LouisianaLouisiana colleges disclose yearly revenue-sharing totals and keep details private
Starting August 1, 2026, Louisiana colleges must disclose yearly revenue-sharing totals while keeping athlete and sport payment details and negotiation records confidential.
What it does
Starting August 1, 2026, documents athletes give their college about their compensation contract are confidential and cannot be inspected or copied under the Public Records Law.
Starting August 1, 2026, each college’s total yearly spending on athletics revenue sharing is open to the public, but amounts or percentages tied to a specific athlete or sport stay private.
Starting August 1, 2026, records from negotiations between a college and an athlete over revenue sharing are confidential, including any agreement they reach.
Argument forPeople could see each college’s yearly revenue-sharing total, which may help them understand how much the college spends overall.
Argument againstPeople may have less ability to see how colleges divide athletics revenue because payment details for specific athletes and sports stay private.
More detail
Athlete compensation contract documents are confidential. This covers documents that refer to the terms and conditions of an intercollegiate athlete’s compensation contract. The documents must be disclosed by the athlete to the college where the athlete is enrolled. The law applies to covered records, documents, information, and disclosure requests existing, created, or pending on or after August 1, 2026.
Colleges disclose total yearly revenue-sharing spending and keep specified payment details private. This applies to each college’s spending through its intercollegiate athletics revenue-sharing program. The private details include the amount or percentage paid to a specific athlete and the amount or percentage allocated to a specific sport or athletic program. The law applies to covered records, documents, information, and disclosure requests existing, created, or pending on or after August 1, 2026.
Colleges keep revenue-sharing negotiation records confidential. This covers records related to or created during negotiations between a college and an athlete under the college’s revenue-sharing program, including any agreement reached. The law applies to covered records, documents, information, and disclosure requests existing, created, or pending on or after August 1, 2026.
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- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Jun 8Signed by the Governor Jeff Landry. Becomes Act No. 818.Became Law
- Jun 8Effective date: 08/01/2026.
- Jun 1Signed by the President of the Senate.
- Jun 1Sent to the Governor for executive approval.To Governor
- May 31Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.Minor
- May 29Read by title, roll called, yeas 92, nays 2, Senate amendments concurred in..
- Vote recorded CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#1691). Result: pass.Lower
- May 27Scheduled for concurrence on 05/29/2026.
- May 26Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 22 yeas and 13 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.Passed Senate
- Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#1264). Result: pass.Upper
- May 26Received from the Senate with amendments.Minor
- May 20Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.Minor
- May 19Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- May 18Reported favorably.Minor
- Apr 27Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.Minor
- Apr 22Called from the calendar.
- Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE (#686). Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 22Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 91, nays 4. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.Passed House
- Apr 22Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.Minor
- Apr 21Read by title, returned to the calendar.
- Apr 21Notice given.
- Apr 21Scheduled for floor debate on 04/22/2026.
- Apr 20Scheduled for floor debate on 04/21/2026.
- Apr 15Read by title, ordered reengrossed, passed to 3rd reading.Minor
- Apr 14Reported favorably (9-3).Minor
- Apr 7Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
- Apr 1Reported with amendments (11-0). To be recommitted to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.Minor
- Mar 9Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.Minor
- Feb 27First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
- Feb 26Prefiled.Minor
- Feb 26Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Education.Introduced
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