The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Alan Miller.
DIGEST
SB 143 Engrossed 2022 Regular Session Morris
Present law provides for the crime of "illegal carrying of weapons" in part as the intentional
concealment of any firearm, or other instrumentality customarily used or intended for probable use
as a dangerous weapon by a person.
Present law provides for certain exceptions to the crime of illegal carrying of weapons, including for
those La. residents issued a concealed handgun permit by the Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections.
Proposed law creates an additional exception for any La. resident who does not possess a concealed
handgun permit but otherwise meets the same eligibility requirements as those who do possess a
concealed handgun permit, if the resident is a reserve or active-duty member of any branch of the
U.S. Armed Forces with no pending disciplinary proceedings; a reserve or active-duty member of
the La. National Guard or the La. Air National Guard with no pending disciplinary proceedings; or
a former member of any branch of the U.S. Armed Forces, the La. National Guard, or the La. Air
National Guard who has been honorably discharged from service.
Present law prohibits a concealed handgun permit holder from carrying and concealing a handgun
while under the influence of alcohol or a controlled dangerous substance.
Proposed law extends the prohibition from carrying and concealing a handgun while under the
influence of alcohol or a controlled dangerous substance to nonpermitted but otherwise legal carriers.
Present law requires a concealed handgun permit holder to notify any police officer who approaches
the permittee in an official manner or with an identified official purpose that he has a weapon on his
person, submit to a pat-down, and allow the officer to temporarily disarm him.
Proposed law extends the notification requirement to nonpermitted but otherwise legal carriers.
Proposed law requires state police to provide a 60-minute online concealed handgun education
course.
Proposed law requires state police to maintain an online database of all licensed handgun and
firearm instructors to be made available to the public.
Effective August 1, 2022.
(Amends R.S. 40:1379.3(B)(2) and (I)(1) and (2); adds R.S. 14:95(M) and R.S. 40:1379.3.3))