HB1071 • 2026

PUBLIC RECORDS: Provides for an exception to the Public Records Law for records of aerospace facilities or activities

Technology

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Jack McFarland
Last action: 2026-05-11
Official status: Signed by the Governor - Act 101
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide detailed information about the exact records that must be kept secret beyond what is listed in the law.

Public Records Law Change for Aerospace

This act creates an exception to the Public Records Law, making certain records of aerospace facilities and activities confidential.

What This Bill Does

Creates a new law that allows some aerospace facility and activity records to be kept secret if they meet specific criteria.
Defines which types of records can be made confidential, such as blueprints, plans, technical data, operational documents, security information, and other related records.
Specifies that these records are exempt from public inspection if the entity holding them maintains ITAR-regulated information or holds a current contract with U.S. Defense Department or intelligence agencies.

Who It Names or Affects

Aerospace companies and organizations in Louisiana
Government bodies that handle aerospace-related data

Terms To Know

ITAR: International Traffic in Arms Regulations, rules about exporting defense technology.

Limits and Unknowns

Does not specify which exact records must be kept secret beyond what is listed in the law.
The effectiveness of this act depends on entities following ITAR rules or having specific contracts with U.S. agencies.

Bill History

2026-05-11 H
Effective date: 05/11/2026.
2026-05-11 H
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 101.
2026-05-07 H
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-05-07 S
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-06 H
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-06 H
Received from the Senate without amendments.
2026-05-05 S
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 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.
2026-04-15 S
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.
2026-04-14 S
Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-04-14 H
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 100, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-04-13 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/14/2026.
2026-04-09 H
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-04-08 H
Reported favorably (11-0).
2026-03-31 H
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
2026-03-30 H
Read by title. Lies over under the rules.

Official Summary Text

PUBLIC RECORDS: Provides for an exception to the Public Records Law for records of aerospace facilities or activities

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED
ACT No. 1012026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 1071
BY REPRESENTATIVE MCFARLAND
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 44:3.7, relative to public records; to provide an exception for certain records
3 of critical infrastructure of aerospace facilities or aerospace activities; to provide
4 conditions; to provide for effectiveness; and to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 44:3.7 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
7 §3.7. Aerospace facility and activity records
8 A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, blueprints,
9 plans, designs, technical data, operational documents, security information, and any
10 other records related to the design, operation, flights, transportation, or security of
11 critical infrastructure of aerospace facilities or aerospace activity shall be
12 confidential if either of the following applies to the entity with custody of the
13 records:
14 (1) The entity maintains information subject to the International Traffic in
15 Arms Regulations (ITAR) (22 CFR Parts 120 through 130).
16 (2) The entity holds a current contract with the United States Department of
17 Defense or any agency within the United States intelligence community.
18 B. Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to require the inspection,
19 examination, copying, or reproduction of any record made confidential pursuant to
20 this Section.
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HB NO. 1071 ENROLLED
1 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
2 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
3 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
4 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
5 effective on the day following such approval.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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