On Thursday, June 12, the Louisiana House was set to take up Senate Bill 51, NRA-backed legislation sponsored by State Senator Joe McPherson (D-Woodworth) that would allow employees and customers to transport and store firearms in their private, locked motor vehicles while parked in publicly-accessible parking areas.
House members opposing SB 51 took their cues from big business and industry lobbyists and attempted a number of procedural maneuvers, all designed to prevent the bill from being voted on by the full House this session. A motion to return the bill to the calendar by State Representative Kay Kellogg Katz (R-Monroe), an equivalent to pulling the bill from further consideration, failed on a 59-35 vote. A motion to recommit the bill to the House Civil Law Committee by State Representative Rick Gallot (D-Ruston), another attempt to effectively kill the bill with just one week left in session, passed on a 54-44 vote.
Senator McPherson and NRA-ILA worked House members all afternoon to try and resurrect the bill, and eventually won a motion to discharge the bill from the Civil Law committee on a 61-31 vote. This places the bill back on the House calendar for floor consideration next Tuesday or Wednesday.
It is critical that you contact your State Representatives and urge them to support SB 51, to oppose any further procedural attempts to delay or deny a vote on SB 51 this session, and to oppose any gutting amendments to the bill. Please contact their district offices over the weekend and leave a message for them; let's make sure district staff members find those voicemail boxes full on Monday! Then please contact them again by email and by phone in Baton Rouge next week at (225) 342-6945. Contact information for your State Representatives can be found at http://www.legis.state.la.us. You may also visit that site to determine how your Representative voted this week.
State Representative Jim Tucker-Speaker of the House
(504) 393-5646
State Representative Neil Abramson (D-New Orleans)
(504) 275-8051
State Representative John “Andy” Anders (D-Vidalia)
(318) 336-5865
State Representative James Armes III (D-Leesville)
(337) 238-7004
State Representative Jeffrey Arnold (D-New Orleans)
(504) 393-5801
State Representative Elton Aubert (D-Vacherie)
(225) 265-1831
State Representative Austin Badon, Jr. (D-New Orleans)
(504) 243-7783
State Representative Bobby Badon (D-Carencro)
(337) 896-3482
State Representative Damon Baldone (D-Houma)
(985) 876-8872
State Representative Taylor Barras (D-New Iberia)
(337) 373-4051
State Representative Regina Barrow (D-Baton Rouge)
(225) 362-5837
State Representative Robert Billiot (D-Waggaman)
(504) 431-1535
State Representative Richard Burford (R-Stonewall)
(318) 925-9588
State Representative Henry Burns (R-Haughton)
(318) 949-2463
State Representative Timothy Burns (R-Mandeville)
(985) 624-4492
State Representative Roy Burrell (D-Shreveport)
(318) 676-7137
State Representative Thomas Carmody (R-Shreveport)
(318) 862-9956
State Representative Stephen Carter (R-Baton Rouge)
(225) 362-5305
State Representative Simone Champagne (D-Jeanerette)
(337) 276-4916
State Representative Billy Chandler (D-Dry Prong)
(318) 899-1193
State Representative Charles Chaney (D-Rayville)
(318) 728-5875
State Representative Patrick Connick (R-Marrero)
(504) 371-0240
State Representative Patrick Cortez (R-Lafayette)
(337) 993-7430
State Representative George Cromer (R-Slidell)
(985) 645-3592
State Representative Michael Danahay (D-Sulphur)
(337) 527-5581
State Representative Herbert Dixon (D-Alexandria)
(318) 487-5661
State Representative Jean Doerge (D-Minden)
(318) 371-3092
State Representative Gordon Dove (R-Houma)
(985) 876-8823
State Representative Hollis Downs (R-Ruston)
(318) 251-5039
State Representative John Edwards (D-Amite)
(985) 748-2245
State Representative Noble Ellington (D-Winnsboro)
(318) 435-7313
State Representative James Fannin (D-Jonesboro)
(318) 259-6620
State Representative Franklin Foil (R-Baton Rouge)
(225) 342-6777
State Representative A.B. Franklin (D-Lake Charles)
(337) 491-2320
State Representative Richard Gallot, Jr. (D-Ruston)
(318) 251-5019
State Representative Brett Geymann (R-Lake Charles)
(337) 491-2315
State Representative Jerry Gisclair (D-Baton Rouge)
(985) 798-7707
State Representative Hunter Greene (R-Baton Rouge)
(225) 275-8064
State Representative Elbert Guillory (D-Opelousas)
(337) 943-2457
State Representative Mickey Guillory (D-Eunice)
(337) 457-0194
State Representative John Guinn (R-Jennings)
(337) 824-0376
State Representative Rickey Hardy (D-Lafayette)
(337) 262-2598
State Representative Joe Harrison (R-Labadieville)
(800) 935-2081
State Representative Lowell Hazel (R-Pineville)
(318) 767-6082
State Representative Reed Henderson (D-Baton Rouge)
(504) 278-6599
State Representative Cameron Henry (R-New Orleans)
(504) 736-7135
State Representative Dorothy Hill (D-Dry Creek)
(800) 259-2118
State Representative Walker Hines (D-Baton Rouge)
(504) 756-4675
State Representative Frank Hoffman (R-West Monroe)
(318) 362-4130
State Representative Avon Honey (D-Baton Rouge)
(225) 771-5674
State Representative Frank Howard (R-Many)
(318) 256-4135
State Representative Nita Hutter (R-Chalmette)
(504) 361-6684
State Representative Girod Jackson III (D-Harvey)
(504) 361-6972
State Representative Michael Jackson (D-Baton Rouge)
(225) 342-0774
State Representative Robert Johnson (D-Marksville)
(318) 253-8891
State Representative Rosalind Jones (D-Monroe)
(318) 362-5476
State Representative Sam Jones (D-Franklin)
(337) 828-7778
State Representative Kay Katz (R-Monroe)
(318) 340-0800
State Representative Chuck Kleckley (R-Lake Charles)
(337) 475-3016
State Representative John LaBruzzo (R-Metairie)
(504) 833-7788
State Representative Juan LaFonta (D-New Orleans)
(504) 282-0265
State Representative Eddie Lambert (R-Gonzales)
(225) 644-4947
State Representative Bernard LeBas (D-Ville Platte)
(337) 363-0152
State Representative Walt Leger III (D-New Orleans)
(504) 556-9970
State Representative Anthony Ligi, Jr. (R-Metairie)
(504) 456-3173
State Representative Samuel Little (R-Bastrop)
(318) 556-7026
State Representative Joseph Lopinto III (R-Metairie)
(504) 456-3806
State Representative Nicholas Lorusso (R-New Orleans)
(504) 483-4711
State Representative Charmaine Marchand (D-New Orleans)
(504) 942-7835
State Representative Thomas McVea (R-Jackson)
(225) 634-7470
State Representative Fred Mills, Jr. (D-Parks)
(337) 845-4240
State Representative Nickie Monica (R-LaPlace)
(985) 652-1228
State Representative Jack Montoucet (D-Crowley)
(337) 783-2999
State Representative Jean-Paul Morrell (D-New Orleans)
(504) 284-4794
State Representative James Morris (R-Oil City)
(318) 995-6852
State Representative Barbara Norton (D-Baton Rouge)
(318) 632-5887
State Representative Rickey Nowlin (R-Natchitoches)
(318) 357-7048
State Representative Kevin Pearson (R-Slidell)
(985) 646-6487
State Representative Jonathan Perry (R-Abbeville)
(337) 893-5035
State Representative Karen Carter Peterson (D-New Orleans)
(504) 568-8346
State Representative Erich Ponti (R-Baton Rouge)
(225) 362-5301
State Representative Rogers Pope (R-Denham Springs)
(225) 667-3588
State Representative Stephen Pugh (R-Ponchatoula)
(985) 386-7844
State Representative Jerome Richard (I-Thibodaux)
(985) 447-0999
State Representative Clifton Richardson (R-Baton Rouge)
(225) 261-5739
State Representative Cedric Richmond (D-Baton Rouge)
(504) 242-4198
State Representative Harold Ritchie (D-Bogalusa)
(985) 730-2147
State Representative Joel Robideaux (I-Lafayette)
(337) 984-1091
State Representative Christopher Roy, Jr. (D-Alexandria)
(318) 767-6095
State Representative John Schroder (R-Covington)
(985) 893-6262
State Representative Scott Simon (R-Abita Springs)
(985) 893-6246
State Representative M.J. “Mert” Smiley, Jr. (R-Port Vincent)
(225) 698-9694
State Representative Jane Smith (R-Bossier City)
(318) 741-2825
State Representative Gary Smith, Jr. (D-Norco)
(985) 764-9122
State Representative Patricia Haynes Smith (D-Baton Rouge)
(225) 342-7106
State Representative Karen St. Germain (D-Plaquemine)
(225) 687-2410
State Representative Kirk Talbot (R-River Ridge)
(504) 736-7299
State Representative Ricky Templet (R-Gretna)
(504) 361-6013
State Representative Donald Trahan (R-Lafayette)
(337) 984-0175
State Representative Wayne Waddell (R-Shreveport)
(318) 219-9000
State Representative Mack “Bodi” White, Jr. (R-Denham Springs)
(225) 791-2199 or (800) 408-9764
State Representative Patrick Williams (D-Shreveport)
(318) 676-5990
State Representative Thomas Willmott (R-Kenner)
(504) 465-3479
State Representative Ernest Wooton (R-Belle Chasse)
(504) 393-5649
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