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Proposed Louisiana Firearm Legislation HB289

  this is an pro-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Provides relative to civil liability of firearm and ammunition manufacturers and distributors

Subject: LIABILITY/CIVIL

Description: Provides relative to civil liability of firearm and ammunition manufacturers and distributors

Session: 2025 Regular Session

Last Action: Effective date: 08/01/2025.

Last Action Date: June 8, 2025

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'.

2 sponsors: Dewith Carrier (R); Troy Romero (R);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 2% (2 of 105)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Jun 8, 2025 Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 175.
House Jun 8, 2025 Effective date: 08/01/2025.
House Jun 5, 2025 Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
Senate Jun 4, 2025 Signed by the President of the Senate.
House Jun 3, 2025 Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
House Jun 3, 2025 Received from the Senate without amendments.
Senate Jun 2, 2025 Read by title, passed by a vote of 27 yeas and 9 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
Senate Jun 1, 2025 Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
Senate May 29, 2025 Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
Senate May 28, 2025 Reported favorably.
Senate May 13, 2025 Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
Senate May 12, 2025 Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
House May 12, 2025 Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 81, nays 14. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
House May 8, 2025 Scheduled for floor debate on 05/12/2025.
House May 7, 2025 Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
House May 6, 2025 Reported with amendments (10-2).
House Apr 14, 2025 Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
House Apr 2, 2025 Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
House Apr 2, 2025 Prefiled.
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Chaptered not available state link bill text
Enrolled not available state link bill text
Engrossed not available state link bill text
Introduced not available state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
House Committee Amendment #1990 CL&P Draft House Committee Amendment #1990 CL&P Draft Nov 30, -0001 State Link amendment text No
House Committee Amendment #2231 CL&P Proposed House Committee Amendment #2231 CL&P 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
05/12/2025 81 13 0 10 Yes
  • Adams, Roy (I) Yea
  • Amedee, Beryl (R) Yea
  • Bacala, Tony (R) Yea
  • Bagley, Lawrence (R) Yea
  • Bamburg, Dennis (R) Yea
  • Bayham, Michael (R) Yea
  • Beaullieu, Beau (R) Yea
  • Berault, Stephanie (R) Yea
  • Billings, Beth (R) Yea
  • Bourriaque, Ryan (R) Yea
  • Boyd, Delisha (D) Nay
  • Boyer, Chad (R) Yea
  • Brass, Ken (D) Yea
  • Braud, Jacob (R) Yea
  • Brown, Chad (D) Yea
  • Bryant, Marcus (D) Yea
  • Butler, Rhonda (R) Yea
  • Carlson, Joshua (R) Yea
  • Carpenter, Barbara (D) Nay
  • Carrier, Dewith (R) Yea
  • Carter, Robert (D) Absent
  • Carter, Wilford (D) Nay
  • Carver, Christopher (R) Yea
  • Caston Lafleur, Vanessa (D) Nay
  • Chassion, Tehmi (D) Absent
  • Chenevert, Emily (R) Yea
  • Coates, Kimberly (R) Yea
  • Cox, Vincent (R) Yea
  • Crews, Raymond (R) Yea
  • Davis, Paula (R) Yea
  • DeVillier, Phillip (R) Yea
  • DeWitt, Jason (R) Yea
  • Deshotel, Daryl (R) Yea
  • Dickerson, Kellee (R) Yea
  • Domangue, Jessica (R) Yea
  • Echols, Michael (R) Yea
  • Edmonston, Kathy (R) Yea
  • Egan, Peter (R) Yea
  • Emerson, Julie (R) Yea
  • Farnum, Les (R) Yea
  • Firment, Gabe (R) Yea
  • Fisher, Adrian (D) Absent
  • Fontenot, Bryan (R) Yea
  • Freeman, Aimee (D) Absent
  • Freiberg, Barbara (R) Yea
  • Gadberry, Foy (R) Yea
  • Galle, Jack (R) Yea
  • Geymann, Brett (R) Yea
  • Glorioso, Brian (R) Yea
  • Green, Kyle (D) Yea
  • Hebert, Troy (R) Yea
  • Henry, Chance (R) Yea
  • Hilferty, Stephanie (R) Yea
  • Horton, Dodie (R) Yea
  • Hughes, Jason (D) Absent
  • Illg, John (R) Yea
  • Jackson, Steven (D) Absent
  • Johnson, Cazerrick (D) Yea
  • Johnson, Mike (R) Yea
  • Jordan, Edmond (D) Nay
  • Kerner, Timothy (R) Yea
  • Knox, Alonzo (D) Absent
  • LaCombe, Jeremy (D) Yea
  • Landry, Jacob (R) Yea
  • Landry, Mandie (D) Nay
  • Larvadain, Ed (D) Nay
  • Lyons, Rodney (D) Nay
  • Mack, Shane (R) Yea
  • Marcelle, Denise (D) Nay
  • McCormick, Danny (R) Yea
  • McFarland, Jack (R) Yea
  • McMahen, Wayne (R) Yea
  • McMakin, Dixon (R) Yea
  • Melerine, Michael (R) Yea
  • Mena, Shaun (D) Yea
  • Miller, Dustin (D) Absent
  • Moore, Pat (D) Yea
  • Muscarello, Nicholas (R) Yea
  • Newell, Candace (D) Nay
  • Orgeron, Joseph (R) Absent
  • Owen, Charles (R) Yea
  • Phelps, Tammy (D) Nay
  • Riser, Neil (R) Absent
  • Romero, Troy (R) Yea
  • Schamerhorn, Rodney (R) Yea
  • Schlegel, Laurie (R) Yea
  • Spell, Annie (R) Yea
  • St. Blanc, Vincent (R) Yea
  • Stagni, Joseph (D) Yea
  • Tarver, Phillip (R) Yea
  • Taylor, Sylvia (D) Yea
  • Thomas, Polly (R) Yea
  • Thompson, Francis (D) Yea
  • Turner, Christopher (R) Yea
  • Ventrella, Lauren (R) Yea
  • Villio, Debbie (R) Yea
  • Walters, Daryl (D) Nay
  • Wilder, Roger (R) Yea
  • Wiley, Jeffrey (R) Yea
  • Willard, Matthew (D) Nay
  • Wright, Mark (R) Yea
  • Wyble, John (R) Yea
  • Young, Rashid (D) Yea
  • Zeringue, Jerome (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
05/12/2025 81 14 0 9 Yes
  • Adams, Roy (I) Yea
  • Amedee, Beryl (R) Yea
  • Bacala, Tony (R) Yea
  • Bagley, Lawrence (R) Yea
  • Bamburg, Dennis (R) Yea
  • Bayham, Michael (R) Yea
  • Beaullieu, Beau (R) Yea
  • Berault, Stephanie (R) Yea
  • Billings, Beth (R) Yea
  • Bourriaque, Ryan (R) Yea
  • Boyd, Delisha (D) Nay
  • Boyer, Chad (R) Yea
  • Brass, Ken (D) Yea
  • Braud, Jacob (R) Yea
  • Brown, Chad (D) Yea
  • Bryant, Marcus (D) Yea
  • Butler, Rhonda (R) Yea
  • Carlson, Joshua (R) Yea
  • Carpenter, Barbara (D) Nay
  • Carrier, Dewith (R) Yea
  • Carter, Robert (D) Absent
  • Carter, Wilford (D) Nay
  • Carver, Christopher (R) Yea
  • Caston Lafleur, Vanessa (D) Nay
  • Chassion, Tehmi (D) Absent
  • Chenevert, Emily (R) Yea
  • Coates, Kimberly (R) Yea
  • Cox, Vincent (R) Yea
  • Crews, Raymond (R) Yea
  • Davis, Paula (R) Yea
  • DeVillier, Phillip (R) Yea
  • DeWitt, Jason (R) Yea
  • Deshotel, Daryl (R) Yea
  • Dickerson, Kellee (R) Yea
  • Domangue, Jessica (R) Yea
  • Echols, Michael (R) Yea
  • Edmonston, Kathy (R) Yea
  • Egan, Peter (R) Yea
  • Emerson, Julie (R) Yea
  • Farnum, Les (R) Yea
  • Firment, Gabe (R) Yea
  • Fisher, Adrian (D) Absent
  • Fontenot, Bryan (R) Yea
  • Freeman, Aimee (D) Absent
  • Freiberg, Barbara (R) Yea
  • Gadberry, Foy (R) Yea
  • Galle, Jack (R) Yea
  • Geymann, Brett (R) Yea
  • Glorioso, Brian (R) Yea
  • Green, Kyle (D) Yea
  • Hebert, Troy (R) Yea
  • Henry, Chance (R) Yea
  • Hilferty, Stephanie (R) Nay
  • Horton, Dodie (R) Yea
  • Hughes, Jason (D) Absent
  • Illg, John (R) Yea
  • Jackson, Steven (D) Absent
  • Johnson, Cazerrick (D) Yea
  • Johnson, Mike (R) Yea
  • Jordan, Edmond (D) Nay
  • Kerner, Timothy (R) Yea
  • Knox, Alonzo (D) Absent
  • LaCombe, Jeremy (D) Yea
  • Landry, Jacob (R) Yea
  • Landry, Mandie (D) Nay
  • Larvadain, Ed (D) Nay
  • Lyons, Rodney (D) Nay
  • Mack, Shane (R) Yea
  • Marcelle, Denise (D) Nay
  • McCormick, Danny (R) Yea
  • McFarland, Jack (R) Yea
  • McMahen, Wayne (R) Yea
  • McMakin, Dixon (R) Yea
  • Melerine, Michael (R) Yea
  • Mena, Shaun (D) Yea
  • Miller, Dustin (D) Absent
  • Moore, Pat (D) Yea
  • Muscarello, Nicholas (R) Yea
  • Newell, Candace (D) Nay
  • Orgeron, Joseph (R) Yea
  • Owen, Charles (R) Yea
  • Phelps, Tammy (D) Nay
  • Riser, Neil (R) Absent
  • Romero, Troy (R) Yea
  • Schamerhorn, Rodney (R) Yea
  • Schlegel, Laurie (R) Yea
  • Spell, Annie (R) Yea
  • St. Blanc, Vincent (R) Yea
  • Stagni, Joseph (D) Yea
  • Tarver, Phillip (R) Yea
  • Taylor, Sylvia (D) Yea
  • Thomas, Polly (R) Yea
  • Thompson, Francis (D) Yea
  • Turner, Christopher (R) Yea
  • Ventrella, Lauren (R) Yea
  • Villio, Debbie (R) Yea
  • Walters, Daryl (D) Nay
  • Wilder, Roger (R) Yea
  • Wiley, Jeffrey (R) Yea
  • Willard, Matthew (D) Nay
  • Wright, Mark (R) Yea
  • Wyble, John (R) Yea
  • Young, Rashid (D) Yea
  • Zeringue, Jerome (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
06/2/2025 27 9 0 3 Yes
  • Abraham, Mark (R) Yea
  • Allain, Robert (R) Yea
  • Barrow, Regina (D) Nay
  • Bass, Adam (R) Yea
  • Boudreaux, Gerald (D) Nay
  • Bouie, Joseph (D) Nay
  • Carter, Gary (D) Nay
  • Cathey, Stewart (R) Yea
  • Cloud, Heather (R) Yea
  • Connick, Patrick (R) Yea
  • Duplessis, Royce (D) Nay
  • Edmonds, Rick (R) Yea
  • Fesi, Michael (R) Yea
  • Foil, Franklin (R) Yea
  • Harris, Jimmy (D) Nay
  • Henry, Cameron (R) Yea
  • Hensgens, Bob (R) Absent
  • Hodges, Valarie (R) Yea
  • Jackson, Katrina (D) Nay
  • Jenkins, Samuel (D) Nay
  • Kleinpeter, Caleb (R) Yea
  • Lambert, Eddie (R) Yea
  • Luneau, W. Jay (D) Absent
  • McMath, Patrick (R) Yea
  • Miguez, Blake (R) Yea
  • Miller, Gregory (R) Yea
  • Mizell, Beth (R) Yea
  • Morris, John (R) Yea
  • Myers, Brach (R) Yea
  • Owen, Robert (R) Yea
  • Pressly, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Price, Edward (D) Nay
  • Reese, Mike (R) Yea
  • Seabaugh, Alan (R) Yea
  • Selders, Larry (D) Absent
  • Stine, Jeremy (R) Yea
  • Talbot, Kirk (R) Yea
  • Wheat, William (R) Yea
  • Womack, Glen (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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