WEAPONS/HANDGUNS: Provides relative to the concealed carrying of firearms (RE1 DECREASE SD RV See Note)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 17, 2023
Last action Jun 1, 2023
Floor votes · House May 23, 2023
How they voted
49–20
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 72
May 23, 2023
D
Democratic23
78% Nay
I
Independent1
100% Nay
R
Republican48
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Jun 1, 2023
Committee
Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs.
upper
Jun 1, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee amendments read and adopted.
upper
May 31, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported with amendments.
upper
May 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 71, nays 29. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
May 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (8-1).
lower
Apr 10, 2023
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
lower
Mar 17, 2023
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
lower
1 primary · 18 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Danny McCormick
RRepublican
Co
BA
Beryl Amedée
RRepublican
Co
Blake Miguez
RRepublican
Co
Chuck Owen
RRepublican
Co
Dodie Horton
RRepublican
Co
Gabe Firment
RRepublican
Co
Joe Orgeron
RRepublican
Co
Julie Emerson
RRepublican
Co
Kathy Edmonston
RRepublican
Co
Larry Bagley
RRepublican
Co
Lawrence "Larry" Frieman
RRepublican
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