Proposed Louisiana Firearm Legislation SB188
Legislation Overview
Title: Designates the crime of possession of a firearm by a felon as a "crime of violence". (gov sig) (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
Subject: CRIME/PUNISHMENT
Description: Designates the crime of possession of a firearm by a felon as a "crime of violence". (gov sig) (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
Session: 2020 Regular Session
Last Action: Received in the House from the Senate, rules suspended, read by title, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
Last Action Date: May 20, 2020
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: Mack White (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 39)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | May 20, 2020 | Received in the House from the Senate, rules suspended, read by title, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice. |
| Senate | May 19, 2020 | Called from the Calendar. |
| Senate | May 19, 2020 | Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 1 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled. |
| Senate | May 14, 2020 | Senate floor amendments read and adopted. |
| Senate | May 14, 2020 | Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call. |
| Senate | May 13, 2020 | Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage. |
| Senate | May 12, 2020 | Reported favorably. |
| Senate | Mar 9, 2020 | Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C. |
| Senate | Feb 26, 2020 | Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary C. |
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 |
| Senate Floor Amendment #1481 White B Adopted | Senate Floor Amendment #1481 White B Adopted | Nov 30, -0001 | State Link | amendment text | Yes |
| Fiscal Note - SB188 Engrossed With Proposed Senate Floor Amendments | Fiscal Note - SB188 Engrossed With Proposed Senate Floor Amendments | Nov 30, -0001 | State Link | amendment text | No |
| Senate Floor Amendment #1719 White B Adopted | Senate Floor Amendment #1719 White B 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 |
| Senate Vote on SB 188 FINAL PASSAGE (#251) | 05/19/2020 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
