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LA SB116
Provides for reciprocal notarial authority of notaries qualified in St. Martin Parish and St. Landry Parish. (8/1/25)
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Introduced
04/03/2025
04/03/2025
In Committee
05/12/2025
05/12/2025
Crossed Over
04/23/2025
04/23/2025
Passed
05/28/2025
05/28/2025
Dead
Introduced Session
Potential new amendment
2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
AN ACT To enact R.S. 35:191(V), relative to notaries public; to provide authorization for a notary appointed and qualified in St. Martin Parish and St. Landry Parish to exercise notarial functions in all such parishes, without bonding or further application or examination; to provide for qualifications and conditions; and to provide for related matters. Notice of intention to introduce this Act has
AI Summary
This bill provides for reciprocal notarial authority between St. Martin Parish and St. Landry Parish in Louisiana, allowing notaries who are validly appointed in either parish to exercise their notarial functions in both parishes without requiring additional bonding, applications, or examinations. Specifically, the bill creates a new provision in Louisiana Revised Statutes that enables notaries from St. Martin Parish to perform notarial acts in St. Landry Parish, and vice versa, with the same legal authority they would have in their home parish. This means that a notary public from either parish can authenticate documents, administer oaths, and perform other official notarial duties across both parishes without having to go through additional qualification processes. The bill aims to simplify and streamline notarial services for residents of these two parishes by removing bureaucratic barriers while maintaining the existing legal standards for notarial practice.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (2)
Last Action
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate. (on 05/29/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=25rs&b=SB116&sbi=y |
| BillText | https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1417894 |
| BillText | https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1407340 |
| Analysis - Digest of SB116 Reengrossed | https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1407423 |
| Senate Floor Bureau Note #612 Kleinpeter Proposed | https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1406366 |
| BillText | https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1405603 |
| Senate Floor Legislative Bureau Amendment #526 Miller G. Proposed | https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1405780 |
| Analysis - Digest of SB116 Engrossed | https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1406155 |
| Analysis - Digest of SB116 Original | https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1403218 |
| BillText | https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1403217 |
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