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ACT No. 162
Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE BILL NO. 324
BY REPRESENTATIVE LEGER
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 12:2.1, relative to certain confidential data in the possession of2
the Department of State; to authorize the disclosure of electronic mail addresses and3
short message service numbers to certain persons and entities; to provide for the use4
of the data; to provide for the maintenance of the confidentiality of the data; and to5
provide for related matters.6
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:7
Section 1. R.S. 12:2.1 is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: 8
ยง2.1. Electronic mail addresses and short message service numbers; confidentiality9
A. Any electronic mail address or short message service number submitted10
to or captured by the secretary of state pursuant to the provisions of this Title shall11
be confidential and shall not be disclosed by the secretary of state or any employee12
or official of the Department of State.13
B. The provisions of Subsection A of this Section shall not prohibit the14
disclosure of electronic mail addresses or short message service numbers by the15
secretary of state or any employee or official of the Department of State to an16
agency, official, or employee of state government or of a political subdivision of the17
state in the course of the interaction of the agency, official, or employee with the18
Department of State. An agency, official, or employee that receives electronic mail19
addresses or short message service numbers pursuant to this Subsection shall use the20
electronic mail addresses or short message service numbers only for the21
governmental purposes for which the information was submitted or captured, shall22
not disclose the electronic mail addresses or short message service numbers, and23 ENROLLEDHB NO. 324
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shall maintain the confidentiality of the electronic mail addresses and short message1
service numbers.2
Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not3
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature4
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If5
vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become6
effective on the day following such approval.7
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: