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Proposed Louisiana Firearm Legislation SB101

  this is an pro-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Provides relative to the illegal carrying of weapons. (8/1/25)

Subject: WEAPONS

Description: Provides relative to the illegal carrying of weapons. (8/1/25)

Session: 2025 Regular Session

Last Action: Effective date 8/1/2025.

Last Action Date: June 20, 2025

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'.

20 sponsors: Blake Miguez (R); Beryl Amedee (R); Tony Bacala (R); Dennis Bamburg (R); Mike Bayham (R); Chad Boyer (R); Rhonda Butler (R); Dewith Carrier (R); Raymond Crews (R); Kellee Dickerson (R); Michael Echols (R); Kathy Edmonston (R); Peter Egan (R); Julie Emerson (R); Gabe Firment (R); Jacob Landry (R); Danny McCormick (R); Charles Owen (R); Rodney Schamerhorn (R); John Wyble (R);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 51% (20 of 39)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Jun 20, 2025 Effective date 8/1/2025.
Senate Jun 20, 2025 Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 420.
Senate Jun 11, 2025 Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate.
Senate Jun 10, 2025 Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
House Jun 10, 2025 Signed by the Speaker of the House.
Senate Jun 9, 2025 Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 31 yeas and 8 nays.
House Jun 3, 2025 Called from the calendar.
Senate Jun 3, 2025 Received from the House with amendments.
House Jun 3, 2025 Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 74, nays 23. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
House Jun 3, 2025 Called from the calendar.
House Jun 3, 2025 Read by title, returned to the calendar.
House Jun 2, 2025 Notice given.
House Jun 2, 2025 Read by title, returned to the calendar.
House Jun 2, 2025 Scheduled for floor debate on 06/03/2025.
House May 28, 2025 Scheduled for floor debate on 06/02/2025.
House May 22, 2025 Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.
House May 21, 2025 Reported with Legislative Bureau amendments.
House May 20, 2025 Reported with amendments (12-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
House Apr 29, 2025 Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
Senate Apr 28, 2025 Read by title, passed by a vote of 28 yeas and 11 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
House Apr 28, 2025 Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
Senate Apr 23, 2025 Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
Senate Apr 22, 2025 Reported favorably.
Senate Apr 14, 2025 Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
Senate Apr 3, 2025 Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
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
House Committee Amendment #3216 ACRJ Proposed House Committee Amendment #3216 ACRJ Proposed Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
House Legislative Bureau Amendment #2054 BUREAU Adopted House Legislative Bureau Amendment #2054 BUREAU 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
04/28/2025 28 11 0 0 Yes
  • Abraham, Mark (R) Yea
  • Allain, Robert (R) Yea
  • Barrow, Regina (D) Nay
  • Bass, Adam (R) Yea
  • Boudreaux, Gerald (D) Nay
  • Bouie, Joseph (D) Nay
  • Carter, Gary (D) Nay
  • Cathey, Stewart (R) Yea
  • Cloud, Heather (R) Yea
  • Connick, Patrick (R) Yea
  • Duplessis, Royce (D) Nay
  • Edmonds, Rick (R) Yea
  • Fesi, Michael (R) Yea
  • 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) Yea
  • Luneau, W. Jay (D) Nay
  • McMath, Patrick (R) Yea
  • Miguez, Blake (R) Yea
  • Miller, Gregory (R) Yea
  • Mizell, Beth (R) Yea
  • Morris, John (R) Yea
  • Myers, Brach (R) Yea
  • Owen, Robert (R) Yea
  • Pressly, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Price, Edward (D) Nay
  • Reese, Mike (R) Yea
  • Seabaugh, Alan (R) Yea
  • Selders, Larry (D) Nay
  • Stine, Jeremy (R) Yea
  • Talbot, Kirk (R) Yea
  • Wheat, William (R) Yea
  • Womack, Glen (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
06/3/2025 73 23 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) Yea
  • Beaullieu, Beau (R) Yea
  • Berault, Stephanie (R) Yea
  • Billings, Beth (R) Absent
  • Bourriaque, Ryan (R) Yea
  • Boyd, Delisha (D) Nay
  • Boyer, Chad (R) Yea
  • Brass, Ken (D) Nay
  • Braud, Jacob (R) Yea
  • Brown, Chad (D) Yea
  • Bryant, Marcus (D) Yea
  • Butler, Rhonda (R) Yea
  • Carlson, Joshua (R) Yea
  • Carpenter, Barbara (D) Nay
  • Carrier, Dewith (R) Yea
  • Carter, Robert (D) Nay
  • Carter, Wilford (D) Absent
  • 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) 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) Absent
  • Hebert, Troy (R) Yea
  • Henry, Chance (R) Yea
  • Hilferty, Stephanie (R) Nay
  • Horton, Dodie (R) Yea
  • Hughes, Jason (D) Nay
  • Illg, John (R) Yea
  • Jackson, Steven (D) Nay
  • Johnson, Cazerrick (D) Yea
  • Johnson, Mike (R) Yea
  • Jordan, Edmond (D) Nay
  • Kerner, Timothy (R) Yea
  • Knox, Alonzo (D) Nay
  • LaCombe, Jeremy (D) Yea
  • Landry, Jacob (R) Yea
  • Landry, Mandie (D) Nay
  • Landry, Terry (D) Yea
  • 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) Absent
  • Mena, Shaun (D) Nay
  • Miller, Dustin (D) Absent
  • Moore, Pat (D) Nay
  • Muscarello, Nicholas (R) Yea
  • Newell, Candace (D) Nay
  • 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
  • Spell, Annie (R) Yea
  • 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) Nay
  • 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
06/3/2025 74 23 0 8 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) Absent
  • Bourriaque, Ryan (R) Yea
  • Boyd, Delisha (D) Nay
  • Boyer, Chad (R) Yea
  • Brass, Ken (D) Nay
  • Braud, Jacob (R) Yea
  • Brown, Chad (D) Yea
  • Bryant, Marcus (D) Yea
  • Butler, Rhonda (R) Yea
  • Carlson, Joshua (R) Yea
  • Carpenter, Barbara (D) Nay
  • Carrier, Dewith (R) Yea
  • Carter, Robert (D) Nay
  • Carter, Wilford (D) Absent
  • 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) 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) Absent
  • Hebert, Troy (R) Yea
  • Henry, Chance (R) Yea
  • Hilferty, Stephanie (R) Nay
  • Horton, Dodie (R) Yea
  • Hughes, Jason (D) Nay
  • Illg, John (R) Yea
  • Jackson, Steven (D) Nay
  • Johnson, Cazerrick (D) Yea
  • Johnson, Mike (R) Yea
  • Jordan, Edmond (D) Nay
  • Kerner, Timothy (R) Yea
  • Knox, Alonzo (D) Nay
  • LaCombe, Jeremy (D) Yea
  • Landry, Jacob (R) Yea
  • Landry, Mandie (D) Nay
  • Landry, Terry (D) Yea
  • 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) Absent
  • Moore, Pat (D) Nay
  • Muscarello, Nicholas (R) Yea
  • Newell, Candace (D) Nay
  • 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
  • Spell, Annie (R) Yea
  • 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) Nay
  • 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
06/9/2025 31 8 0 0 Yes
  • Abraham, Mark (R) Yea
  • Allain, Robert (R) Yea
  • Barrow, Regina (D) Nay
  • Bass, Adam (R) Yea
  • Boudreaux, Gerald (D) Nay
  • Bouie, Joseph (D) Nay
  • Carter, Gary (D) Nay
  • Cathey, Stewart (R) Yea
  • Cloud, Heather (R) Yea
  • Connick, Patrick (R) Yea
  • Duplessis, Royce (D) Nay
  • Edmonds, Rick (R) Yea
  • Fesi, Michael (R) Yea
  • Foil, Franklin (R) Yea
  • Harris, Jimmy (D) Nay
  • Henry, Cameron (R) Yea
  • Hensgens, Bob (R) Yea
  • Hodges, Valarie (R) Yea
  • Jackson, Katrina (D) Yea
  • Jenkins, Samuel (D) Nay
  • Kleinpeter, Caleb (R) Yea
  • Lambert, Eddie (R) Yea
  • Luneau, W. Jay (D) Yea
  • McMath, Patrick (R) Yea
  • Miguez, Blake (R) Yea
  • Miller, Gregory (R) Yea
  • Mizell, Beth (R) Yea
  • Morris, John (R) Yea
  • Myers, Brach (R) Yea
  • Owen, Robert (R) Yea
  • Pressly, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Price, Edward (D) Nay
  • Reese, Mike (R) Yea
  • Seabaugh, Alan (R) Yea
  • Selders, Larry (D) Yea
  • Stine, Jeremy (R) Yea
  • Talbot, Kirk (R) Yea
  • Wheat, William (R) Yea
  • Womack, Glen (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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