SLS 26RS-212 ENGROSSED Regular Session ENROLLED SENATE BILL NO.

75 BY SENATOR HODGES INFORMATIONAN TECHNOLOGY.ACT To enact R.S.

Provides29:726(E)(31), forrelative reimbursement to the stateGovernor's forOffice cyberof reinforcementHomeland supportSecurity providedand EmergencyPreparedness;toprovideforauthorityandresponsibilities;torequirethe office to noncompliantperform recipients.certain functions or to assign functions to another state agency or department;toprovideforpromulgationofrulesestablishingcybersecuritystandards applicable to local governmental subdivisions and political subdivisions that seek stateassistanceinresponsetoacybersecurityincident;to authorizepromulgation of certain emergency rules;

(8/1/26) AN ACT To enact R.S.

29:726(E)(31), relative to the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and EmergencyPreparedness;toprovideforauthorityandresponsibilities;torequirethe office to perform certain functions or to assign functions to another state agency or department;toprovideforpromulgationofrulesestablishingcybersecuritystandards applicable to local governmental subdivisions and political subdivisions that seek stateassistanceinresponseto acybersecurityincident;to authorizepromulgation of certain emergency rules;

* * * (31)PromulgaterulesinaccordancewiththeAdministrativeProcedure PageAct 1establishing ofcybersecurity 3standards Coding:applicable to local governmental subdivisions and political subdivisions that seek state assistance in response to a cybersecurity incident.

Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;

words in boldface type and underscored are additions.

SLS 26RS-212 ENGROSSED SB NO.

75 Act establishing cybersecurity standards applicable to local governmental subdivisions and political subdivisions that seek state assistance in response to a cybersecurity incident.

(b) Nothing in this Paragraph shall be construed to prevent the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness from enteringintoentering into a contracttocontracttoprovide provideservicestoalocalgovernmental servicestoalocalgovernmentalsubdivision or political subdivision thatPage is1 notof in2 complianceCoding: with the cybersecurity standards promulgated pursuant to this Paragraph.

Reimbursement of costs associated with these services shall be the obligation of the noncompliant local governmental subdivision or political subdivision.

(c)The officemay promulgateemergencyrules toprovide for theinitial implementation of the provisions of this Paragraph.

* * * The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the legislative instrument, were prepared bySenate Legislative Services.

The keyword, summary, 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)] DIGEST SB 75 Engrossed 2026 Regular Session Hodges Present law provides for the authority and responsibilities of the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP).

Present law requires GOHSEP to perform certain functions either directly or through authorized assignment to another state agency or department.

Proposed law requires GOHSEP to promulgate rules in accordance with the APA establishing cybersecurity standards applicable to local governmental subdivisions and political subdivisions that seek state assistance in response to a cybersecurity incident.

Proposed law requires the rules to establish at a minimum cybersecurity standards for technical management practices that assure cybersecurity compliance with national cybersecurity standards and set forth eligibility requirements for receiving state assistance in response to a cybersecurity incident.

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SLS 26RS-212 ENGROSSED SB NO.

75 ProposedENROLLED lawor prohibitspolitical constructionsubdivision of proposed law that wouldis preventnot GOHSEPin fromcompliance enteringwith intothe acybersecurity contractstandards topromulgated providepursuant services to athis localParagraph. governmental subdivision or political subdivisionthatisnotincompliancewiththecybersecuritystandardspromulgatedpursuant to proposed law.

ProposedReimbursement law requires reimbursement of costs associated with certainthese services shall be the obligation of the noncompliant local governmental subdivision or political subdivision.

Proposed(c)The lawofficemaypromulgateemergencyrules authorizestoprovide thefor office to use the emergencyinitial rulemakingimplementation processof for the promulgationprovisions of thethis initialParagraph. administrative rules authorized by proposed law.

Effective* August* 1,* 2026.PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA APPROVED:

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29:726(E)(31)) Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Judiciary B to the original bill 1.

Make technical changes.

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