HLSENROLLED 26RS-1139 ENGROSSED Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.
608 BY REPRESENTATIVEREPRESENTATIVES CHASSIONCHASSION, ATHLETICS:BOYD, LYONS, MACK, NEWELL, SCHAMERHORN, WRIGHT, AND WYBLE AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S.
Provides relative to the confidentiality of documents related to an intercollegiate athletics revenue sharing program AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S.
to provide relative to public records;records;to createapublicrecordsexception;to provide for applicability;
to create a public records exception;
Page(a) 1The total amount, and any percentage amount, of 3those CODING:revenue funds paid as part of a postsecondary education institution's athletics revenue sharing program to any specific intercollegiate athlete.
(b) The total amount, and any percentage amount, of those revenue funds allocatedas part of a postsecondaryeducation institution's athletics revenuesharing program to any specific intercollegiate sport or athletic program.
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HLS 26RS-1139 ENGROSSED HB NO.
608 (a)ENROLLED The(3) totalAny amount,document andrelated anyto percentageor amount,created as part of thosethe revenueprocess fundsof paidnegotiating an agreement with an intercollegiate athlete as part of a postsecondary education institution's intercollegiate athletics revenue sharing programprogram, toincluding any specificagreements entered into with anyspecific intercollegiate athlete.athlete, is confidential and not subject to inspection, examination, copying, or reproduction pursuant to the Public Records Law.
(b)* The* total* amount,Section2.TheprovisionsofthisActshallapplybothprospectivelyandretroactively andto anyall percentagerecords, amount,documents, ofinformation, thoseand revenuerequests fundsfor allocateddisclosure asexisting, partcreated, ofor apending postsecondaryeducationon institution'sor athleticsafer revenuethe sharingeffective programdate toof anythis specificAct. intercollegiate sport or athletic program.
(3)This AnyAct documentis relatedintended to orclarifyand createdconfirm astheconfidentialityoftherecordsandinformationdescribedinR.S.17:3703(M),asamended part of the process of negotiating an agreement with an intercollegiate athlete as part of a postsecondary education institution's intercollegiate athletics revenue sharing program, including any agreements entered into with anyspecific intercollegiate athlete, is confidential and notreenacted subjectbythis toAct. inspection, examination, copying, or reproduction pursuant to the Public Records Law.
*SPEAKER *OF *THE DIGESTHOUSE ThedigestprintedbelowwaspreparedbyHouseLegislativeOF Services.REPRESENTATIVES PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA APPROVED:
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[R.S.
1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HB 608 Engrossed 2026 Regular Session Chassion Abstract:
Provides that certain records relative to an intercollegiate athletics revenue sharing program shall not be considered public records.
Presentlaw(R.S.44:4.1)providesapublicrecordsexceptionforpresentlaw(R.S.17:3703) relative to any document disclosed by an intercollegiate athlete to the postsecondary education institution where he is enrolled as a student that references the terms and conditions of his contract for compensation for the use of his name, image, and likeness.
Proposed law retains present law.
Proposed law adds public records exceptions for proposed law relative to the following:
(1) Revenue funds paid as part of an institution's athletics revenue sharing program to a specific athlete.
(2) Revenuefunds allocatedaspartofaninstitution'sathleticsrevenuesharingprogram to any specific sport or athletic program.
(3) Any document related to the process of negotiating an agreement with an intercollegiateathleteaspartofanintercollegiateathleticsrevenuesharingprogram.
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HLS 26RS-1139 ENGROSSED HB NO.
608 Summary of Amendments Adopted by House The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Education to the original bill:
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Add public record exceptions relative to certain revenue associated with an intercollegiate athletics revenue sharing program.
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