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Committee approves bill letting certain LDAF commissioned officers buy service weapon at retirement; amendments adopted
Summary
The committee adopted technical amendments and voted to move House Bill 95 favorably out of committee. The bill authorizes certain commissioned officers of the Department of Agriculture and Forestry to purchase their service firearm upon retirement, subject to approval by the commissioner and valuation rules.
House Bill 95, carried in the hearing by staff for Representative Robbie Carter and presented by Vice Chair Butler, was considered and advanced by the House Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development on April 30 with amendments.
The bill as amended authorizes commissioned officers employed by the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry who retire after at least 20 years of active service under the state's retirement system to purchase their service firearm at fair market (depreciated) value, subject to…
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