HLS 21RS-905 ORIGINAL
2021 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 373
BY REPRESENTATIVE BISHOP
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
PUBLIC RECORDS: Establishes an exception to public records requirements for certain
information by the secretary of state
1 AN ACT
2To amend and reenact R.S. 44:4.1(B)(35) and to enact R.S. 51:2113(E), relative to public
3 records; to provide for an exception to public records; to provide relative to managed
4 service providers and managed security service providers; to provide for an effective
5 date; and to provide for related matters.
6Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 44:4.1(B)(35) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
8 §4.1. Exceptions
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10 B. The legislature further recognizes that there exist exceptions, exemptions,
11 and limitations to the laws pertaining to public records throughout the revised
12 statutes and codes of this state. Therefore, the following exceptions, exemptions, and
13 limitations are hereby continued in effect by incorporation into this Chapter by
14 citation:
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16 (35) R.S. 51:710.2(B), 705, 706, 936, 1404, 1926, 1934, 2113, 2182, 2262,
17 2318, 2389
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HB NO. 373
1 Section 2. R.S. 51:2113(E) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
2 §2113. Requirements for doing business
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4 E. Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the contrary, the
5 secretary of state shall not disclose the registration information of any provider that
6 manages a public body's information technology structure, security, or end-user
7 systems in this state, except for a request for disclosure submitted by a public body
8 as defined in R.S. 51:2112(8).
9 Section 3. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
10signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
11by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
12vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
13effective on the day following such approval.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 373 Original 2021 Regular Session Bishop
Abstract: Prohibits disclosure of certain information relative to managed service providers
and managed security service providers.
Present law requires companies that manage a public body's information technology
infrastructure or end-user systems or that assume operational control of the monitoring and
management of the public body's cybersecurity to register with the secretary of state.
Proposed law prohibits the secretary of state from disclosing such registration information
except to a public body.
Effective upon signature of governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 44:4.1(B)(35); Adds R.S. 51:2113(E))
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
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