Proposed Louisiana Firearm Legislation SB277
Legislation Overview
Title: Provides for certain state officials to carry a concealed weapon. (8/1/26)
Subject: WEAPONS
Description: Provides for certain state officials to carry a concealed weapon. (8/1/26)
Session: 2026 Regular Session
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
Last Action Date: March 26, 2026
Sponsors
Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.
1 sponsors: Rick Edmonds (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 39)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Mar 26, 2026 | Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice. |
| House | Mar 25, 2026 | Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules. |
| Senate | Mar 24, 2026 | Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled. |
| Senate | Mar 18, 2026 | Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage. |
| Senate | Mar 17, 2026 | Reported with amendments. |
| Senate | Mar 9, 2026 | Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C. |
| Senate | Feb 27, 2026 | Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary C. |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Engrossed | not available | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | not available | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| Senate Committee Amendment #872 JUDC Draft | Senate Committee Amendment #872 JUDC Draft | Nov 30, -0001 | State Link | amendment text | No |
| Senate Committee Amendment #889 JUDC Proposed | Senate Committee Amendment #889 JUDC Proposed | Nov 30, -0001 | State Link | amendment text | No |
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Senate Vote on SB 277 FINAL PASSAGE (#145) | 03/24/2026 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
