Bill would exempt court clerks from scrubbing personal data on officials

Published: April 2, 2026

By: Veronica Camenzuli, LSU Manship School News Service

BATON ROUGE — A House committee voted 12-0 to repeal a requirement that clerks of court must remove personal information about many current and former public officials from online records if the individuals requested their removal.

The provision involving the clerks’ offices is part of more sweeping and controversial legislation passed in the past two years that allows a wide range of officials and judges to demand that individuals and organizations retract personal data like birthdates and addresses if they are posted online.

People or groups that refuse to retract the information can face up to 90 days in jail or a $1,000 fine.

The only exemption was for the Secretary of State’s office, which needs to gather personal information to qualify political candidates

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