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LA HB858

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

2/27/2026

Primary Sponsor

Neil Riser

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Exempts GPS location data on wildlife and aquatic life from Louisiana's public records law when collected by or in possession of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
  • Applies specifically to data that would reveal the location of individual animals
  • Adds new exemption as R.S. 44:4(65) to the existing list of public records exemptions
  • Sponsored by Representative Riser for the 2026 Regular Session

Legislative Description

Establishes a public records exemption for Global Positioning System data collected on wildlife and aquatic life

WILDLIFE & FISHERIES

Last Action

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

3/9/2026

Committee Referrals

House and Governmental Affairs2/27/2026

Full Bill Text

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