{"id":1529,"date":"2023-03-30T10:13:55","date_gmt":"2023-03-30T15:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/louisianashooting.com\/?p=1529"},"modified":"2023-05-13T10:52:52","modified_gmt":"2023-05-13T15:52:52","slug":"2023-legislative-session-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/louisianashooting.com\/2023-legislative-session-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 Legislative Session"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Although the 2023 Legislative session is a &#8220;fiscal session,&#8221; legislators may file bills that could affect your Civil Rights protected by the Second Amendment. Here is a list of bills that we will be monitoring throughout this session.<\/p>\n<p>Following each bill is the LSA&#8217;s position: SUPPORT, NEUTRAL, or OPPOSE.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legis.la.gov\/legis\/BillInfo.aspx?s=23RS&amp;b=HB38&amp;sbi=y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HB38<\/a> <strong>NEUTRAL <\/strong>(<a href=\"https:\/\/house.louisiana.gov\/H_Reps\/members?ID=92\">Joe Stagni<\/a>, R, Kenner) Provides relative to the carrying of concealed firearms by qualified retired law enforcement officers<\/li>\n<li><span id=\"ctl00_PageBody_LabelShortTitle\"><strong>Failed to pass<\/strong>: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legis.la.gov\/legis\/BillInfo.aspx?s=23RS&amp;b=HB96&amp;sbi=y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HB96<\/a> <strong>OPPOSE<\/strong><span id=\"ctl00_PageBody_LabelShortTitle\"> <\/span>(<a href=\"https:\/\/house.louisiana.gov\/H_Reps\/members?ID=80\">Polly Thomas<\/a>, R, Metairie) <span id=\"ctl00_PageBody_LabelShortTitle\"><em><strong>UPDATE:<\/strong> Firearm provisions were removed, but HB96 failed passage in the House on a vote of yeas 34, nays 54.\u00a0<\/em><\/span> <span id=\"ctl00_PageBody_LabelShortTitle\">Provides relative to penalties and responsive verdicts for negligent homicide <em>(LSA contends that to be acceptable the author would need to remove the enhanced penalties for negligence with a firearm.) <\/em><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legis.la.gov\/legis\/BillInfo.aspx?s=23RS&amp;b=HB131&amp;sbi=y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HB131<\/a> <strong>SUPPORT<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/house.louisiana.gov\/H_Reps\/members?ID=1\">Danny McCormick<\/a>, R, Oil City) <span id=\"ctl00_PageBody_LabelShortTitle\">Provides relative to the concealed carrying of firearms <em>(Constitutional Carry bill)<\/em><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legis.la.gov\/legis\/BillInfo.aspx?s=23RS&amp;b=HB175&amp;sbi=y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HB175<\/a> <strong>OPPOSE<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/house.louisiana.gov\/H_Reps\/members?ID=102\">Delisha Boyd<\/a>, D, New Orleans) <span id=\"ctl00_PageBody_LabelShortTitle\">Prohibits carrying firearms into hospitals and mental health facilities <em>(This bill would make unacceptable changes to existing law that LSA recently supported)<\/em><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legis.la.gov\/legis\/BillInfo.aspx?s=23RS&amp;b=HB234&amp;sbi=y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HB234<\/a> <strong>SUPPORT<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/house.louisiana.gov\/H_Reps\/members?ID=55\">Bryan Fontenot<\/a>, R, Thibodaux) <span id=\"ctl00_PageBody_LabelShortTitle\">Provides relative to to the concealed carrying of firearms <em>(LSA initially opposed this bill; however, the author amended the bill at LSA&#8217;s request and is now acceptable to support)<\/em><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legis.la.gov\/legis\/BillInfo.aspx?s=23RS&amp;b=HB247&amp;sbi=y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HB247<\/a> <strong>SUPPORT<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/house.louisiana.gov\/H_Reps\/members?ID=91\">Mandie Landry<\/a>, D, New Orleans) <span id=\"ctl00_PageBody_LabelShortTitle\">Establishes a tax credit for purchases of firearm safety devices<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legis.la.gov\/legis\/BillInfo.aspx?s=23RS&amp;b=HB284&amp;sbi=y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HB284<\/a> <strong>SUPPORT<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/house.louisiana.gov\/H_Reps\/members?ID=85\">Joseph Marino<\/a>, I, Gretna) <span id=\"ctl00_PageBody_LabelShortTitle\">Provides relative to the crime of possession of a firearm by a person convicted of certain felonies<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legis.la.gov\/legis\/BillInfo.aspx?s=23RS&amp;b=HB299&amp;sbi=y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HB299<\/a> <strong>NEUTRAL<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/house.louisiana.gov\/H_Reps\/members?ID=1\">Danny McCormick<\/a>, R, Oil City) <span id=\"ctl00_PageBody_LabelShortTitle\">Provides relative to enforcement of federal firearm laws<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legis.la.gov\/legis\/BillInfo.aspx?s=23RS&amp;b=HB318&amp;sbi=y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HB318<\/a> <strong>OPPOSE<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/house.louisiana.gov\/H_Reps\/members?ID=67\">Larry Selders<\/a>, D, Baton Rouge) Provides relative to automatic weapons <em>(Bill fails to provide safeguards for legally registered machine guns)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legis.la.gov\/legis\/BillInfo.aspx?s=23RS&amp;b=HB331&amp;sbi=y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HB331<\/a> <strong>SUPPORT<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/house.louisiana.gov\/H_Reps\/members?ID=32\">Dewith Carrier<\/a>, R, Oakdale) <em><strong>UPDATE<\/strong>: Reported favorably\u00a0 in Committee on Administration on Criminal Justice yeas 9, nay 0, abstain 1 and sent to the House for consideration<\/em>. Provides relative to automatic weapons <em>(Bill updates Louisiana law to comply with federal law and provides safeguards for legally registered machine guns)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legis.la.gov\/legis\/BillInfo.aspx?s=23RS&amp;b=HB446&amp;sbi=y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HB446<\/a> <strong>SUPPORT<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/house.louisiana.gov\/H_Reps\/members?ID=49\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blake Miguez<\/a>, R, New Iberia) <span id=\"ctl00_PageBody_LabelShortTitle\">Provides relative to online handgun education course curriculum<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/legis.la.gov\/legis\/BillInfo.aspx?s=23RS&amp;b=HB464&amp;sbi=y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HB464<\/a> <strong>NEUTRAL<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/house.louisiana.gov\/H_Reps\/members?ID=55\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bryan Fontenot<\/a>, R, Thibodaux) <span id=\"ctl00_PageBody_LabelShortTitle\">Provides relative to possession of a firearm by a felon<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legis.la.gov\/legis\/BillInfo.aspx?s=23RS&amp;b=HB536&amp;sbi=y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HB536<\/a> <strong>OPPOSE<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/house.louisiana.gov\/H_Reps\/members?ID=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span id=\"body_FormView5_FULLNAMELabel\">Jonathan Goudeau<\/span><\/a>, R, Lafayette) <span id=\"ctl00_PageBody_LabelShortTitle\">Provides relative to the illegal possession of stolen firearms<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legis.la.gov\/legis\/BillInfo.aspx?s=23RS&amp;b=SB56&amp;sbi=y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SB56<\/a> <strong>SUPPORT<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/senate.la.gov\/smembers?ID=33\">Stewart Cathey<\/a>, R, Monroe) <em><strong>UPDATE<\/strong>: Passed by the Senate on a vote of 22 yeas and 11 nays. Sent to the House for consideration.<\/em> <span id=\"ctl00_PageBody_LabelShortTitle\">Reinstates the Second Amendment sales tax holiday<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legis.la.gov\/legis\/BillInfo.aspx?s=23RS&amp;b=SB130&amp;sbi=y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SB130<\/a> <strong>NEUTRAL<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/senate.la.gov\/smembers?ID=35\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jay Morris<\/a>, R, West Monroe) <em><strong>UPDATE<\/strong>: Passed by a vote of 28 yeas and 0 nays in the Senate; ordered re-engrossed and sent to the House.<\/em> <span id=\"ctl00_PageBody_LabelShortTitle\">Authorizes retired law enforcement officers and retired elected law enforcement department heads to carry concealed firearms if POST certified at the time of retirement<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legis.la.gov\/legis\/BillInfo.aspx?s=23RS&amp;b=SB158&amp;sbi=y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SB158<\/a> <strong>NEUTRAL<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/senate.la.gov\/smembers?ID=18\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eddie Lambert<\/a>, R, Gonzales) <span id=\"ctl00_PageBody_LabelShortTitle\">Provides for the protection of schools (<em>Bill has to many requirements for LSA support<\/em>) <\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legis.la.gov\/legis\/BillInfo.aspx?s=23RS&amp;b=SB165&amp;sbi=y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SB165<\/a> <strong>OPPOSE<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/senate.la.gov\/smembers?ID=4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jimmy Harris<\/a>, D, New Orleans) <span id=\"ctl00_PageBody_LabelShortTitle\">Prohibits the possession of an unidentifiable firearm (<em>This is already illegal<\/em>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legis.la.gov\/legis\/BillInfo.aspx?s=23RS&amp;b=SB212&amp;sbi=y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SB212<\/a> <strong>OPPOSE<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/senate.la.gov\/smembers?ID=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Royce Duplessis<\/a>, D, New Orleans) <span id=\"ctl00_PageBody_LabelShortTitle\">Provides for the seizure of firearms from persons who pose a risk of imminent injury to self or others (<em>&#8220;Red Flag&#8221; bill; LSA wholesale opposes the removal of Civil Rights without due process<\/em>) <em><strong>UPDATE<\/strong>: The bill was also opposed by the DA&#8217;s Association; the author voluntarily deferred the bill, but note the bill may by presented again at the Committee on Judiciary C<\/em> <\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legis.la.gov\/legis\/BillInfo.aspx?s=23RS&amp;b=SB216&amp;sbi=y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SB216<\/a> <strong>OPPOSE<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/senate.la.gov\/smembers?ID=7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gary Carter<\/a>, D, New Orleans) <span id=\"ctl00_PageBody_LabelShortTitle\">Provides for liability for damages caused by a firearm stolen from a vehicle and used in the commission of a felony<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although the 2023 Legislative session is a &#8220;fiscal session,&#8221; legislators may file bills that could affect your Civil Rights protected by the Second Amendment. Here is a list of bills that we will be monitoring throughout this session. Following each bill is the LSA&#8217;s position: <span class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/louisianashooting.com\/2023-legislative-session-preview\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">[Read More]<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3558,"featured_media":966,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/louisianashooting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1529"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/louisianashooting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/louisianashooting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/louisianashooting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3558"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/louisianashooting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1529"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/louisianashooting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1529\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1569,"href":"https:\/\/louisianashooting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1529\/revisions\/1569"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/louisianashooting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/966"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/louisianashooting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1529"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/louisianashooting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1529"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/louisianashooting.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1529"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}