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Read. Follow. Verify.Louisiana permits court filings on letter-size paper and updates electronic filing and privacy rules
Last action · June 23, 2026: Effective date: 08/01/2026.Sponsor: Lauren Ventrella
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What This Bill Does
Louisiana law now permits attorneys and litigants to submit court s and documents on either legal or letter-size paper starting August 1, 2026. The legislation also sets requirements for systems managed by clerks of court and prohibits the inclusion of sensitive private information such as partial social security numbers and full dates of birth in filings.
Filers gain the flexibility to use standard letter-size paper rather than legal-size sheets for court submissions, while compliance mandates require redaction of specified personal identification numbers.
- Act 927 originated as House Bill 227 during the 2026 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature. context
- The Louisiana Clerks' Remote Access Authority oversees electronic infrastructure for participating court clerk offices across the state. context
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
attorneys
Attorneys must adhere to electronic transmission standards and paper size options when submitting court documents.
clerks of court
Clerks of court must adopt systems for electronic filing and storage of pleadings, documents, and exhibits.
Key Facts
- Court pleadings and documents filed electronically or in paper form are acceptable on legal or letter size paper.
- Filings by attorneys on and after January 1, 2026, must be made in person in paper form or transmitted electronically via approved clerk of court systems or the Louisiana Clerks' Remote Access Authority.
- Filers are responsible for ensuring that private information is excluded from all filings.
- Filings must not include the first five digits of any social security number, tax identification number, state identification number, driver's license number, financial account number, full dates of birth, or federally protected information.
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- Clerks of court must adopt a system for the electronic filing and storage of pleadings, documents, and exhibits.
- In courts accepting electronic filings under Code of Criminal Procedure Article 14.1(B), the official record shall be the electronic record.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Became law without the governor's signature.
Procedural history
20 actions- Jun 23, 2026HouseBecomes Act No. 927 without the Governor's signature.
- Jun 23, 2026HouseEffective date: 08/01/2026.
- May 28, 2026HouseSent to the Governor for executive approval.
- May 27, 2026HouseEnrolledEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
- May 27, 2026SenateEnrolledSigned by the President of the Senate.
- May 26, 2026SenateFloorRules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
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- May 26, 2026HouseReceived from the Senate without amendments.
- May 21, 2026SenateFloorReported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
- May 20, 2026SenateIntroducedRead by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- May 19, 2026SenateCommitteeReported favorably.
- May 5, 2026SenateCommitteeRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
- May 4, 2026SenateReceived in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
- Apr 29, 2026HouseFloorRead third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 91, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
- Apr 27, 2026HouseFloorRead by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
- Apr 27, 2026HouseScheduled for floor debate on 04/29/2026.
- Apr 23, 2026HouseCommitteeReported favorably (17-0).
- Mar 9, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
- Feb 20, 2026HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/20/2026.
- Feb 19, 2026HousePrefiled.
- Feb 19, 2026HouseCommitteeUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
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Modernization of Court Record Standards
The statute transitions Louisiana court procedure to explicitly recognize electronic records as official documents while broadening accepted physical dimensions.
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