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SENATE SUMMARY OF HOUSE AMENDMENTS
SB 393 2022 Regular Session White
KEYWORD AND SUMMARY AS RETURNED TO THE SENATE
WEAPONS. Designates the crime of possession of a firearm by a felon as a crime
of violence. (gov sig)
SUMMARY OF HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO THE SENATE BILL
1. Specify that the possession of a firearm or carrying of a concealed weapon
by a person convicted of certain felonies is an enumerated crime of violence.
DIGEST OF THE SENATE BILL AS RETURNED TO THE SENATE
SB 393 Engrossed 2022 Regular Session White
Present law (R.S. 14:95.1) provides relative to the crime of possession of a firearm or
carrying a concealed weapon by a person convicted of certain felonies. Present law further
provides that it is unlawful for any person who has been convicted of a "crime of violence",
as defined in present law, when that crime is a felony, to possess a firearm or carry a
concealed weapon.
Proposed law retains present law and provides that if a violation of present law is committed
during the commission of a crime of violence and the defendant has a prior conviction of a
crime of violence, then the violation of present law shall be designated as a crime of
violence.
Present law (R.S. 14:2(B)) provides that a "crime of violence" is an offense that has, as an
element, the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against the person or
property of another, and that, by its very nature, involves a substantial risk that physical
force against the person or property of another may be used in the course of committing the
offense, or an offense that involves the possession or use of a dangerous weapon. Present
law further designates certain present law offenses and attempts to commit any of those
offenses as "crimes of violence".
Proposed law retains present law and adds the present law crime of possession of a firearm
or carrying a concealed weapon by a person convicted of certain felonies in violation of
proposed law to the list of crimes of violence.
Effective upon signature of governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 14:95.1(D); Adds R.S. 14:2(B)(29) and 95.1(E))
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Dawn Romero Watson
Executive Director