PRIVATE SECURITY: Provides relative to entities practicing as licensed private security businesses
This bill amends Louisiana law to clarify that existing rules for licensed private security businesses remain in effect even as new licensure requirements are introduced. It specifically states that the new provisions do not override or invalidate other sections within the same chapter of the state code. The change ensures that businesses operating as sole proprietorships, partnerships, corporations, or associations continue to follow all applicable regulations alongside the updated licensing framework.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
Jun 2024
Introduced Mar 1, 2024
Signed Jun 3, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 22, 2024 · House Apr 18, 2024
How they voted
34–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 38
May 22, 2024
D
Democratic12
75% Yea
R
Republican26
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
4
Committee
5
May 22, 2024
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 13, 2024
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Apr 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (15-0).
lower
Mar 11, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Commerce.
lower
Mar 1, 2024
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Commerce.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Nicholas Muscarello
RRepublican
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