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HB364 • 2026

POLICE/LOCAL: Requires police departments to provide notice of illegal discharge of a firearm (EG1 NO IMPACT See Note)

POLICE/LOCAL: Requires police departments to provide notice of illegal discharge of a firearm (EG1 NO IMPACT See Note)

Firearms
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Tammy Phelps
Last action
2026-05-28
Official status
Sent to Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill specifies that the Department of Public Safety and Corrections is responsible for conducting public awareness activities, not individual police departments directly.

Police Departments Must Warn About Illegal Gun Use

This bill requires the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections to inform the public about illegal firearm discharges in prohibited areas.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections to conduct public awareness activities regarding illegal firearm discharges into the air in public areas where it is prohibited.
  • Allows collaboration with the Louisiana Department of Health for implementing these provisions.
  • Specifies that public service announcements can be made via radio, television, social media, and other methods.
  • Requires dissemination of information to municipal police departments for further distribution during specific times each year.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections
  • Municipal police departments in Louisiana
  • The public in areas where firearms are not allowed

Terms To Know

Public awareness activities
Campaigns to inform the public about dangers and laws related to illegal firearm discharges.
Dissemination
The act of spreading information widely among people.

Limits and Unknowns

  • It is not clear what specific penalties will be enforced for failing to comply with the requirements.
  • The bill does not specify how much funding will be allocated for these activities.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

Filed

Plain English: The amendment changes how police departments notify the public about illegal firearm discharges by allowing electronic dissemination instead of physical materials.

  • Removes the requirement for police departments to distribute information about illegal firearm discharge through physical materials.
  • Allows police departments to use electronic means, such as emails or websites, to disseminate information about illegal firearm discharge.
  • The amendment does not specify how exactly the electronic dissemination will be carried out.
Filed

Plain English: The amendment to HB364 requires police departments to notify individuals or entities when a firearm is illegally discharged in their presence or on their property.

  • Police departments must provide notice of illegal discharge of firearms to affected parties.
  • The official text does not specify the exact details of how this notification should be carried out, such as the method (e.g., written notice, email) or timeframe for providing the information.
Adopted

Plain English: SCAHB364 539 3205 SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Judiciary B to Engrossed House Bill No.

  • SCAHB364 539 3205 SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Judiciary B to Engrossed House Bill No.
  • 364 by Representative Phelps 1 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 1 2 On page 1, line 5, after "awareness" change "activities" to "information" 3 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 2 4 On page 1, line 15, after "social media," delete the remainder of the line 5 AMENDMENT NO.
Draft

Plain English: SCAHB364 539 3074 SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Judiciary B to Engrossed House Bill No.

  • SCAHB364 539 3074 SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Judiciary B to Engrossed House Bill No.
  • 364 by Representative Phelps 1 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 1 2 On page 1, line 5, after "awareness" change "activities" to "information" 3 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 2 4 On page 1, line 15, after "social media," delete the remainder of the line 5 AMENDMENT NO.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-28 H

    Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

  2. 2026-05-27 S

    Signed by the President of the Senate.

  3. 2026-05-27 H

    Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

  4. 2026-05-26 H

    Read by title, roll called, yeas 99, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

  5. 2026-05-25 H

    Scheduled for concurrence on 05/26/2026.

  6. 2026-05-19 H

    Received from the Senate with amendments.

  7. 2026-05-18 S

    Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

  8. 2026-05-07 S

    Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.

  9. 2026-05-06 S

    Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  10. 2026-05-05 S

    Rules suspended. Reported with amendments.

  11. 2026-04-27 S

    Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.

  12. 2026-04-22 S

    Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

  13. 2026-04-22 H

    Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 80, nays 12. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

  14. 2026-04-21 H

    Scheduled for floor debate on 04/22/2026.

  15. 2026-04-16 H

    Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

  16. 2026-04-15 H

    Reported favorably (11-0).

  17. 2026-03-09 H

    Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

  18. 2026-02-27 H

    First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.

  19. 2026-02-24 H

    Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

  20. 2026-02-24 H

    Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

POLICE/LOCAL: Requires police departments to provide notice of illegal discharge of a firearm (EG1 NO IMPACT See Note)

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
ENROLLED
2026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 364
BY REPRESENTATIVE PHELPS
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 40:1381.1, relative to public service announcements; to provide notice to the
3 public regarding the discharge of weapons in public; to provide for public messaging
4 by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections; to provide for dissemination of
5 public awareness information; to provide for collaboration with the Louisiana
6 Department of Health and municipal police departments; to provide for rulemaking;
7 and to provide for related matters.
8 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
9 Section 1. R.S. 40:1381.1 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
10 §1381.1. Public awareness; discharge of firearm
11 A. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police,
12 shall conduct public awareness activities designed to promote the prevention of
13 discharging firearms into the air in public areas where discharging a firearm is
14 prohibited. The public awareness activities shall include but not be limited to public
15 service announcements via radio, television, and social media, promotion of relevant
16 telephone hotlines, and provision of information, regarding the danger of, and
17 criminal penalties for, discharging a firearm into the air in public areas where
18 prohibited.
19 B. The office of state police may collaborate with the Louisiana Department
20 of Health in order to implement the provisions of this Section in accordance with the
21 Administrative Procedure Act.
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions.
HB NO. 364 ENROLLED
1 C. The office of state police shall disseminate the public awareness
2 information to the public and to municipal police departments for further
3 dissemination to the public during the time periods specified in Subsection E of this
4 Section.
5 D. The production and dissemination of public awareness activities pursuant
6 to this Section shall be accomplished using funds allocated for such purpose to either
7 the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, the Louisiana Department of
8 Health, or municipal police departments.
9 E. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police,
10 and municipal police departments shall disseminate the public awareness information
11 each year from May fifteenth through July fifth and from November fifteenth
12 through January first.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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are additions.