HB543 authorizes a person to carry a concealed weapon or concealed firearm without a concealed weapon license (CWL).
The Senate passed HB543 on March 30, 2023, by a vote of 27 to 13. We have assigned pluses to the yeas because this bill removes the state’s unconstitutional requirement that a person have a “valid license” to carry a concealed weapon. The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution assures that the right of the American people “to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”
| Legislator | Vote |
|---|---|
| Ben Albritton | Yes |
| Bryan Avila | Yes |
| Dennis Baxley | Yes |
| Lori Berman | No |
| Lauren Book | No |
| Jim Boyd | Yes |
| Jennifer Bradley | Yes |
| Jason Brodeur | Yes |
| Doug Broxson | Yes |
| Danny Burgess | Yes |
| Colleen Burton | Yes |
| Alexis Calatayud | Yes |
| Jay Collins | Yes |
| Tracie Davis | No |
| Nick DiCeglie | Yes |
| Ileana Garcia | No |
| Erin Grall | Yes |
| Joe Gruters | Yes |
| Gayle Harrell | Yes |
| Ed Hooper | Yes |
| Travis Hutson | Yes |
| Blaise Ingoglia | Yes |
| Shevrin Jones | No |
| Jonathan Martin | Yes |
| Debbie Mayfield | Yes |
| Rosalind Osgood | No |
| Kathleen Passidomo | Yes |
| Keith Perry | Yes |
| Jason Pizzo | No |
| Tina Polsky | No |
| Bobby Powell | No |
| Ana Maria Rodriguez | Yes |
| Darryl Rouson | No |
| Corey Simon | Yes |
| Linda Stewart | No |
| Geraldine F. "Geri" Thompson | No |
| Victor Torres | No |
| Jay Trumbull | Yes |
| Tom Wright | Yes |
| Clay Yarborough | Yes |