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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE BILL NO. 280
BY REPRESENTATIVE IVEY
WEAPONS/FIREARMS: Provides reduced fees for concealed handgun permits for active
duty members, reserve members, and veterans of U.S. armed forces
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 40:1379.3(W), relative to concealed handgun permits; to provide for reduced2
fees for active duty members, reserve members, and veterans of the armed forces of3
the United States; to provide for definitions; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 40:1379.3(W) is hereby enacted to read as follows: 6
ยง1379.3. Statewide permits for concealed handguns; application procedures;7
definitions8
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W.(1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, an active duty10
member, reserve member, or veteran of the armed forces of the United States shall11
pay one half of the annual fee provided for in Paragraph (H)(2) of this Section for a12
five-year permit, or if applying for a lifetime concealed handgun permit, he shall13
prepay that fee for a total of ten years at the time the application for the lifetime14
concealed handgun permit is made.15
(2) For the purposes of this Subsection,"veteran" shall mean any honorably16
discharged veteran of the armed forces of the United States including reserved17
components of the armed forces, the Army National Guard, the Air National Guard,18
the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service, and any other category of19
persons designated by the president in time of war or emergency.20 HLS 14RS-926 ENGROSSED
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Ivey HB No. 280
Abstract: Provides reduced fees for concealed handgun permits for active members,
reserve members, and veterans of the United States armed forces.
Present law provides for the issuance of concealed handgun permits and establishes
qualifications for the issuance of a permit. Provides that the term of a concealed handgun
permit is five years and the fee for the issuance of the permit is $25 per year for a total fee
of $125.
Proposed law retains present law for non-military. Proposed law provides for a reduced
annual fee of $12.50 per year for a total fee of $62.50 for active duty members, reserve
members, or veterans of the United States armed forces.
Present law further provides for the issuance of a lifetime concealed handgun permit to La.
residents who meet the qualifications for the issuance of a concealed handgun permit.
Present law provides that the term of the permit shall be for the life of the permit holder, and
provides that an applicant for the permit shall prepay present law fees for a total of 20 years
at the time the application is made. If the applicant is 65 years of age or older, the present
law fee shall be prepaid for a total of 10 years.
Proposed law retains present law and adds that the permit fee for an active duty member,
reserve member, or veteran of the United States armed forces shall be prepaid for a total of
10 years.
Proposed law defines "veteran" as any honorably discharged veteran of the armed forces of
the United States including reserved components of the armed forces, the Army National
Guard, the Air National Guard, the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service, and
any other category of persons designated by the president in time of war or emergency.
(Adds R.S. 40:1379.3(W))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Administration of Criminal
Justice to the original bill.
1. Provides that reduced fees also apply to active duty and reserve members of the
United States armed forces.