SLS 18RS-531 ORIGINAL
2018 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 178
BY SENATOR WALSWORTH
STUDENTS. Allows students to wear bulletproof backpacks. (gov sig)
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 14:95.9(C)(8), relative to wearing or possessing body armor on school
3 property; to allow students to carry or wear a backpack with bullet resistant material;
4 and to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 14:95.9(C)(8) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
7 ยง95.9. Wearing or possessing body armor, by a student or nonstudent on school
8 property, at school-sponsored functions, or in firearm-free zones;
9 exceptions
10 * * *
11 C. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to:
12 * * *
13 (8) A student wearing, carrying, or possessing a backpack on school
14 property or a school bus that has bullet-resistant metal or other material
15 intended to provide protection from weapons or bodily injury.
16 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
17 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
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SLS 18RS-531 ORIGINAL
1 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
2 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
3 effective on the day following such approval.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Xavier I. Alexander.
DIGEST
SB 178 Original 2018 Regular Session Walsworth
Present law prohibits the wearing or possessing of body armor on school property, at
school-sponsored functions, or in firearm-free zones.
Present law provides exceptions for wearing body armor on school property, at
school-sponsored functions, or in firearm-free zones.
Proposed law retains present law and provides an exception for students to carry, wear, or
possess bullet-resistant backpacks on school property or a school bus.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Adds R.S. 14:95.9(C)(8))
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.