HLS 22RS-130 ENGROSSED
2022 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 8
BY REPRESENTATIVE FONTENOT
WEAPONS/FIREARMS: Provides an exception to the illegal carrying of weapons for
certain persons
1 AN ACT
2To amend and reenact R.S. 14:95(H)(1), relative to carrying of weapons; to provide relative
3 to the crime of illegal carrying of weapons; to provide for exceptions; and to provide
4 for related matters.
5Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 14:95(H)(1) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
7 ยง95. Illegal carrying of weapons
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9 H.(1) Except as provided in Paragraph (A)(5) of this Section and in
10 Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, the provisions of this Section shall not prohibit
11 active justices or judges of the supreme court, courts of appeal, district courts, parish
12 courts, juvenile courts, family courts, city courts, federal courts domiciled in the state
13 of Louisiana, and traffic courts, members of either house of the legislature, officers
14 of either house of the legislature, the legislative auditor, designated investigative
15 auditors, constables, coroners, designated coroner investigators, district attorneys and
16 designated assistant district attorneys, United States attorneys and assistant United
17 States attorneys and investigators, the attorney general, designated assistant attorneys
18 general, city prosecutors, designated assistant city prosecutors, a United States
19 congressman from Louisiana and his designee, a United States senator from
20 Louisiana and his designee, and justices of the peace from possessing and concealing
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1 a handgun on their person when such persons are qualified annually in the use of
2 firearms by the Council on Peace Officer Standards and Training.
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DIGEST
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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 8 Engrossed 2022 Regular Session Fontenot
Abstract: Provides an exception to the illegal carrying of weapons for city prosecutors,
designated assistant city prosecutors, a U.S. congressman from La. and his designee,
and a U.S. senator from La. and his designee.
Present law provides that present law shall not prohibit certain active persons from
possessing and concealing a handgun on their person when such persons are qualified
annually in the use of firearms by the Council on Peace Officer Standards and Training.
Proposed law retains present law and adds city prosecutors, designated assistant city
prosecutors, a U.S. congressman from La. and his designee, and a U.S. senator from La. and
his designee to the list of certain active persons who are not prohibited from possessing and
concealing a handgun when the person is qualified annually by the Council on Peace Officer
Standards and Training.
(Amends R.S. 14:95(H)(1))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Administration of
Criminal Justice to the original bill:
1. Amend proposed law to change assistant city prosecutors to designated assistant
city prosecutors.
2. Add a U.S. congressman from La. and his designee and a U.S. senator from La.
and his designee to the present law list of persons who are not prohibited from
possessing and concealing a handgun.
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions.