HLS 18RS-773 ENGROSSED
2018 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 602
BY REPRESENTATIVE MIGUEZ
WEAPONS/FIREARMS: Provides relative to the carrying of a concealed handgun at a
school
1 AN ACT
2To enact R.S. 40:1379.3(X) and to repeal R.S. 40:1379.3(N)(11), relative to concealed
3 handgun permits; to provide relative to the carrying of a concealed handgun into any
4 school, school campus, or school bus; to provide relative to the authority of a
5 concealed handgun permitee who is a teacher, administrator, student, or employee
6 of a school; to provide relative to the authority of a school to regulate the carrying
7 of firearms in certain venues and facilities of the institution; and to provide for
8 related matters.
9Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
10 Section 1. R.S. 40:1379.3(X) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
11 ยง1379.3. Statewide permits for concealed handguns; application procedures;
12 definitions
13 * * *
14 X. If the concealed handgun permitee is a teacher, administrator, or
15 employee of any school acting within the course and scope of his employment, or is
16 a student of any school, the provisions of this Section shall not be construed to
17 authorize the teacher, administrator, employee, or student of the school to carry a
18 concealed handgun into any school, school campus, or school bus, as defined by R.S.
19 14:95.6 unless specifically authorized to do so by law. Nothing in this Subsection
20 shall limit the authority of a school to prohibit a person from carrying a firearm, or
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1 to regulate the carrying of a firearm, in certain venues or facilities of the school
2 unless the person is otherwise authorized to do so by law.
3 Section 2. R.S. 40:1379.3(N)(11) is hereby repealed in its entirety.
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)]
HB 602 Engrossed 2018 Regular Session Miguez
Abstract: Provides relative to the carrying of a concealed handgun into any school, school
campus, or school bus.
Present law provides for the issuance of a concealed handgun permit for a person who meets
certain eligibility and training requirements.
Present law provides that a concealed handgun permit does not authorize nor entitle the
permit holder to carry a concealed handgun in certain places, including into a school, school
campus, or a school bus.
Proposed law repeals this present law exception relative to schools, school campuses, or
school buses, but provides that if the concealed handgun permitee is a teacher, administrator,
or employee of any school acting within the course and scope of his employment, or is a
student of any school, the provisions of present and proposed law shall not be construed to
authorize the teacher, administrator, employee, or student of the school to carry a concealed
handgun into any school, school campus, or school bus unless specifically authorized to do
so by law.
Further provides that nothing in proposed law limits the authority of a school to prohibit a
person from carrying a firearm, or to regulate the carrying of a firearm, in certain venues or
facilities of the school unless the person is otherwise authorized to do so by law.
(Adds R.S. 40:1379.3(X); Repeals R.S. 40:1379.3(N)(11))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Administration of
Criminal Justice to the original bill:
1. Add that the provisions of proposed law do not authorize a student of the school
to carry a concealed handgun into any school, school campus, or school bus
unless specifically authorized to do so by law.
2. Add that proposed law does not limit the authority of the school to prohibit or
regulate the carrying of firearms by a person in certain venues and facilities of
the school, unless the person is otherwise authorized to do so by law.
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