SLS 24RS-515 ORIGINAL
2024 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 214
BY SENATOR MIGUEZ
WEAPONS. Allows the concealed carrying of firearms in a restaurant that serves alcohol.
(8/1/24)
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 14:95.5(C)(2), relative to the illegal carrying of weapons; to
3 provide an exception for the lawful concealed carry of a handgun in a restaurant that
4 serves alcoholic beverages; and to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 14:95.5(C)(2) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
7 ยง95.5. Possession of firearm on premises of alcoholic beverage outlet
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9 C.(1) * * *
10 (2) The provisions of this Section shall not apply to a person possessing a
11 firearm in accordance with a concealed handgun permit issued pursuant to R.S.
12 40:1379.1 or 1379.3, or pursuant to R.S. 14:95(M) on the premises of an alcoholic
13 beverage outlet which has been issued a Class A-Restaurant permit, as defined in
14 Part II of Chapter 1 or Part II of Chapter 2 of Title 26 of the Louisiana Revised
15 Statutes of 1950.
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions. SB NO. 214
SLS 24RS-515 ORIGINAL
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Jonathon Wagner.
DIGEST
SB 214 Original 2024 Regular Session Miguez
Present law provides an exception, for persons with a valid conceal and carry permit, to the
prohibition of possessing a concealed firearm in a restaurant that serves alcoholic beverages.
Proposed law provides an exception, for persons lawfully carrying a concealed firearm, to
the prohibition of possessing a concealed firearm in a restaurant that serves alcoholic
beverages; and otherwise retains present law.
Effective August 1, 2024.
(Amends R.S. 14:95.5(C)(2))
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.