Louisiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Louisiana SB421: CLERKS OF COURT: Provides relative to the filing of electronic records. (8/1/26) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
Status: Signed into law, May 22, 2026
What the bill says
An act To amend and reenact R.S. 44:40(A), (B), (C), and (E) and 116 and to repeal R.S. 44:118, relative to clerks of court; to provide relative to additional copies of records; to provide relative to the purchase of certain equipment, software, and services; to provide with respect to equipment and services for the electronic conversion of records; to provide relative to defraying the cost of equipment, software, and services for converting records in certain circumstances; to provide relative to the destruction of documents and the preservation method of records…
From the introduced text:
AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 44:40(A), (B), (C), and (E) and 116 and to repeal R.S. 44:118, relative to clerks of court; to provide relative to additional copies of records; to provide relative to the purchase of certain equipment, software, and services; to provide with respect to equipment and services for the electronic conversion of records; to provide relative to defraying the cost of equipment, software, and services for converting records in certain circumstances; to provide relative to the destruction of documents and the preservation method of records; to provide relative to photostatic, photographic, microfilm or electronic copies of records; to authorize methods of reproduction or conversion of records in certain circumstances; to provide relative to the disposition, retention, and storage of records in certain circumstances; to provide relative to the preservation of certain records; to provide for terms and definitions; to provide relative to electronic copies of records in Lafayette Parish; and to provide for related matters. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana: Section 1. R.S. 44:40(A), (B), (C), and (E) and 116 are hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: Page 1 of Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law; words in boldface type and underscored are additions. SLS 26RS-942 ORIGINAL SB NO. §40. Additional copies of records; purchase …