SB 47 — PUBLIC RECORDS: Requires certain email and telephone contact information for individual members of a board and commission. (8/1/26) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

SLS 26RS-38 REENGROSSED Regular Session ENROLLED SENATE BILL NO.

47 BY SENATOR MIZELL PUBLICAN RECORDS.ACT To amend and reenact R.S.

Requires certain email and telephone contact information for individual members of a board and commission.

(8/1/26) AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S.

49:1302(D)49:1302(5) by Acts 2025, No.

to require email and telephone information of eacheachmember member on the website;

content *ThewebsiteestablishedpursuanttoR.S.49:1301shallcontainthefollowing *information *for D.boards, commissions, and like entities covered bythis Chapter:

* * * D.(1) Contact information, including the name and phone number of one orormoreatleasttwocontactsattheboard,commission, moreorlikeentity,including contactsthe atchairman and the board,executive commission,director or likeadministrator, entity;if applicable;

an e-mail addressaddress, if applicable for each boardorcommissionmember,whetherprivateoraccessiblethroughtheboardmember orof commissionthe ifboard, applicable;commission,orlikeentity;awebsiteaddress,ifapplicable;andaphonenumberfor theboard,commission,orlikeentity.TheprovisionsofthisSubsectionshallnot require the use of public funds to provide a phone to a member of a board, commission, or like entity.

aThe websitechairman address,shall ifserve applicable;as the emergency point of contact for the board, commission, or like entity.

(2) For any parish board of election supervisors, an email address shall not be required for each member, and athe phone number forand eachwebsite boardlisted orshall commissionbe member.the Department of State elections hotline number and website.

The provisions of this Subsection shall not require a member of a board or commission to have a mobile or landline phone provided for their use with public funds.

The chairman of the board or commission shall have a publicly available phone number at which the Page 1 of 3 Coding:

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words in boldface type and underscored are additions.

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47 chairmanmaybereachedincludedwithhiscontactinformation.Thechairman shall serve as the emergency point of contact for the board or commission.

43:82(5) isas redesignated from R.S.

49:130249:1302(5) by Acts 2025, No.

§82.Page 1 of 2 Coding:

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SB NO.

47 ENROLLED §82.

* * * (5)(5)(a) Contact information, including the name and phone number of one or more at least two contacts at the board,board or commission, including the chairman and the executive director or likeadministrator, entity;if applicable;

an email addressaddress, if applicable for each boardorcommissionmember,whetherprivateoraccessiblethroughtheboardboard or commission ifmember; applicable;

and a phone number for eachthe board or commissioncommission. member.

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The provisions of Section 2 of this Act shall become effective on July 1, 2027.

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1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] DIGEST SB 47 Reengrossed 2026 Regular Session Mizell Present law requires that certain information be included on the boards and commissions website.

Proposed law requires that the boards and commissions website include each member's private email address or an email address accessible through the board or commission and a phone number for each member.

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Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;

words in boldface type and underscored are additions.

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47 Proposed law clarifies that this subsection does not require the purchase of mobile or landline phones for board and commission members.