COURTS: Provides relative to certain information on court filings
HB 141 requires attorneys to remove specific personal information from court filings starting January 1, 2026, directly affecting lawyers who file documents. The bill prohibits including the first five digits of Social Security numbers, tax IDs, driver's license numbers, full birth dates, financial account numbers, or other protected data. It mandates electronic filing systems (with paper as an alternative) managed by Louisiana Clerks' Remote Access Authority, ensuring filings are deemed filed at the time of electronic confirmation. Public access to electronically filed documents will follow existing rules for paper filings. The law aims to protect individuals' private information from being exposed in court records.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 13, 2026
Signed May 15, 2026
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MINOR
HB 141 was enacted as Act No. 194, formally approving the bill's provisions regarding electronic court filings. The most significant substantive change is the addition of an exception for expungement proceedings, which are now allowed to be filed electronically even though the general rule requires paper filings. The bill also clarifies that nothing in these filing rules limits the specific information a prosecuting agency must provide under Article 388.
Scope change
The bill's scope was narrowed slightly by adding an exception for expungement proceedings, which are no longer subject to the mandatory paper filing requirement that applies to other cases.
REQUIREMENT
Added an exception allowing expungement proceedings to be filed electronically, overriding the general rule that requires paper filings.
Added a clause stating that the new filing rules do not limit the information a prosecuting agency must provide under Article 388.
TECHNICAL
Updated the bill header and footer to reflect its status as an enrolled Act (Act No. 194) rather than a draft bill.
Floor votes · Senate May 5, 2026 · House Apr 1, 2026
How they voted
37–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 40
May 5, 2026
D
Democratic12
91% Yea
R
Republican28
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
4
Committee
5
May 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Apr 22, 2026
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
Apr 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Apr 1, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 1. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Mar 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (12-0).
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
lower
Feb 13, 2026
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Nicholas Muscarello
RRepublican
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