LouisianaHB 952025 Regular SessionHouse

WEAPONS/FIREARMS: Authorizes commissioned officers of the Dept. of Agriculture and Forestry to purchase their service weapon upon retirement

Sponsored By: Robby Carter (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development

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1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Retiring agriculture officers can buy service firearms

Eligible commissioned officers of Louisiana’s Department of Agriculture and Forestry can buy their service firearm when they retire. They must be employed under R.S. 3:734 or 4274.1 and belong to the Louisiana State Employees’ Retirement System. They need at least 10 years of active service and must retire under R.S. 11:441. The Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry must approve the purchase. Officers pay fair market value, with no discount provided by the law.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Robby Carter

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 246 • No: 0

House vote • 5/27/2025

Read by title, roll called, yeas 98, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

Yes: 98 • No: 0

Senate vote • 5/20/2025

The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Yes: 38 • No: 0

House vote • 5/7/2025

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 97 • No: 0

House vote • 4/30/2025

Reported with amendments

Yes: 13 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 58.

    6/4/2025House
  2. Effective date: 06/04/2025.

    6/4/2025House
  3. Signed by the President of the Senate.

    5/29/2025Senate
  4. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

    5/29/2025House
  5. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

    5/28/2025House
  6. Read by title, roll called, yeas 98, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

    5/27/2025House
  7. Scheduled for concurrence on 05/27/2025.

    5/22/2025House
  8. Received from the Senate with amendments.

    5/21/2025House
  9. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    5/20/2025Senate
  10. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.

    5/19/2025Senate
  11. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

    5/14/2025Senate
  12. Reported with amendments.

    5/13/2025Senate
  13. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development.

    5/8/2025Senate
  14. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

    5/7/2025House
  15. Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

    5/7/2025Senate
  16. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/07/2025.

    5/6/2025House
  17. Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

    5/5/2025House
  18. Reported with amendments (13-0).

    4/30/2025House
  19. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development.

    4/14/2025House
  20. First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 3/28/2025.

    3/28/2025House
  21. Prefiled.

    3/24/2025House
  22. Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development.

    3/24/2025House

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