HB131 would remove the requirement that a person possess a valid concealed handgun permit in order to carry a concealed handgun.
The House passed HB131 on May 23, 2023, by a vote of 71 to 29. We have assigned pluses to the yeas because this bill would have removed the state’s unconstitutional permit requirement to carry a firearm. The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees that the right of the American people “to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”
| Legislator | Vote |
|---|---|
| Daryl Adams | Yes |
| Beryl Amedee | Yes |
| Tony Bacala | Yes |
| Lawrence Bagley | Yes |
| Beau Beaullieu | Yes |
| Stuart Bishop | Yes |
| Ryan Bourriaque | Yes |
| Delisha Boyd | No |
| Ken Brass | No |
| Chad Brown | Yes |
| Marcus Bryant | No |
| Rhonda Butler | Yes |
| Barbara Carpenter | No |
| Dewith Carrier | Yes |
| Robert Carter | Yes |
| Wilford Carter | No |
| Vanessa Caston Lafleur | No |
| Mack Cormier | Yes |
| Jean-paul Coussan | Yes |
| Kenny Cox | -- |
| Raymond Crews | Yes |
| Paula Davis | Yes |
| Daryl Deshotel | Yes |
| Phillip DeVillier | Yes |
| Mary DuBuisson | Yes |
| Michael Echols | Yes |
| Rick Edmonds | Yes |
| Kathy Edmonston | Yes |
| Julie Emerson | Yes |
| Les Farnum | Yes |
| Gabe Firment | Yes |
| Adrian Fisher | No |
| Bryan Fontenot | Yes |
| Aimee Freeman | No |
| Barbara Freiberg | No |
| Larry Frieman | Yes |
| Foy Gadberry | Yes |
| Randal Gaines | No |
| Raymond Garofalo | Yes |
| Brett Geymann | Yes |
| Cedric Glover | No |
| Jonathan Goudeau | Yes |
| Kyle Green | No |
| Lance Harris | Yes |
| Stephanie Hilferty | -- |
| Valarie Hodges | Yes |
| Paul Hollis | -- |
| Dodie Horton | Yes |
| Jason Hughes | No |
| Mike Huval | Yes |
| John Illg | Yes |
| Barry Ivey | Yes |
| Patrick Jefferson | No |
| Samuel Jenkins | No |
| Mike Johnson | Yes |
| Travis Johnson | -- |
| Edmond Jordan | No |
| Timothy Kerner | Yes |
| Alonzo Knox | No |
| Jeremy LaCombe | Yes |
| Mandie Landry | No |
| Ed Larvadain | No |
| Rodney Lyons | No |
| Sherman Mack | Yes |
| Tanner Magee | Yes |
| Denise Marcelle | No |
| Joseph Marino | No |
| Danny McCormick | Yes |
| Jack McFarland | Yes |
| Scott McKnight | Yes |
| Wayne McMahen | Yes |
| Blake Miguez | Yes |
| Dustin Miller | -- |
| Gregory Miller | Yes |
| Buddy Mincey | Yes |
| Pat Moore | No |
| Nicholas Muscarello | Yes |
| Richard Nelson | Yes |
| Candace Newell | No |
| Joseph Orgeron | Yes |
| Charles Owen | Yes |
| Robert Owen | Yes |
| Tammy Phelps | No |
| Vincent Pierre | No |
| Thomas Pressly | Yes |
| Neil Riser | Yes |
| Troy Romero | Yes |
| Rodney Schamerhorn | Yes |
| Clay Schexnayder | Yes |
| Laurie Schlegel | Yes |
| Alan Seabaugh | Yes |
| Larry Selders | No |
| Vincent St. Blanc | Yes |
| Joseph Stagni | No |
| John Stefanski | Yes |
| Phillip Tarver | Yes |
| Polly Thomas | Yes |
| Francis Thompson | Yes |
| Christopher Turner | Yes |
| Debbie Villio | Yes |
| William Wheat | Yes |
| Malinda White | Yes |
| Matthew Willard | No |
| Mark Wright | Yes |
| Jerome Zeringue | Yes |