HB1177 • 2026

PUBLIC RECORDS: Establishes a public records exemption for personal information related to hunting and fishing licenses

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Jerome Zeringue
Last action: 2026-05-22
Official status: Signed by the Governor - Act 339
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on what types of personally identifying information are exempted or how access will be limited.

Exemption for Personal Hunting and Fishing License Information

This act creates an exemption that keeps personal information related to hunting and fishing licenses private.

What This Bill Does

Creates a new law that allows the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to keep certain personal details about people who apply for hunting and fishing licenses confidential.

Who It Names or Affects

People who apply for hunting and fishing licenses in Louisiana
The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries

Terms To Know

Public records: Documents, files, or information that the government must make available to the public.
Personally identifying information: Details like a person's name, address, phone number, or other unique identifiers.

Limits and Unknowns

The law only applies to hunting and fishing licenses issued by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.
It does not cover all types of personal information collected by government agencies.
The exemption specifically pertains to personally identifying information for lotteries hosted by the department during specific seasons.

Bill History

2026-05-22 H
Effective date: 08/01/2026.
2026-05-22 H
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 339.
2026-05-20 H
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
2026-05-19 S
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-19 H
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-19 H
Received from the Senate without amendments.
2026-05-18 S
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 33 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-05-11 S
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-05-07 S
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-05-06 S
Reported favorably.
2026-04-22 S
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.
2026-04-21 S
Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-04-21 H
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 100, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-04-20 H
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/21/2026.
2026-04-15 H
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-04-14 H
Reported favorably (13-0).
2026-04-01 H
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
2026-03-31 H
Read by title. Lies over under the rules.

Official Summary Text

PUBLIC RECORDS: Establishes a public records exemption for personal information related to hunting and fishing licenses

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

ENROLLED
ACT No. 3392026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 1177
BY REPRESENTATIVE ZERINGUE
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 44:4(65), relative to public records; to provide an exemption for private
3 information collected by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries for the issuance
4 of hunting and fishing licenses; and to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 44:4(65) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
7 §4. Applicability
8 This Chapter shall not apply:
9 * * *
10 (65) To any personally identifying information of any person that applies for
11 a lottery hosted by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries during the season for
12 which the lottery is held.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
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