LA HB98

Establishes criminal penalties of up to 1 year imprisonment and/or fines up to $2,500 for intentionally releasing, disclosing, transferring, or disseminating confidential information about victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking

Applies penalties across multiple existing confidentiality statutes, including protections for domestic violence victims' insurance information, Domestic Abuse Battery Fatality Review Panel records, crime victim/witness records, family justice center records, and community shelter records

Strengthens existing law by changing the confidentiality prohibition for Domestic Abuse Battery Fatality Review Panel members from permissive ("may not") to mandatory ("shall not")

Provides liability protection for community-based shelters serving abuse victims, shielding them from legal responsibility when an individual employee or agent unlawfully discloses protected information

Protects specific categories of victims including minors, sex offense victims, and human trafficking victims whose identifying information is already subject to confidentiality requirements