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HOUSE SUMMARY OF SENATE AMENDMENTS
HB 660 2023 Regular Session Stagni
WEAPONS/FIREARMS: Provides relative to the carrying of concealed firearms by
qualified retired law enforcement officers
Synopsis of Senate Amendments
1.Restores the present law requirement that a qualified retired law enforcement
officer be qualified each year in the use of firearms by the P.O.S.T. Council.
2.Adds as an alternative to the present law requirement that the retired officer be
properly certified by the P.O.S.T. Council at the time of retirement.
Digest of Bill as Finally Passed by Senate
Present law (R.S. 40:1379.1.4) permits an individual who is a qualified retired law
enforcement officer to carry a concealed firearm anywhere in the state, including any place
open to the public, if he meets certain eligibility criteria.
Proposed law retains present law.
Present law (R.S. 40:1379.1.4(B)(5)) requires a qualified retired law enforcement officer to
qualify annually for P.O.S.T. Council certification and to provide proof of such certification.
Proposed law adds a retired officer who is properly certified by the P.O.S.T. Council at the
time of retirement as an alternative requirement to present law.
Proposed law provides that an individual who is retired from service as a qualified law
enforcement officer shall not be permitted the ability to carry a concealed firearm in another
state without proper qualification under the provisions of present law (18 U.S.C. 926C).
(Amends R.S. 40:1379.1.4(B)(5); Adds R.S. 40:1379.1.4(E))
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