HB 339 Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session

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

HB 339 amends Louisiana's public records law to define "protected individual" as including current law enforcement officers. It restricts public access to these officers' personal information, such as home addresses or phone numbers, which is currently available under general public records rules. The bill adds this specific category to existing protections, ensuring law enforcement officers' personal details are not routinely disclosed. This is a procedural change to the law's definitions, not a new policy requiring enforcement mechanisms. The bill is currently in early stages (prefiled, pending committee referral).

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House Passage

May 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

May 2026

Introduced Feb 24, 2026 Signed May 29, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB339 Original → HB339 Act 543 · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill expands the protection of personal information to include retired administrative law judges, in addition to current law enforcement officers and existing judicial officials. It also clarifies the definition of 'publish' to specifically cover posting information on the internet and strengthens enforcement by allowing protected individuals to sue for attorney fees and damages if their privacy is violated.

Scope change

The scope of protection was broadened to include retired administrative law judges, and the definition of prohibited publication actions was expanded to explicitly include internet posting.

ELIGIBILITY

Added retired administrative law judges to the list of protected individuals eligible for privacy protections.

DEFINITION

Updated the definition of 'publish' to explicitly include publicly displaying personal information on the internet.

Removed the specific list of protected individuals from the digest section, as the full text now includes the new category of administrative law judges.

ENFORCEMENT

Added provisions allowing protected individuals to seek reasonable attorney fees and damages from third parties who violate the privacy rules.

Floor votes · Senate May 12, 2026 · House Apr 8, 2026

How they voted

33–0

Passed · 7 other

Total votes 40

May 12, 2026

D Democratic12

8 Yea 4

66% Yea

R Republican28

25 Yea 3

89% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

May 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

May 12, 2026

Upper · Passed

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.

upper

Apr 29, 2026

Committee

Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

upper

Apr 28, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably.

upper

Apr 8, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Mar 31, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported with amendments (11-0).

lower

Mar 9, 2026

Committee

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

lower

Feb 24, 2026

Committee

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

lower

1 primary · 13 co-sponsors