
  • Johnson, Mike (R) Yea
  • Jordan, Edmond (D) Nay
  • Kerner, Timothy (R) Yea
  • Knox, Alonzo (D) Absent
  • LaCombe, Jeremy (D) Absent
  • Landry, Jacob (R) Yea
  • Landry, Mandie (D) Nay
  • Larvadain, Ed (D) Nay
  • Lyons, Rodney (D) Nay
  • Mack, Shane (R) Absent
  • Marcelle, Denise (D) Absent
  • 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, Dustin (D) Absent
  • Moore, Pat (D) Absent
  • Muscarello, Nicholas (R) Yea
  • Myers, Brach (R) Yea
  • Newell, Candace (D) Yea
  • Orgeron, Joseph (R) Yea
  • Owen, Charles (R) Yea
  • Phelps, Tammy (D) Nay
  • Riser, Neil (R) Yea
  • Romero, Troy (R) Yea
  • Schamerhorn, Rodney (R) Yea
  • Schlegel, Laurie (R) Yea
  • Selders, Larry (D) Absent
  • St. Blanc, Vincent (R) Yea
  • Stagni, Joseph (D) Yea
  • Tarver, Phillip (R) Absent
  • 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) Absent
  • Wilder, Roger (R) Yea
  • Wiley, Jeffrey (R) Yea
  • Willard, Matthew (D) Nay
  • Wright, Mark (R) Yea
  • Wyble, John (R) Yea
  • Young, Rashid (D) Absent
  • Zeringue, Jerome (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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