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HB67 • 2026

PUBLIC RECORDS: Provides for protected information of certain individuals

PUBLIC RECORDS: Provides for protected information of certain individuals

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Tony Bacala
Last action
2026-05-27
Official status
Became law without the Governor's signature - Act 394
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about the types of personal information covered or how to determine who qualifies as a protected individual.

Protecting Personal Information for Certain Individuals

This act changes the rules about when personal information of certain individuals called 'protected individuals' can be published or removed from public records managed by specific government offices.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes a law to say that an individual recognized as a protected individual is not exempt from having their personal information shown in public records posted by the secretary of state, district clerks of court, and ethics boards.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Protected individuals whose personal information may appear in public records.
  • Government offices like the secretary of state's office, district clerks of court, and ethics boards that manage public records.

Terms To Know

protected individual
A person who is recognized by law as having special protections for their personal information in certain situations.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The act does not define what specific types of personal information are covered.
  • It does not specify how to determine who qualifies as a 'protected individual'.

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. 2026-05-27 H

    Effective date: 08/01/2026.

  2. 2026-05-27 H

    Becomes Act No. 394 without the Governor's signature.

  3. 2026-05-13 H

    Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

  4. 2026-05-13 S

    Signed by the President of the Senate.

  5. 2026-05-12 H

    Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

  6. 2026-05-12 H

    Received from the Senate without amendments.

  7. 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.

  8. 2026-05-04 S

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

  9. 2026-04-29 S

    Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

  10. 2026-04-28 S

    Reported favorably.

  11. 2026-04-14 S

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

  12. 2026-04-13 S

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

  13. 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.

  14. 2026-04-08 H

    Called from the calendar.

  15. 2026-04-08 H

    Read by title, returned to the calendar.

  16. 2026-04-07 H

    Scheduled for floor debate on 04/08/2026.

  17. 2026-04-01 H

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

  18. 2026-03-31 H

    Reported favorably (12-0).

  19. 2026-03-09 H

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

  20. 2026-02-06 H

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

  21. 2026-02-02 H

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

  22. 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
ACT No. 3942026 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.