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HB67 • 2026

PUBLIC RECORDS: Provides for protected information of certain individuals

PUBLIC RECORDS: Provides for protected information of certain individuals

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Tony Bacala
Last action
2026-05-13
Official status
Sent to Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about the type of personal information that may be affected by this change, nor does it clarify how this will impact privacy rights in other contexts beyond those named offices.

Protecting Personal Information for Certain Individuals

This bill changes how personal information of certain individuals, called protected individuals, is handled by specific government offices in Louisiana.

What This Bill Does

  • Specifies that an individual recognized as a protected individual shall not be exempt from having their personal information published or removed from records publicly posted by the office of the Secretary of State, district clerks of court, or the board of ethics.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Protected individuals whose personal information may be shared or removed from public records by government offices such as the Secretary of State's office, district clerks of court, and ethics boards.

Terms To Know

Protected Individual
A person who is recognized under law as having special protections for their personal information but may still have this information published or removed from public records by certain government offices.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify the exact type of personal information that can be shared or removed.
  • It's unclear how this change will affect privacy rights in contexts beyond those named offices.

Amendments

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

Adopted

Plain English: HFAHB67 4883 3355 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Representative Bacala to Engrossed House Bill No.

  • HFAHB67 4883 3355 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS 2026 Regular Session Amendments proposed by Representative Bacala to Engrossed House Bill No.
  • 67 by Representative Bacala 1 AMENDMENT NO.
  • 1 2 On page 1, line 13, after "state" delete the remainder of the line and insert a comma "," and 3 insert "a district clerk of court, or the board of ethics." Page 1 of 1 CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-13 H

    Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

  2. 2026-05-13 S

    Signed by the President of the Senate.

  3. 2026-05-12 H

    Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

  4. 2026-05-12 H

    Received from the Senate without amendments.

  5. 2026-05-11 S

    Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

  6. 2026-05-04 S

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

  7. 2026-04-29 S

    Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  8. 2026-04-28 S

    Reported favorably.

  9. 2026-04-14 S

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

  10. 2026-04-13 S

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

  11. 2026-04-08 H

    Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 92, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

  12. 2026-04-08 H

    Called from the calendar.

  13. 2026-04-08 H

    Read by title, returned to the calendar.

  14. 2026-04-07 H

    Scheduled for floor debate on 04/08/2026.

  15. 2026-04-01 H

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

  16. 2026-03-31 H

    Reported favorably (12-0).

  17. 2026-03-09 H

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

  18. 2026-02-06 H

    First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/6/2026.

  19. 2026-02-02 H

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

  20. 2026-02-02 H

    Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

PUBLIC RECORDS: Provides for protected information of certain individuals

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
ENROLLED
2026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 67
BY REPRESENTATIVE BACALA
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 44:11.2(J), relative to the personal information of protected
3 individuals; to provide for the publication of information of a protected individual
4 in certain instances; to provide for the records of a district clerk of court; and to
5 provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 44:11.2(J) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
8 §11.2. Limited access to personal information for protected individuals
9 * * *
10 J. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section, an individual who is
11 recognized as a protected individual shall not be exempt from publication or removal
12 of his personal information from records publicly posted by the office of the
13 secretary of state, a district clerk of court, or the board of ethics.
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
are additions.