2024 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 214
BY SENATOR MIGUEZ
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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17 Section 2. This Act shall become effective on July 4, 2024; if vetoed by the governor
18 and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become effective on the day
following such approval by the legislature or July 4, 2024, whichever is later.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
ACT No. 37
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