Louisiana 2021 Regular Session Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 22 R · 1 D cosponsors

HB 596 — WEAPONS/HANDGUNS: Provides relative to the concealed carrying of firearms (RE1 DECREASE SG RV See Note)

Last action — Rules suspended.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Rules suspended.

  2. Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.

  3. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.

  4. Rules suspended. Reported with amendments. Rules suspended. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  5. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.

  6. Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

  7. Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 73, nays 28. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

  8. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/05/2021.

  9. Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

  10. Reported with amendments (8-4-1).

  11. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

  12. Prefiled.

  13. Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

  14. First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 4/2/2021.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 29 co-sponsors · 117 not signed on · 38 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (29)

Not signed on (117)

117 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

FINAL PASSAGE (#239)

Passed 73 Yea · 28 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 241000
Republican 45003
Democrat 41800
Total 732803
% of votes cast 70%27%0%3%
How each member voted (104)
Member Party Vote
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Amedee — Yea
Mincey — Yea
Frieman — Yea
Nelson — Yea
Garofalo — Yea
Bishop — Yea
Goudeau — Yea
Brown — Yea
Hollis — Yea
Romero — Yea
Huval — Yea
Cormier — Yea
Coussan — Yea
Ivey — Yea
Stefanski — Yea
Davis — Yea
DuBuisson — Yea
Magee — Yea
White — Yea
Emerson — Yea
McKnight — Yea
James — Nay
Jefferson — Nay
Jones — Nay
Pierre — Nay
Gaines — Nay
Stagni — Nay
Glover — Nay
Willard — Nay
Hughes — Nay
Marino — Nay
Johnson, T. — Yea
St. Blanc — Yea
Aimee Adatto Freeman Democrat Nay
Barbara Carpenter Democrat Nay
C. Denise Marcelle Democrat Nay
Candace N. Newell Democrat Nay
Dustin Miller Democrat Nay
Edmond Jordan Democrat Nay
Gary Carter Democrat Nay
III, Ed Larvadain Democrat Nay
Jimmy Harris Democrat Yea
Jr., Kyle M. Green Democrat Nay
Ken Brass Democrat Nay
Larry Selders Democrat Nay
Mandie Landry Democrat Nay
Marcus Anthony Bryant Democrat Nay
Pat Moore Democrat Nay
Robby Carter Democrat Yea
Rodney Lyons Democrat Nay
Roy Daryl Adams Democrat Yea
Royce Duplessis Democrat Nay
Sam Jenkins Democrat Nay
Sr., Wilford Carter Democrat Yea
Tammy T. Phelps Democrat Nay
Alan Seabaugh Republican Yea
Barbara Reich Freiberg Republican Yea
Blake Miguez Republican Yea
Brett F. Geymann Republican Yea
Bryan Fontenot Republican Yea
Charles Owen Republican Yea
Christopher Turner Republican Yea
Danny McCormick Republican Yea
Daryl Andrew Deshotel Republican Yea
Debbie Villio Republican Not Voting
Dodie Horton Republican Yea
Foy Bryan Gadberry Republican Yea
Francis C. Thompson Republican Yea
Gregory A. Miller Republican Yea
III, Vincent E. Cox Republican Not Voting
IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu Republican Yea
Jack McFarland Republican Yea
Jeremy LaCombe Republican Yea
Jerome Zeringue Republican Yea
Joseph A. Orgeron Republican Yea
Jr., John R. Illg Republican Yea
Jr., William "Bill" Wheat Republican Yea
Kathy Edmonston Republican Yea
Larry A. Bagley Republican Yea
Les Farnum Republican Yea
Mark Wright Republican Yea
Michael "Gabe" Firment Republican Yea
Michael Charles Echols Republican Yea
Mike Johnson Republican Yea
Neil Riser Republican Yea
Nicholas Muscarello Republican Yea
Phillip DeVillier Republican Yea
Phillip Eric Tarver Republican Yea
Polly Thomas Republican Yea
R. Dewith Carrier Republican Yea
Raymond J. Crews Republican Yea
Rhonda Gaye Butler Republican Yea
Rick Edmonds Republican Yea
Robert "Bob" Owen Republican Yea
Rodney Schamerhorn Republican Yea
Ryan Bourriaque Republican Yea
Shane Mack Republican Yea
Stephanie Hilferty Republican Not Voting
Thomas A. Pressly Republican Yea
Timothy P. Kerner Republican Yea
Tony Bacala Republican Yea
Valarie Hodges Republican Yea
Wayne McMahen Republican Yea

Official roll call →

AMENDMENT # 2080 BY MCCORMICK, MOTION TO ADOPT (#238)

Failed 29 Yea · 69 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 82402
Republican 192603
Democrat 21901
Total 296906
% of votes cast 28%66%0%6%
How each member voted (104)
Member Party Vote
Amedee — Yea
Brown — Yea
Hollis — Yea
Ivey — Yea
Emerson — Yea
Frieman — Yea
Garofalo — Yea
McKnight — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Nay
Bishop — Nay
Gaines — Nay
Glover — Nay
Mincey — Nay
Goudeau — Nay
Nelson — Nay
Hughes — Nay
Huval — Nay
Pierre — Nay
James — Nay
Jefferson — Nay
Romero — Nay
Cormier — Nay
Stagni — Nay
Davis — Nay
Jones — Nay
DuBuisson — Nay
White — Nay
Magee — Nay
Willard — Nay
Marino — Nay
Coussan — Not Voting
Stefanski — Not Voting
Johnson, T. — Nay
St. Blanc — Nay
Aimee Adatto Freeman Democrat Nay
Barbara Carpenter Democrat Nay
C. Denise Marcelle Democrat Not Voting
Candace N. Newell Democrat Nay
Dustin Miller Democrat Yea
Edmond Jordan Democrat Nay
Gary Carter Democrat Nay
III, Ed Larvadain Democrat Nay
Jimmy Harris Democrat Yea
Jr., Kyle M. Green Democrat Nay
Ken Brass Democrat Nay
Larry Selders Democrat Nay
Mandie Landry Democrat Nay
Marcus Anthony Bryant Democrat Nay
Pat Moore Democrat Nay
Robby Carter Democrat Nay
Rodney Lyons Democrat Nay
Roy Daryl Adams Democrat Nay
Royce Duplessis Democrat Nay
Sam Jenkins Democrat Nay
Sr., Wilford Carter Democrat Nay
Tammy T. Phelps Democrat Nay
Alan Seabaugh Republican Yea
Barbara Reich Freiberg Republican Nay
Blake Miguez Republican Nay
Brett F. Geymann Republican Yea
Bryan Fontenot Republican Nay
Charles Owen Republican Yea
Christopher Turner Republican Nay
Danny McCormick Republican Yea
Daryl Andrew Deshotel Republican Nay
Debbie Villio Republican Nay
Dodie Horton Republican Yea
Foy Bryan Gadberry Republican Nay
Francis C. Thompson Republican Nay
Gregory A. Miller Republican Nay
III, Vincent E. Cox Republican Nay
IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu Republican Yea
Jack McFarland Republican Nay
Jeremy LaCombe Republican Yea
Jerome Zeringue Republican Nay
Joseph A. Orgeron Republican Yea
Jr., John R. Illg Republican Nay
Jr., William "Bill" Wheat Republican Nay
Kathy Edmonston Republican Yea
Larry A. Bagley Republican Not Voting
Les Farnum Republican Yea
Mark Wright Republican Yea
Michael "Gabe" Firment Republican Nay
Michael Charles Echols Republican Nay
Mike Johnson Republican Nay
Neil Riser Republican Nay
Nicholas Muscarello Republican Yea
Phillip DeVillier Republican Yea
Phillip Eric Tarver Republican Yea
Polly Thomas Republican Nay
R. Dewith Carrier Republican Nay
Raymond J. Crews Republican Yea
Rhonda Gaye Butler Republican Nay
Rick Edmonds Republican Nay
Robert "Bob" Owen Republican Yea
Rodney Schamerhorn Republican Yea
Ryan Bourriaque Republican Nay
Shane Mack Republican Yea
Stephanie Hilferty Republican Not Voting
Thomas A. Pressly Republican Not Voting
Timothy P. Kerner Republican Nay
Tony Bacala Republican Nay
Valarie Hodges Republican Yea
Wayne McMahen Republican Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 596?
HB 596 is sponsored by Bryan Fontenot (Republican), Tony Bacala (Republican), Rhonda Gaye Butler (Republican), R. Dewith Carrier (Republican), Mack Cormier, Raymond J. Crews (Republican), Phillip DeVillier (Republican), Rick Edmonds (Republican), Julie Emerson, Les Farnum (Republican), Michael "Gabe" Firment (Republican), Larry Frieman, Foy Bryan Gadberry (Republican), Ray Garofalo, Lance Harris, Dodie Horton (Republican), Jr., John R. Illg (Republican), Shane Mack (Republican), Blake Miguez (Republican), Joseph A. Orgeron (Republican), Charles Owen (Republican), Troy D. Romero, Rodney Schamerhorn (Republican), Clay Schexnayder, Alan Seabaugh (Republican), Mark Wright (Republican), Jerome Zeringue (Republican), Mike Johnson (Republican), Brett F. Geymann (Republican), and C. Travis Johnson (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 596?
This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 596?
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