HLS 25RS-441 ORIGINAL
2025 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 95
BY REPRESENTATIVE ROBBY CARTER
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
WEAPONS/FIREARMS: Authorizes commissioned officers of the Dept. of Agriculture and
Forestry to purchase their service weapon upon retirement
1 AN ACT
2To enact R.S. 11:610, relative to retired commissioned officers; to authorize certain
3 commissioned officers employed by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry to
4 purchase their firearms upon retirement; to provide for certain criteria; and to
5 provide for related matters.
6Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 11:610 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
8 ยง610. Retirement; purchase of firearm
9 Any member of the State Employees' Retirement System who is a
10 commissioned officer employed by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry
11 pursuant to R.S. 3:734 or 4274.1, who has at least twenty years of active service, and
12 who retires under the provisions of R.S. 11:441 shall be entitled to purchase his
13 firearm at fair market value upon retirement, subject to the approval of the
14 commissioner of agriculture and forestry.
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions. HLS 25RS-441 ORIGINAL
HB NO. 95
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 95 Original 2025 Regular Session Robby Carter
Abstract: Provides that certain commissioned officers employed by the Dept. of
Agriculture and Forestry shall be entitled to purchase their firearms at fair market
value upon retirement.
Proposed law provides that any member of the State Employees' Retirement System who is
a commissioned officer employed by the Dept. of Agriculture and Forestry pursuant to
present law (R.S. 3:734 or 4274.1), who has at least 20 years of active service, and who
retires under the provisions of present law (R.S. 11:441) shall be entitled to purchase his
firearm at fair market value upon retirement, subject to the approval of the commissioner of
agriculture and forestry.
(Adds R.S. 11:610)
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions.