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Passed Louisiana Firearm Legislation HB140

  this is an pro-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Provides relative to the preemption of state law for firearms

Subject: WEAPONS

Description: Provides relative to the preemption of state law for firearms

Session: 2020 Regular Session

Last Action: Effective date: 08/01/2020.

Last Action Date: June 13, 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'.

44 sponsors: Blake Miguez (R); Beryl Amedee (R); Tony Bacala (R); Beau Beaullieu (R); Ryan Bourriaque (R); Rhonda Butler (R); Dewith Carrier (R); Mack Cormier (D); Raymond Crews (R); Phillip DeVillier (R); Daryl Deshotel (R); Mary DuBuisson (R); Michael Echols (R); Kathy Edmonston (R); Julie Emerson (R); Les Farnum (R); Gabe Firment (R); Bryan Fontenot (R); Larry Frieman (R); Foy Gadberry (R); Raymond Garofalo (R); Jonathan Goudeau (R); Lance Harris (R); Valarie Hodges (R); Dodie Horton (R); Mike Huval (R); Barry Ivey (R); Mike Johnson (R); Travis Johnson (D); Danny McCormick (R); Jack McFarland (R); Scott McKnight (R); Buddy Mincey (R); Charles Owen (R); Robert Owen (R); Thomas Pressly (R); Neil Riser (R); Troy Romero (R); Rodney Schamerhorn (R); Alan Seabaugh (R); John Stefanski (R); Christopher Turner (R); William Wheat (R); Mark Wright (R);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 42% (44 of 105)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Jun 13, 2020 Effective date: 08/01/2020.
House Jun 13, 2020 Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 299.
House Jun 3, 2020 Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
House Jun 1, 2020 Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
Senate Jun 1, 2020 Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 28 yeas and 8 nays.
Senate Jun 1, 2020 Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.
House Jun 1, 2020 Conference Committee report received.
House Jun 1, 2020 Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 71, nays 23. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.
House Jun 1, 2020 Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
Senate Jun 1, 2020 Signed by the President of the Senate.
House May 31, 2020 House conferees appointed: Miguez, James, and Riser.
House May 31, 2020 Read by title, roll called, yeas 71, nays 24, Senate amendments rejected, conference committee appointment pending.
Senate May 31, 2020 Notice House rejected the Senate amendments.
Senate May 31, 2020 Senate conference committee members appointed: Foil, Mizell, and Smith.
Senate May 31, 2020 Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
House May 31, 2020 Notice of Senate conferees appointed.
House May 29, 2020 Received from the Senate with amendments.
Senate May 29, 2020 Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 32 yeas and 3 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
House May 29, 2020 Scheduled for concurrence on 05/31/20.
Senate May 28, 2020 Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
Senate May 28, 2020 Reported favorably. Rules suspended. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
Senate May 25, 2020 Received in the Senate; read by title Rules suspended. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
House May 22, 2020 Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 70, nays 28. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
House May 20, 2020 Scheduled for floor debate on 05/22/20.
House May 18, 2020 Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
House May 15, 2020 Reported favorably (7-3).
House Mar 9, 2020 Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
House Feb 24, 2020 Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
House Feb 24, 2020 First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/24/2020.
House Feb 24, 2020 Prefiled.
Texts
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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 Floor Amendment #2359 Miguez Proposed House Floor Amendment #2359 Miguez Proposed Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
Senate Floor Amendment #2247 Smith G. Adopted Senate Floor Amendment #2247 Smith G. Adopted Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text Yes
Summary of Senate Amendments to HB140 Summary of Senate Amendments to HB140 Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
House Vote on HB 140 REJECT SENATE AMENDMENTS (#670) House Vote on HB 140 REJECT SENATE AMENDMENTS (#670) 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
05/22/2020 70 28 0 7 Yes
  • Adams, Roy (I) Yea
  • Amedee, Beryl (R) Yea
  • Bacala, Tony (R) Yea
  • Bagala, Reggie (R) Absent
  • Bagley, Lawrence (R) Yea
  • Barras, Taylor (R) Yea
  • Beaullieu, Beau (R) Yea
  • Bishop, Stuart (R) Yea
  • Bourriaque, Ryan (R) Yea
  • Brass, Ken (D) Nay
  • Brown, Terry (I) Yea
  • Bryant, Marcus (D) Nay
  • Butler, Rhonda (R) Yea
  • Carpenter, Barbara (D) Nay
  • Carrier, Dewith (R) Yea
  • Carter, Gary (D) Nay
  • Carter, Robert (D) Nay
  • Carter, Wilford (D) Nay
  • Cormier, Mack (D) Yea
  • Coussan, Jean-paul (R) Yea
  • Cox, Kenny (D) Nay
  • Crews, Raymond (R) Yea
  • Davis, Paula (R) Yea
  • DeVillier, Phillip (R) Yea
  • Deshotel, Daryl (R) Yea
  • DuBuisson, Mary (R) Yea
  • Duplessis, Royce (D) Nay
  • Dwight, Stephen (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
  • Fontenot, Bryan (R) Yea
  • Freeman, Aimee (D) Nay
  • Freiberg, Barbara (R) Yea
  • Frieman, Larry (R) Yea
  • Gadberry, Foy (R) Yea
  • Gaines, Randal (D) Nay
  • Garofalo, Raymond (R) Yea
  • Glover, Cedric (D) Absent
  • Goudeau, Jonathan (R) Yea
  • Green, Kyle (D) Nay
  • Harris, Lance (R) Yea
  • Henry, Charles (R) Yea
  • Hilferty, Stephanie (R) Absent
  • Hodges, Valarie (R) Yea
  • Hollis, Paul (R) Absent
  • Horton, Dodie (R) Yea
  • Hughes, Jason (D) Nay
  • Huval, Mike (R) Yea
  • Illg, John (R) Yea
  • Ivey, Barry (R) Yea
  • James, Edward (D) Absent
  • Jefferson, Patrick (D) Nay
  • Jenkins, Samuel (D) Nay
  • Johnson, Cazerrick (D) Yea
  • Johnson, Mike (R) Yea
  • Jones, Frederick (D) Nay
  • 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) Yea
  • Magee, Tanner (R) Yea
  • Marcelle, Denise (D) Absent
  • Marino, Joseph (R) Nay
  • 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) Nay
  • Muscarello, Nicholas (R) Yea
  • Nelson, Richard (R) Yea
  • Newell, Candace (D) Nay
  • Owen, Charles (R) Yea
  • Owen, Robert (R) Yea
  • Phelps, Tammy (D) Nay
  • Pierre, Vincent (D) Nay
  • Pressly, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Riser, Neil (R) Yea
  • Romero, Troy (R) Yea
  • Schamerhorn, Rodney (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) Yea
  • Thomas, Polly (R) Yea
  • Thompson, Francis (D) Yea
  • Turner, Christopher (R) Yea
  • Villio, Debbie (R) Yea
  • Wheat, William (R) Yea
  • White, Malinda (D) Absent
  • Willard, Matthew (D) Nay
  • Wright, Mark (R) Yea
  • Zeringue, Jerome (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
05/29/2020 32 3 0 4 Yes
  • Abraham, Mark (R) Absent
  • Alario, John (R) Yea
  • Allain, R (R) Yea
  • Barrow, Regina (D) Nay
  • Bernard, Louie (R) Yea
  • Boudreaux, Gerald (D) Absent
  • Bouie, Joseph (D) Yea
  • Carter, Troy (D) Yea
  • Cathey, Stewart (R) Yea
  • Cloud, Heather (R) Yea
  • Connick, Patrick (R) Yea
  • Fesi, Michael (R) Yea
  • Fields, Cleo (D) Nay
  • Foil, Franklin (R) Yea
  • Harris, Jimmy (D) Yea
  • Henry, Cameron (R) Yea
  • Hensgens, Bob (R) Yea
  • Hewitt, Sharon (R) Yea
  • Jackson, Katrina (D) Nay
  • Johns, Ronnie (R) Yea
  • Lambert, Eddie (R) Yea
  • Luneau, W. Jay (D) Yea
  • McMath, Patrick (R) Yea
  • Milligan, Barry (R) Yea
  • Mills, Fred (R) Yea
  • Mills, Robert (R) Yea
  • Mizell, Beth (R) Yea
  • Morris, John (R) Yea
  • Peacock, Barrow (R) Yea
  • Peterson, Karen (D) Absent
  • Pope, J. Rogers (R) Yea
  • Price, Edward (D) Yea
  • Reese, Mike (R) Yea
  • Smith, Gary (D) Yea
  • Talbot, Kirk (R) Yea
  • Tarver, Gregory (D) Absent
  • Ward, Rick (D) Yea
  • White, Mack (R) Yea
  • Womack, Glen (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
05/31/2020 71 24 0 9 Yes
  • Adams, Roy (I) Yea
  • Amedee, Beryl (R) Yea
  • Bacala, Tony (R) Yea
  • Bagley, Lawrence (R) Yea
  • Barras, Taylor (R) Yea
  • Beaullieu, Beau (R) Yea
  • Bishop, Stuart (R) Yea
  • Bourriaque, Ryan (R) Yea
  • Brass, Ken (D) Nay
  • Brown, Terry (I) Yea
  • Bryant, Marcus (D) Nay
  • Butler, Rhonda (R) Yea
  • Carpenter, Barbara (D) Yea
  • Carrier, Dewith (R) Yea
  • Carter, Gary (D) Nay
  • Carter, Robert (D) Yea
  • Carter, Wilford (D) Nay
  • Cormier, Mack (D) Yea
  • Coussan, Jean-paul (R) Yea
  • Cox, Kenny (D) Yea
  • Crews, Raymond (R) Yea
  • Davis, Paula (R) Yea
  • DeVillier, Phillip (R) Absent
  • Deshotel, Daryl (R) Yea
  • DuBuisson, Mary (R) Yea
  • Duplessis, Royce (D) Nay
  • Dwight, Stephen (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
  • Fontenot, Bryan (R) Yea
  • Freeman, Aimee (D) Nay
  • Freiberg, Barbara (R) Nay
  • Frieman, Larry (R) Yea
  • Gadberry, Foy (R) Yea
  • Gaines, Randal (D) Yea
  • Garofalo, Raymond (R) Yea
  • Glover, Cedric (D) Absent
  • Goudeau, Jonathan (R) Yea
  • Green, Kyle (D) Nay
  • Harris, Lance (R) Yea
  • Henry, Charles (R) Absent
  • Hilferty, Stephanie (R) Absent
  • Hodges, Valarie (R) Absent
  • Hollis, Paul (R) Yea
  • Horton, Dodie (R) Yea
  • Hughes, Jason (D) Nay
  • Huval, Mike (R) Yea
  • Illg, John (R) Absent
  • Ivey, Barry (R) Yea
  • James, Edward (D) Nay
  • Jefferson, Patrick (D) Absent
  • Jenkins, Samuel (D) Absent
  • Johnson, Cazerrick (D) Yea
  • Johnson, Mike (R) Yea
  • Jones, Frederick (D) Nay
  • 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) Yea
  • Magee, Tanner (R) Yea
  • Marcelle, Denise (D) Absent
  • Marino, Joseph (R) Nay
  • 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) Nay
  • Muscarello, Nicholas (R) Yea
  • Nelson, Richard (R) Yea
  • Newell, Candace (D) Nay
  • Owen, Charles (R) Yea
  • Owen, Robert (R) Yea
  • Phelps, Tammy (D) Nay
  • Pierre, Vincent (D) Nay
  • Pressly, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Riser, Neil (R) Yea
  • Romero, Troy (R) Yea
  • Schamerhorn, Rodney (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) Yea
  • 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) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
06/1/2020 71 23 0 10 Yes
  • Adams, Roy (I) Yea
  • Amedee, Beryl (R) Yea
  • Bacala, Tony (R) Yea
  • Bagley, Lawrence (R) Yea
  • Barras, Taylor (R) Yea
  • Beaullieu, Beau (R) Yea
  • Bishop, Stuart (R) Absent
  • Bourriaque, Ryan (R) Yea
  • Brass, Ken (D) Nay
  • Brown, Terry (I) Yea
  • Bryant, Marcus (D) Nay
  • Butler, Rhonda (R) Yea
  • Carpenter, Barbara (D) Nay
  • Carrier, Dewith (R) Yea
  • Carter, Gary (D) Nay
  • Carter, Robert (D) Yea
  • Carter, Wilford (D) Nay
  • 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
  • Duplessis, Royce (D) Nay
  • Dwight, Stephen (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
  • Fontenot, Bryan (R) Yea
  • Freeman, Aimee (D) Nay
  • Freiberg, Barbara (R) Yea
  • Frieman, Larry (R) Absent
  • Gadberry, Foy (R) Yea
  • Gaines, Randal (D) Yea
  • Garofalo, Raymond (R) Yea
  • Glover, Cedric (D) Absent
  • Goudeau, Jonathan (R) Yea
  • Green, Kyle (D) Nay
  • Harris, Lance (R) Yea
  • Henry, Charles (R) Yea
  • Hilferty, Stephanie (R) Absent
  • Hodges, Valarie (R) Absent
  • Hollis, Paul (R) Yea
  • Horton, Dodie (R) Yea
  • Hughes, Jason (D) Nay
  • Huval, Mike (R) Yea
  • Illg, John (R) Yea
  • Ivey, Barry (R) Yea
  • James, Edward (D) Nay
  • Jefferson, Patrick (D) Absent
  • Jenkins, Samuel (D) Absent
  • Johnson, Cazerrick (D) Yea
  • Johnson, Mike (R) Yea
  • Jones, Frederick (D) Absent
  • Jordan, Edmond (D) Nay
  • Kerner, Timothy (R) Yea
  • LaCombe, Jeremy (D) Yea
  • Landry, Mandie (D) Nay
  • Larvadain, Ed (D) Absent
  • Lyons, Rodney (D) Nay
  • Mack, Sherman (R) Yea
  • Magee, Tanner (R) Yea
  • Marcelle, Denise (D) Nay
  • Marino, Joseph (R) Nay
  • 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) Nay
  • Muscarello, Nicholas (R) Yea
  • Nelson, Richard (R) Yea
  • Newell, Candace (D) Nay
  • Owen, Charles (R) Yea
  • Owen, Robert (R) Yea
  • Phelps, Tammy (D) Nay
  • Pierre, Vincent (D) Nay
  • Pressly, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Riser, Neil (R) Yea
  • Romero, Troy (R) Yea
  • Schamerhorn, Rodney (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) Yea
  • 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) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
06/1/2020 28 8 0 3 Yes
  • Abraham, Mark (R) Yea
  • Alario, John (R) Yea
  • Allain, R (R) Yea
  • Barrow, Regina (D) Nay
  • Bernard, Louie (R) Yea
  • Boudreaux, Gerald (D) Absent
  • Bouie, Joseph (D) Nay
  • Carter, Troy (D) Nay
  • Cathey, Stewart (R) Yea
  • Cloud, Heather (R) Yea
  • Connick, Patrick (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
  • Hewitt, Sharon (R) Yea
  • Jackson, Katrina (D) Nay
  • Johns, Ronnie (R) Yea
  • Lambert, Eddie (R) Yea
  • Luneau, W. Jay (D) Yea
  • McMath, Patrick (R) Yea
  • Milligan, Barry (R) Yea
  • Mills, Fred (R) Yea
  • Mills, Robert (R) Yea
  • Mizell, Beth (R) Yea
  • Morris, John (R) Yea
  • Peacock, Barrow (R) Absent
  • Peterson, Karen (D) Nay
  • Pope, J. Rogers (R) Yea
  • Price, Edward (D) Nay
  • Reese, Mike (R) Yea
  • Smith, Gary (D) Yea
  • Talbot, Kirk (R) Absent
  • Tarver, Gregory (D) Yea
  • Ward, Rick (D) Yea
  • White, Mack (R) Yea
  • Womack, Glen (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

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