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LouisianaHB 10712026 Regular SessionHouse

PUBLIC RECORDS: Provides for an exception to the Public Records Law for records of aerospace facilities or activities

Sponsored By: Jack McFarland (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Senate and Governmental AffairsHouse and Governmental Affairs

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

Less public access to aerospace records

Louisiana law makes certain aerospace records confidential, overriding other disclosure laws. Covered records concern the design, operation, flights, transportation, or security of critical infrastructure for aerospace facilities or activities. Examples include blueprints, plans, technical data, operating documents, and security information. The holder must maintain information subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations or hold a current U.S. Department of Defense or intelligence agency contract. Louisiana's Public Records Law does not require inspection, examination, copying, or reproduction of these records.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Jack McFarland

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 147 • No: 0

Senate vote • 5/5/2026

Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Yes: 36 • No: 0

House vote • 4/14/2026

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 100, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 100 • No: 0

House vote • 4/8/2026

Reported favorably

Yes: 11 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 101.

    5/11/2026House

  2. Effective date: 05/11/2026.

    5/11/2026House

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate.

    5/7/2026Senate

  4. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

    5/7/2026House

  5. Received from the Senate without amendments.

    5/6/2026House

  6. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

    5/6/2026House

  7. Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    5/5/2026Senate

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

    5/4/2026Senate

  9. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

    4/29/2026Senate

  10. Reported favorably.

    4/28/2026Senate

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

    4/15/2026Senate

  12. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 100, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

    4/14/2026House

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

    4/14/2026Senate

  14. Scheduled for floor debate on 04/14/2026.

    4/13/2026House

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

    4/9/2026House

  16. Reported favorably (11-0).

    4/8/2026House

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

    3/31/2026House

  18. Read by title. Lies over under the rules.

    3/30/2026House

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