HB1012 • 2026

PUBLIC RECORDS: Provides relative to access to personal information of a victim of a sex offense

Privacy

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Delisha Boyd
Last action: 2026-05-15
Official status: Signed by the Governor - Act 186
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on enforcement mechanisms or specific compliance steps for public bodies.

Protecting Personal Information of Sex Offense Victims

This act limits access to personal information of victims of sex offenses and imposes penalties for unauthorized release of this information.

What This Bill Does

Defines 'protected individual' in the Louisiana Revised Statutes to include victims of sex offenses.
Requires public bodies to acknowledge requests from victims within five days and take steps to remove their personal information if it is published.
Limits publishing the personal information of a victim of a sex offense if it poses an imminent threat, resulting in assault, harassment, trespass, or destruction of property.
Imposes criminal penalties for individuals who violate this section by publishing personal information of victims of sex offenses.

Who It Names or Affects

Victims of sex offenses
Public bodies that handle requests from victims to remove their personal information
Individuals who publish the personal information of victims of sex offenses

Terms To Know

Protected individual: A person, including a victim of a sex offense, whose personal information is protected under this act.
Sexual Assault Survivor Empowerment and Privacy Protection Act: The name given to the new law that limits access to personal information of victims of sex offenses.

Limits and Unknowns

This act does not apply to public bodies when they release personal information.
It is unclear how this act will be enforced and what specific steps public bodies must take to comply with the removal requests.

Amendments

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

House Floor Amendment #2750 Boyd Adopted

Adopted

Plain English: HFAHB1012 3645 2750 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Representative Boyd to Engrossed House Bill No.

HFAHB1012 3645 2750 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Representative Boyd to Engrossed House Bill No.
1012 by Representative Boyd 1 AMENDMENT NO.
1 2 On page 1, line 14, between "K(1)." and "A" insert the following: 3 "A request made by a victim of a sex offense as provided in Subsection E of 4 this Section shall include with it a police report, protective order, or final judgment 5 indicating that the person is or is alleged to be a victim of a sex offense.
6 (2)" 7 AMENDMENT NO.

Bill History

2026-05-15 H
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-05-15 H
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 186.
2026-05-14 H
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-05-14 S
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-13 H
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-13 H
Received from the Senate without amendments.
2026-05-12 S
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-05-04 S
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-04-29 S
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-04-28 S
Reported favorably.
2026-04-08 S
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.
2026-04-07 S
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-04-01 H
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-03-31 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/01/2026.
2026-03-30 H
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-03-26 H
Read by title, substitute title adopted, lies over in the same order of business, substitute for HB No. 843 reported by the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs (12-0).

Official Summary Text

PUBLIC RECORDS: Provides relative to access to personal information of a victim of a sex offense

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

ENROLLED
ACT No. 1862026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 1012 (Substitute for House Bill No. 843 by Representative Boyd)
BY REPRESENTATIVES BOYD, BAYHAM, BILLINGS, CARRIER, WILFORD
CARTER, CHASSION, FISHER, DANA HENRY, JORDAN, KNOX, LAFLEUR,
TERRY LANDRY, LARVADAIN, LYONS, MARCELLE, MARTINEZ, MOORE,
MURRAY, NEWELL, TAYLOR, AND WILEY AND SENATORS BARROW,
BOUDREAUX, CLOUD, JACKSON-ANDREWS, JENKINS, LUNEAU, MIZELL,
AND PRICE

1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 44:11.2(A)(10) and (K), relative to public records; to limit access to the
3 personal information of a victim of a sex offense; to provide for definitions; to create
4 the Sexual Assault Survivor Empowerment and Privacy Protection Act; to provide
5 relative to time delays related to the removal of published personal information; to
6 provide for criminal penalties; and to provide for related matters.
7 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. R.S. 44:11.2(A)(10) and (K) are hereby enacted to read as follows:
9 §11.2. Limited access to personal information for protected individuals
10 A. As used in this Section, the term "protected individual" shall mean:
11 * * *
12 (10) A victim of a sex offense as defined in R.S. 15:541.
13 * * *
14 K.(1) A request made by a victim of a sex offense as provided in Subsection
15 E of this Section shall include with it a police report, protective order, or final
16 judgment indicating that the person is or is alleged to be a victim of a sex offense.
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1 (2) A person shall not knowingly publish the personal information of a
2 victim of a sex offense if he knows or reasonably should know that publishing the
3 personal information poses an imminent and serious threat to the protected individual
4 and the publishing of the personal information results in any of the following:
5 (a) An assault in any degree.
6 (b) Harassment.
7 (c) Trespass.
8 (d) Malicious destruction of property.
9 (3)(a) Notwithstanding Subsection F of this Section, not later than five days
10 after receiving a request as provided by Subsection E of this Section from a victim
11 of a sex offense, the public body shall acknowledge receipt of the request in writing
12 by certified mail or by email and take steps reasonably necessary to ensure that the
13 personal information is not published.
14 (b) Notwithstanding Subsection F of this Section, if the personal information
15 of a victim of a sex offense was published prior to receipt of a request as provided
16 in Subsection E of this Section, the public body shall provide for the removal of the
17 personal information of the victim within seventy-two hours after acknowledgment
18 of receipt of the request or provide to the victim a reason in writing why the request
19 has not been fulfilled.
20 (4) Notwithstanding Subsection I of this Section, a person who violates this
21 Section as it relates to personal information of a victim of a sex offense is guilty of
22 a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding eighteen
23 months or a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars, or both. Neither this provision
24 nor any other penalty provision provided for in this Section shall apply to a public
25 body.
26 Section 2. The legislature recognizes the importance of empowering those
27 individuals who are victims of sex offenses and the need to protect their privacy and
28 personal information from disclosure. It is therefore the intent of the legislature to enact
29 statutory provisions to limit public access to personal information of victims of sex offenses
30 and to provide for legal consequences for the unauthorized release of this information. This
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1 Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Sexual Assault Survivor Empowerment and
2 Privacy Protection Act."
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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