SB 502 Louisiana Senate · 2024 Regular Session

PUBLIC RECORDS: Provides relative to public records requests. (8/1/24)

This bill amends state law to protect specific security records held by the governor's office from public release. It allows the governor to keep confidential any documents detailing the schedules of the governor, their spouse, or their child if revealing them could endanger safety. These records may remain private for up to seven days after a scheduled event, though the law does not cover all meetings or transportation details the governor attends. The change directly affects the Office of the Governor by defining when certain security-related information must be withheld from public records requests.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 2, 2024 Last action May 21, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 20, 2024

How they voted

37–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 38
May 20, 2024
D Democratic12
12 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican26
25 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
3
Committee
2
May 21, 2024
Committee
Received in the House from the Senate, rules suspended, read by title, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
lower
May 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Apr 24, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate floor amendments read and adopted.
upper
Apr 17, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Apr 2, 2024
Introduced
Rules suspended. Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Blake Miguez
Blake Miguez
RRepublican
LA
22