House Bill No. [insert number] amends the Code of Civil Procedure and the Code of Criminal Procedure to allow court filings to be made on letter size paper, in addition to the existing legal size paper. The bill specifies that starting January 1, 2026, all filings by attorneys must be submitted either in person in paper form or electronically, following a system established by the clerk of court or the Louisiana Clerks' Remote Access Authority. The new language clarifies that any pleading or document filed, whether electronically or in paper form, is acceptable on either legal or letter size paper.

Additionally, the bill emphasizes the responsibility of the filer to ensure that private information is not included in filings, prohibiting the inclusion of certain sensitive data such as the first five digits of social security numbers and other personal identifiers. The clerk of court is tasked with adopting a system for the electronic filing and storage of documents, and it is stated that the official record in courts accepting electronic filings will be the electronic record. Public access to these electronically filed documents will be governed by the same rules that apply to paper filings.