LouisianaWearable recordings of private conversations would require notice
Participants in certain in-person conversations would have to be told before someone intentionally uses wearable eyeglasses to record or transcribe them.
What it does
Participants would have to notify everyone in certain private-feeling in-person conversations before intentionally using wearable eyeglasses to record or transcribe them, with broad exceptions.
A person found responsible could owe the affected individual damages, court costs, and attorney fees, but the claimant would have to prove actual harm from intentional unlawful recording and sharing.
Argument forAdvance notice could help people protect their privacy and decide whether to continue a conversation before wearable devices record it.
Argument againstPeople who intentionally record without notice could face court costs and attorney fees, even though a claimant must prove actual harm.
More detail
A participant would have to specifically notify every other participant before intentionally using wearable eyeglasses to video, record, or transcribe a covered conversation. The rule covers an in-person oral conversation directed to specific people when a reasonable person would not expect it to be recorded or transcribed. The rule does not cover public or semi-public meetings, law enforcement activity, emergencies, or first responder activity. It does not cover recordings made to preserve evidence for civil, administrative, or criminal matters, or recordings made by a participant in the participant's home, workplace, or vehicle. It does not cover recordings made by someone who is not a participant or unintended background capture in public places. Recording a law enforcement officer in a public place or another place where the recorder may legally be is exempt, unless the recorder physically interferes with or materially obstructs lawful police activity.
A person found to violate the chapter could be ordered to pay the affected individual damages, court costs, and reasonable attorney fees. The remedy applies to a person who violates the chapter's rules about recording or transcribing covered direct conversations. A claimant must show actual harm resulting from intentional unlawful videoing or recording and dissemination. The Electronic Surveillance Act is not changed, limited, expanded, or replaced by this chapter.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
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- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Jun 25Becomes Act No. 965 without the Governor's signature.Latest
- Jun 25Effective date: 08/01/2026.
- Jun 4Sent to the Governor for executive approval.To Governor
- Jun 1Read by title, reconsidered, returned to the calendar, under the rules.
- Vote recorded CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1858). Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 1Called from the calendar.
- Jun 1Read by title, roll called, yeas 62, nays 27, Senate amendments concurred in.
- Jun 1Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.Minor
- Jun 1Signed by the President of the Senate on 6/2/2026.
- May 31Read by title, roll called, yeas 46, nays 38, Senate amendments were not concurred in.
- Vote recorded CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1773). Result: fail.Lower
- May 31Motion to reconsider pending.
- May 29Called from the Calendar.
- Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#1561). Result: pass.Upper
- May 29Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 30 yeas and 6 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.Passed Senate
- May 29Received from the Senate with amendments.Minor
- May 29Scheduled for concurrence on 05/31/2026.
- May 26Rules suspended.
- May 26Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
- May 21Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.Minor
- May 20Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- May 19Reported with amendments.Minor
- Apr 14Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.Minor
- Apr 13Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.Minor
- Apr 9Called from the calendar.
- Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#419). Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 9Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 54, nays 34. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.Passed House
- Apr 8Notice given.
- Apr 8Scheduled for floor debate on 04/09/2026.
- Apr 7Read by title, amended, returned to the calendar.
- Apr 1Scheduled for floor debate on 04/07/2026.
- Mar 31Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.Minor
- Mar 30Reported with amendments (6-0-1).Minor
- Mar 9Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.Minor
- Feb 27First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
- Feb 25Prefiled.Minor
- Feb 25Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.Introduced
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