HB 225 Louisiana House · 2025 Regular Session

SCHOOLS: Authorizes public school personnel to conduct weapon screenings of students upon entry onto a school campus

HB 225 authorizes public school personnel in Louisiana to conduct weapon screenings of all students upon initial entry onto school campuses during school days. The bill requires schools to use metal detectors or manual scans of personal items (like backpacks) at entry points, and allows random metal detector checks at any time without deliberate touching. It directly affects all public school students and mandates that school boards adopt written policies consistent with these screening procedures by a specified date (though the original 1995 deadline appears outdated in the text). The bill also clarifies that entry screenings do not count as personal searches and requires reporting of seized weapons or dangerous items to law enforcement.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Apr 2025
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Introduced Apr 1, 2025 Last action Apr 14, 2025
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Apr 14, 2025
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
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Apr 1, 2025
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.
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Chad Brown
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