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HB339 • 2026

PUBLIC RECORDS: Provides relative to access to personal information of protected individuals (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

PUBLIC RECORDS: Provides relative to access to personal information of protected individuals (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

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Enacted

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

Sponsor
Tehmi Chassion
Last action
2026-05-29
Official status
Signed by the Governor - Act 543
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on enforcement mechanisms or penalties for violations.

Protecting Personal Information of Certain Individuals

This act amends Louisiana's public records laws to protect the personal information of certain individuals, including current law enforcement officers and administrative law judges.

What This Bill Does

  • Adds new definitions for 'protected individual' to include current law enforcement officers and retired or current administrative law judges.
  • Limits how public bodies can publish personal information about protected individuals without a legitimate reason.
  • Allows protected individuals, the judicial administrator's office, and the Louisiana District Attorneys Association to request that their personal information not be published by public bodies or third parties.
  • Enables these groups to sue for reasonable attorney fees if someone violates this law.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Law enforcement officers
  • Administrative law judges
  • Judicial administrators' office
  • Louisiana District Attorneys Association

Terms To Know

Protected individual
A person who is given special protection under the act, such as a current law enforcement officer or administrative law judge.
Publish
To publicly post or display personal information on the internet without permission.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The act does not specify what constitutes 'legitimate political, economic, or societal interest'.
  • It is unclear how this law will be enforced and what penalties there are for violations.
  • The effective date of August 1, 2026, means the protections do not start until then.

Amendments

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

Filed

Plain English: The amendment changes the definition of 'publish' to include intent to intimidate or harass, removes protections for third parties from not publishing personal information, and eliminates penalties for violations by third parties.

  • Changes the definition of 'publish' to mean posting personal information without a legitimate interest or with the intent to intimidate or harass.
  • Removes provisions that allow protected individuals to request third parties not to publish their personal information or remove it from existing publications.
  • Eliminates legal actions and penalties against third parties who violate these rules.
  • The amendment text does not specify new protections for third parties, leaving unclear how they will handle requests regarding protected individuals' personal information.
Adopted

Plain English: HCAHB339 4311 2892 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs to Original House Bill No.

  • HCAHB339 4311 2892 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs to Original House Bill No.
  • 339 by Representative Chassion 1 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 1 2 On page 1, line 2, after "enact" and before "relative to" delete "R.S.
  • 44:11.2(A)(10)," and 3 insert "R.S.
Draft

Plain English: The amendment changes references to a specific section of the public records law and adds administrative law judges as protected individuals.

  • Removes 'R.S. 44:11.2(A)(10)' and replaces it with 'R.S. 44:11.2(A)(10) and (11)' in several places to include a new section for administrative law judges.
  • Adds the phrase 'and administrative law judges' after mentioning officers.
  • The exact impact of these changes on existing protections is not fully explained by the amendment text alone.
Filed

Plain English: The amendment to HB 339 involves the House voting on Senate amendments related to public records and access to personal information of protected individuals.

  • The House voted to concur with Senate amendments regarding public records and access to personal information for certain individuals.
  • The official text does not provide specific details about what changes the Senate amendments made, only that the House is voting on them.
Adopted

Plain English: The amendment changes the language in the bill to add definitions, new sections about publishing personal information, and provisions for legal actions against violators.

  • Adds a definition for 'publish' that includes posting or displaying personal information of protected individuals on the internet without legitimate interest or intent to intimidate or harass.
  • Includes provisions allowing protected individuals, judicial administrators, and district attorneys associations to request public bodies or third parties not to publish their personal information.
  • Allows these entities to bring legal actions for mandamus (a court order) against violators of this section.
  • Specifies that violators can be charged with reasonable attorney fees and damages.
  • The amendment text does not provide specific details on how the definitions or provisions will be enforced in practice.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-29 H

    Effective date: 08/01/2026.

  2. 2026-05-29 H

    Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 543.

  3. 2026-05-26 H

    Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

  4. 2026-05-25 S

    Signed by the President of the Senate.

  5. 2026-05-25 H

    Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

  6. 2026-05-20 H

    Read by title, roll called, yeas 92, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

  7. 2026-05-19 H

    Scheduled for concurrence on 05/20/2026.

  8. 2026-05-13 H

    Received from the Senate with amendments.

  9. 2026-05-12 S

    Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 32 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

  10. 2026-05-04 S

    Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.

  11. 2026-04-29 S

    Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  12. 2026-04-28 S

    Reported favorably.

  13. 2026-04-13 S

    Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.

  14. 2026-04-08 S

    Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

  15. 2026-04-08 H

    Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

  16. 2026-04-07 H

    Scheduled for floor debate on 04/08/2026.

  17. 2026-04-01 H

    Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

  18. 2026-03-31 H

    Reported with amendments (11-0).

  19. 2026-03-09 H

    Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

  20. 2026-02-27 H

    First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.

  21. 2026-02-24 H

    Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

  22. 2026-02-24 H

    Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

PUBLIC RECORDS: Provides relative to access to personal information of protected individuals (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED
ACT No. 5432026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 339
BY REPRESENTATIVES CHASSION, BOYD, BRYANT, ROBBY CARTER, GREEN,
KNOX, TERRY LANDRY, LARVADAIN, LYONS, MENA, NEWELL, TAYLOR,
THOMAS, WALTERS, AND WYBLE
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 44:11.2(C), (E)(1)(introductory paragraph), (H)(introductory
3 paragraph) and (3), to enact R.S. 44:11.2(A)(10) and (11), and to repeal R.S.
4 44:11.2(G) and (I), relative to the personal information of protected individuals; to
5 provide for the protection of the personal information of law enforcement officers
6 and administrative law judges; to provide relative to publishing of certain
7 information; and to provide for related matters.
8 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
9 Section 1. R.S. 44:11.2(C), (E)(1)(introductory paragraph), (H)(introductory
10 paragraph) and (3) are hereby amended and reenacted and R.S. 44:11.2(A)(10) and
11 (11) are hereby enacted to read as follows:
12 §11.2. Limited access to personal information for protected individuals
13 A. As used in this Section, the term "protected individual" shall mean:
14 * * *
15 (10) A current law enforcement officer.
16 (11) A current or retired administrative law judge.
17 * * *
18 C. As used in this Section, the term "publish" shall mean to publicly
19 post or publicly display on the internet personal information of a protected
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HB NO. 339 ENROLLED
1 individual who submits a request pursuant to Subsection E of this Section
2 without any legitimate political, economic, or societal interest, or with the
3 intent to publicly intimidate or harass the protected individual.
4 * * *
5 E.(1) A protected individual, or the judicial administrator's office on
6 behalf of a protected individual identified in Paragraphs (A)(1) through (5) of
7 this Section or the Louisiana District Attorneys Association on behalf of a
8 protected individual identified in Paragraph (A)(6) of this Section, may request
9 that a public body or third party:
10 * * *
11 H. A protected individual, the judicial administrator's office, or the
12 Louisiana District Attorneys Association may bring an action for mandamus
13 due to a violation of this Section against a public body or third party for:
14 * * *
15 (3)(a) Reasonable attorney fees.
16 (b) For a third party, an action for a violation of this Section may also
17 be brought for damages incurred as a result of a violation of this Section.
18 Section 2. R.S. 44:11.2(G) and (I) are hereby repealed.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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